Category Archives: Random Musings

Adam Savage takes a Nerf rifle and bestows all sorts of awesome on it. To borrow a phrase from my daughter, “This makes me happy!” It also makes me wish I had a workshop and a budget for such fun stuff.

This article says what I believe much better than I can say it. Continue reading →

There were a lot of protests over the weekend, and perhaps rightly so. Donald Trump has been a divisive figure. Some of the criticism is deserved, while some of it is from the media and the left’s interpretation of him, … Continue reading →

What a difference two weeks make. I’m writing again. Or at least pre-writing again. This last weekend an old short-story of mine jumped back into my memory entirely unbidden, and my mind immediately said, “Hey! Welcome! You deserve to be … Continue reading →

It seems like about this time every year I’m struggling to maintain enthusiasm. Winter, whether white or brown, just isn’t exciting anymore, but it’s still too cold to really get out and enjoy things. There’s nothing significant coming up to … Continue reading →

I sometimes have to wonder if people ever listen to themselves. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people quote the idea “An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth leaves the whole world blind and toothless.” Perhaps … Continue reading →

I recently saw a meme pic on Facebook (and Oh, how many of my posts originate from those) stating “Why teach my daughter to be a lady when I can teach her to be a warrior?” I’m pretty sure I know … Continue reading →

Practical Psychology presents the F.O.R.D. method of building rapport and keeping conversations going. There’s some good information here, though it still kind leaves unanswered how you get yourself to talk to people in the first place. Still, it’s worth a … Continue reading →

Dianna Cowern shows us how to bend light in our own back yard! Yet another cool video from The Physics Girl:

Here’s a little Christmas story I’ve been working on just for fun. I’ve never tried posting short fiction on my blog, so feel free to leave me feedback on how easy or hard it is to read in this format. … Continue reading →