Monthly Archives: March 2015
If love is the answer, then try it
I do believe that love is the best answer, in spite of my posts to the contrary. I just suspect that for far too many people, they’re living in a Foreigner song: “I wanna know what love is… I want … Continue reading
There will come soft rains
Our neighborhood is waking up from winter. The trees are in flower (unfortunately, this also means a lot of the ornamental pear trees, which frankly stink), the early spring bulbs are coming up and blooming. The birds are moving into … Continue reading
Slapping myself
I’ve been feeling somewhat down, a bit anxious, a little restless lately. Part of that is due to pushing forward into unfamiliar territory at work, which has had me uneasy for weeks now, but there’s something more going on. I … Continue reading
Review: Heart of Annihilation, by C.R. Asay
I met C.R. Asay at LTUE this year. She’s an ex-military counter-intelligence science-fiction writer living in the Salt Lake Valley who recently had a book published by a local small publisher, “Heart of Annihilation”. She’s also a nice person and … Continue reading
I’m a nerd, but sometimes…
I ran across this video the other day… (though you may want to read on before you invest time in it) This video is just a little embarrassing, frankly. I consider myself a geek, but these people are a little … Continue reading
Police humanity
We hear a lot about the bad apples out there–or at least the supposed bad apples, since more than a few cases have been purposely miscast for political gain these days. The only way to combat that is to highlight … Continue reading
What happened to the mall?
My daughter recently had a performance at a nearby mall, and so my older son and I took her there. She had to be there half an hour before the performance was to start, so we found ourselves with some … Continue reading
Alternate historical art
What do you get when you combine steam punk, Japanese mechs, and Eastern Europe of the 1920’s? This: If I were those peasants, I don’t think I’d be still trying to work through all of this. This is all evidently … Continue reading
Uncomfortable history
Evidently during World War II at least some german prisoners of war were held in a camp here in Utah. After Germany’s surrender a US soldier at the camp went on a shooting spree, killing nine prisoners and wounding twenty others … Continue reading
Weapon of Mass Instruction
It’s probably not hard to guess I’m a big fan of books. So it’s probably also not hard to guess that I would endorse this product/service: https://vimeo.com/121404768 The guy seems a little eccentric–or perhaps sold on the idea of being … Continue reading