Monthly Archives: April 2013

The bombing at the Boston Marathon yesterday was a terrible, evil act. This wasn’t some random act of violence, no heat-of-the-moment lashing out. Someone had to have planned this for quite some time, and intentionally wanted to harm as many … Continue reading →

As I’ve said elsewhere, discrimination part of life, and only causes problems when it occurs in a contentious area of social interaction. No one cares that I discriminate against Abercrombie & Fitch by not shopping there. People might care, but … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to start listening to audio books during my commute time ever since I moved down to Utah and found myself with an hour daily commute (round-trip). I’ve been foiled at every turn. My mp3 player that could … Continue reading →

Not so long ago people weren’t so worried about things. True, life was far from perfect, especially for certain groups, but by and large, what mattered most was working hard, raising good kids, and being a good person. Then things … Continue reading →

I know nothing about sailing, but I could watch it all day. I’d love to do it some day. But in any case, this is sheer awesome: Oracle Team USA’s hydrofoil sailboat…

This week I made a commitment to blog like a professional author would. So in light of that, blogging will be more sporadic and self-promotional from here forth. Just kidding. I just haven’t felt up to it this week. Dealing … Continue reading →

I may have been drafted into coaching soccer, but I volunteered to teach a Junior Achievement course at the local middle school. The opportunity came up through work, where they list such service opportunities in the weekly newsletter. I happened … Continue reading →

It’s a sad sign of our times when a man who knows even less about soccer than he does about baseball is drafted to be a soccer coach. I went to my daughter’s first soccer practice last week and came … Continue reading →