Monthly Archives: October 2014
No one knows you like family
And yet oddly enough, they love me anyway. I’m reminded from time to time just how much I enjoy my family. Sure, no one can push your buttons faster than family, but no knows how to scratch your back like … Continue reading
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What is it with all the zombies?
It seems like everywhere you look these days there’s zombie-based entertainment. Even one of my favorite journalists tried his hand at a zombie novel. He recently wrote an article for City Journal in which he attempts to explain why zombies … Continue reading
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Holiday relativism
About as predictable as Columbus Day lately is the protests against Columbus Day. As a bank employee I have to admit to some self-serving reluctance to do away with the holiday, though truth be told, it’s quite probable that even if … Continue reading
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Not a happy camper
This last weekend I went on an overnight camp-out with my son’s scout troop. I have come to the conclusion that I am not a true camper. I don’t care much for camping for the sake of camping. I love … Continue reading
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Book Review: Janitors – Strike of the Sweepers, by Tyler Whitesides
I find that I forgot to review book three in this series, Janitors: Curse of the Broomstaff, but it’s too long ago now to do it justice. Instead I’ll pick up with the lastest book in the series, Janitors: Strike … Continue reading
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Creative coolness
They say necessity is the mother of invention. That doesn’t seem to apply here, as I can’t imagine circumstances under which inventing a gun that makes and fires paper airplanes would be a necessity. But that’s what a German inventor … Continue reading
Seeing the future
I thought this one was rather cute: Leonardo Da Vinci creates a time machine so he and his friends can go into the future and see how they are remembered. That’s how I want to be remembered as an artist! … Continue reading
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Sticking the landing
It’s been said that falling off a cliff isn’t so bad, it’s that sudden stop at the end. A writer once described the process of writing a novel as jumping out of an airplane with a big ball of yarn … Continue reading
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Harrison Bergeron meets the school picture
Is this farce, satire, or getting too close for comfort? There are certainly people out there who seem to think this way, and more than a few of them are in government.
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Return of Strong Bad?
If you’re a fan of Strong Bad, I imagine you’ve already heard about this, but just in case you haven’t… If you haven’t heard of Strong Bad, that’s okay. Feel free to check it out anyway, if you like, or … Continue reading
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