Monthly Archives: November 2014
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Okay, Thanksgiving is over. The Christmas season can officially start. As a general rule I find modern pop stars’ covers of Christmas music annoying at best. But this particular version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” hits all the right notes … Continue reading
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The gift of love
One of the most amazing experiences in a person’s life is to open your life up to someone else, to make room in your world for another person. Or, as most often happens, abandoning your world to build a new … Continue reading
The crucible
Many a parent, frustrated with a rebellious child, has uttered the words, “may you someday have a child just like you!” I wouldn’t say that having children is a curse, but it’s definitely a challenge, a test that helps define … Continue reading
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Eyes on the prize
I don’t write about my mom much. Not because I don’t love her, nor because it would embarrass her (it wouldn’t because she doesn’t read my blog to my knowledge). Certainly not because her influence is any less than my dad’s … Continue reading
Hands-on parenting
Last night we got together with family for the evening, and at some point the conversation came around to our dad and his tool collection. Someone to recently use those tools reported that some of them were downright scary to … Continue reading
Book Review: The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
“The Night Circus”, by Erin Morgenstern, is a strange book. The premise is that two sorcerors have a proxy duel by training up two children into adulthood and placing them in competition with one another. In this case the venue … Continue reading
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A side of sub-plots to go
Here’s what I need:
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Vomit is not an opinion
Blogger Glenn Reynolds, creator of “Instapundit“, used to have a tag-line: “If you’ve got a modem, I’ve got an opinion.” He doesn’t use it any more. I’m not sure why. Perhaps because he realized that’s not really true. While Reynolds … Continue reading
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Web Wanderings: Cymatics
Evidently these images are not necessarily live, but they were created using sound and science. Kinda cool, in any case:
Competitiveness
As much as some people would like to ignore it, human beings are competitive by nature. It’s the smart ones that clue into this and take advantage of it. Our power company has done just that. Once a quarter now, … Continue reading
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