Category Archives: Random Musings
Time for a holiday!
Today is the first day working downtown. I get to experiment with riding the train, which means leaving the house earlier in the morning. That got me thinking about how I may need to adjust my morning schedule to make … Continue reading
Hidden Camera
We’ve replaced your regular blog with a random picture from someone’s cell phone. Let’s see if anyone notices… Nope!
Internet face-time
It’s probably no surprise to anyone that we’re meaner online than we would be face to face. But a new study has found that to be literally true: Far more than anonymity or invisibility, whether or not the subjects had … Continue reading
New digs
Back in June I mentioned that my company was going to relocate our team to a new downtown location in a month. Well, it didn’t happen quite so quickly as that, but the time is almost here for real, finally. … Continue reading
Holding on for a hero
Sarah Hoyt has an interesting article up at PJMedia. It’s rather right-focused, in that it’s advising those on the right to lower their expectations, but she makes a case for both sides having the same problem: We keep hoping for … Continue reading
Nerf-herders
When I ran across this article on the man behind Nerf’s blaster line I had to read. I’ve never owned a Nerf blaster, but it’s not because I haven’t wanted to. My boys have some, and they’re fun. They have … Continue reading
Door-holding gray areas
I’ve heard that some places this can get you in trouble, but at least in Utah it’s still okay to hold the door for people. I’m a door-holder, though I don’t discriminate. Male or female, I’ll hold the door. Especially … Continue reading
Web Wanderings: Ma Scandaleuse – Michael Miro
I will never be young, handsome, and French. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a catchy song by someone who is. I’ll just listen along and take comfort in the notion that he only catches supermodels when the video … Continue reading
Tyler Whitesides Book Release Party
Tyler Whitesides, author of “Janitors”, releases his second book in the series today, “Janitors: Secrets of New Forest Academy”. I’ve talked about Tyler and his book previously. He’s a genuinely nice guy, and his book is pretty good (it’s mid-grade … Continue reading
Critical thinking
Someone I know recently posted an interesting fact: “Google searches for the word “pornography” are higher in Utah then anywhere else in the United States, by a wide margin.” Considering the direction this person’s thinking seems to be taking lately, … Continue reading