Category Archives: Random Musings

And now, a little ABBA! Why? Because it’s Tuesday! Admittedly this is about as cheesy as a video gets, unless you’re a major fan of soft-focus and mugging for the camera, but the song is a classic. Somewhat less known … Continue reading →

Our fence started to fall down over the winter. Other than prop it up so it wouldn’t take out sprinkler risers if it fell, however, there wasn’t much time to deal with it until spring. Then spring finally came, and … Continue reading →

As  I get to know more writers I may give them an opportunity to guest-post on my blog from time to time. Our “lead-off batter” is Mikey Brooks, illustrator and author, who just released his middle-grade fantasy/adventure novel, “The Dream … Continue reading →

I’ll just start by admitting I’ve not yet seen “Star Trek: Into Darkness”, though I plan to even after reading the article I’m about to link to. Virginia Postrel saw it, and nailed one possible reason why, while entertaining, the … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was awakened by my family wishing me a happy Fathers Day. It’s a little early, of course, but next month they will be gone for the official Fathers Day. They decided to have it early this year so … Continue reading →

Work has been…a challenge lately. I don’t think I’ve done anything so mentally challenging in quite awhile. I’ve essentially become a developer again, even though I never really was one even when I was one. And yet in an odd … Continue reading →

The White House is currently battling against several nasty scandals that have pretty much derailed their agenda. It should be no secret by now that I’m not a fan of this president’s ideas and politics. But I’m not enjoying this … Continue reading →

Americans can be giving people. Some horrific event, like the Boston Marathon bombing, happens and large amounts of money are generated to help the victims. But how do you decide how to divide the money? Who makes that call? In this … Continue reading →

The last few weeks have knocked me off my stride, and I now find myself facing a backlog of stuff. I’ll try to keep up on my posting, but I’ve made a conscious decision that this and Facebook just aren’t … Continue reading →