Category Archives: Random Musings

We’ve heard it or seen the sentiment before: Wouldn’t it be great if teachers were paid like sports stars? While I agree with that sentiment to a degree (I’d prefer only the really good ones be paid that, and there are some … Continue reading →

We Americans have a lot of rights and freedoms that citizens of many other countries don’t enjoy. One of those is the freedom to criticize and insult our own country (or anyone else’s, for that matter). After all, we’re only … Continue reading →

Since reading Dr. Helen Smith’s book I’ve decided to take a step forward from merely feeling frustrated at the anti-male sentiment in society to calling people out on it. After reading this article on a local news site I thought I had … Continue reading →

I regularly hear about “social engineering”, in both positive and negative connotations. The idea, however, seems to be to improve society. At the same time I see society growing increasingly permissive, relaxing mores, and discarding traditions, and I can’t help … Continue reading →

Not all of my vacation was fun and games. I also started work on the next phase of the Great Fence Project. We have a gravel strip that runs along side our garage to the back yard. We don’t now … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what made me remember this song after all these years, but of course they have it on YouTube. I’m not entirely what the song is about–or at least what Shawn Colvin meant it to be a bout–but … Continue reading →

So this is where it all leads? This has got to be the most depressing article I’ve read this week: Family rescued by George Zimmerman afraid of being targeted by hate mobs. And  because we didn’t learn our lesson last … Continue reading →

I guess you could blame my older brother for introducing me to non-fiction. Years ago when I first started borrowing audio books from him he would assure me that this or that book was interesting in spite of their boring … Continue reading →

Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave (or at least avoiding Facebook) you’ve likely had the chance to view a video clip of an interview with Dustin Hoffman about his role in “Tootsie” years ago. In this clip, mostly shared by … Continue reading →