Monthly Archives: January 2014
Pond scum
Spend much time online and it would appear that America is becoming a cesspool of hatred. General Mills creates a commercial featuring a bi-racial family and the YouTube comments go crazy with people criticizing the commercial. Justin Bieber behaves badly … Continue reading
Day after day
Even though my alarm goes off every morning at 5:18 am and if I sleep in so much as an hour beyond that I feel lousy for the rest of the day, I wouldn’t say I’m a morning person. Frankly, … Continue reading
Music Review: SkyWorld, by TSFH
In spite of being somewhat disappointed with “Archangel“, because “Invincible” was such a strong album and the Amazon preview snippets were sufficiently interesting, I decided to give TSFH another chance and bought “SkyWorld,” their fifth publicly released album. Not having … Continue reading
An eye-opener, and no mistake
If there was ever an argument for letting the rich keep their money and do what they want with it, it’s Bill and Melinda Gates. The Gates Foundation and the various groups they partner with are doing a lot of … Continue reading
Comment spammers and professionalism
I get comment spam continuously, but this one really cracked me up with it’s opening line: Hello, I am a professional social media business manager, obviously. Obvious how? Because you actually type out entire words? Because with a name like … Continue reading
Not a Belieber
I’ve defended Justin Bieber before. I’m sad to say that is increasingly difficult to do. His recent DUI arrest pretty much settles it. He’s determined not to find his way gracefully through young adulthood. It’s sad more than anything else. … Continue reading
Book Review: The Rithmatist, by Brandon Sanderson
I’ve had an unclear relationship with Brandon Sanderson‘s work. I thought “Elantris” was okay. I felt his “Alcatraz” series was perfect for the audience–and that I was not in that audience. I enjoyed the first “Mistborn” book, but only a … Continue reading
My priorities
There is probably something you should know about me, since it forms the basis of pretty much everything else I believe. It is this: Families are first and foremost about raising children to be healthy, intelligent, responsible adults. This is … Continue reading
Music Review: Archangel by TSFH
Because I found “Invincible” to be a enjoyable album, I decided to give “Archangel” a try as well. It’s evidently their third publicly released album. I’ve reviewed Two Steps from Hell before, but they began as a production company doing … Continue reading
Cliff Notes
I have a passing interest in popular culture. I like to know what’s going on, what’s a big deal at the moment, etc. Just enough to be able to say I’ve heard about it. It’s almost like being a trainspotter. … Continue reading