Monthly Archives: December 2012

Documentary Review: Reclaiming the Blade

I watched a fascinating documentary last night. I’m not normally a documentary-watcher, though I suspect if I were ever to sign up for cable and get the History Channel I’d probably not surface for several weeks at least. I’m a … Continue reading

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They learn young

My middle son lamented tonight that there’s never enough time. He was disappointed that, as my wife, daughter, and I had gone to an orientation for the middle school my daughter will be attending next year, there wasn’t enough time … Continue reading

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My kids: Good, or just good at it?

As best I can tell, my kids are weird. I’ve always heard about kids who would scour the house before Christmas trying to find their presents. I had a brother who did that, and dragged me down with him. I’ve … Continue reading

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Oops! Got caught having fun

Sorry, I’ve got nothing for you to read today. But I had a fun and busy weekend, playing wargames with my boys, wrapping up Christmas shopping with my wife, teaching the mens group in church, visiting people, and trying to … Continue reading

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Blend until creamy

At the beginning of last week my boss’ boss’ boss’ boss dropped in to throw everything into chaos. The system we’ve been working on is being phased out in the next two years, and our team is being split up … Continue reading

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Book Review: Voyage From Yesteryear, by James P. Hogan

My brother loaned me this book to read a few months ago. I’d hoped to like it more, but truth is it took me a while to get through it because it just didn’t keep me engaged. This seems to … Continue reading

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The polity of equality

Warning: I’m getting all political-rant-y again. You have been warned. All across the country a large group of Americans are enjoying rights that are denied to other Americans, solely because of something genetic that they have no control over. Those … Continue reading

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How to give feedback

I generally find Jessica Hagy’s chart-doodle-posts at Forbes.com to be interesting, amusing, and dead-on. Unfortunately, since they’re a combination of text and image, it’s hard to quote them (or is that a clever feature on her part?). So the best … Continue reading

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How not to kill artists

The author of Eat, Pray, Love speaks at TED about creativity and the tortured artist. Contrary to everything I’ve heard before, she advocates a return to the ancient concept that creativity and genius are unexpected gifts from deity, and that … Continue reading

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