Monthly Archives: February 2015

There have been a few people who at one time I admired, usually based on their professional work. That led me to insert myself into their orbit to some degree, be it following their blog or trying to connect with … Continue reading →

UPDATE: The estate of the songwriter for “Rent” decided the song wasn’t enough of a parody to count and asked them to take it down, which they have. I’ve somewhat recently discovered the Holderness Family and their series of videos … Continue reading →

Remember the old Aesop’s fable about the competition between the sun and the wind? They wanted to prove who was the stronger, so they made a bet on who could get a traveling man’s coat off. The wind went first, … Continue reading →

I admit I’m a bit of an aerospace geek. I grew up in a small city where there weren’t a lot of commercial air flights, so whenever I heard an airplane fly over I had to look. This didn’t change … Continue reading →

Evidently it takes a weekend for people to really work up a head of steam. It seems like most of my usual blogs/sites are worked up about something. In the end it always seems to boil down to the same … Continue reading →

I ran across this quote from Charles Bronson in “The Magnificent Seven”: You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your … Continue reading →

Every so often when in a silly mood I’ll post something “meta” on Facebook, like “Generic post oversimplifying a complex issue and branding all the opposition as idiots.” Strangely enough, these tend to be my most popular posts, with numerous … Continue reading →

It seems as though for most of my life there has been a continuous, low-level grumble over congressional district gerrymandering. So continuous, in fact, that I never really gave it much attention. It’s just another one of those things Americans … Continue reading →

Some time last year my boys got into Pokemon. Really got into Pokemon. It’s probably about the time they discovered there is a Pokemon Club at the local library. I used to play a little years ago, and while both … Continue reading →