Monthly Archives: September 2012
Inconvenience stores
There’s an old Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson with a large room, nearly empty except for a checkout stand and two shelves of products on the wall about 30 feet up, captioned simply “Inconvenience stores”. I’ve yet to encounter a … Continue reading
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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
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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
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Perspective on fathers
Rebecca Hamilton at Public Catholic has a post about the importance of fathers that’s well worth reading. A brief excerpt: Woody Allen has said that 90% of life is showing up. I think that more than 90% of being a … Continue reading
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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
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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
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Book Review: The Hollow City by Dan Wells
I waited plenty long enough. There were other books in line, but I’ve been waiting over a month to read this book. It was time for some Dan Wells. If you’re expecting another book along the lines of the John … Continue reading
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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
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A Few months’ difference
I’ve mentioned before that my daughter was involved with our city’s soccer program last spring. I haven’t said much about it mostly because I was involved with coaching my son’s baseball team. But I also didn’t say much because…well, there … Continue reading