Category Archives: Random Musings

If you listen to the media these days you’d likely conclude America is a hotbed of racial tension and intolerance. But this may not be so, according to statistics compiled by some Swedish researchers and further developed by Max Fisher … Continue reading →

(Bill, just turn back now. You were warned.) Just the other night my wife and I were attempting to introduce our kids to some of our favorite country music, to mixed success. But I think I just found an “in” … Continue reading →

Okay, it’s probably nothing so dramatic as that, though it would solve the age-old question, “if you kill a mime, does he make a sound as he dies?” Except this is a silent movie, so…. Ah never mind! My nephew-in-law? … Continue reading →

I came across an interesting editorial in the Star Tribune in which a woman’s own experience with the law has changed her views toward trophy-hunting dentist Walter J. Palmer: Then in mid-August an event rocked my world. Criminal allegations were … Continue reading →

If this week turns out okay, Ted Yoder will deserve significant credit. I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned him before. Or maybe I haven’t (I can’t find him on my site search). If not, that’s a serious oversight on my part … Continue reading →

The case of Ahmed Mohamed, the boy who built a clock, brought it to school to show his teacher, and ended up in police custody is about as clear case of rushing to judgment as we’re likely to see. It’s … Continue reading →

Last night at one of the local Pokemon clubs my son frequents I heard one of his friends complaining that the Pokemon card game is mostly won with money–all you have to do is spend a lot of money for the right … Continue reading →

I can’t even remember where I read it any more, but someone raised an interesting point about the direction our society has gone. A few hundred years ago people were regularly fighting duels over honor and slights against it. If … Continue reading →

I believe I’ve said before that Lindsey Stirling has a lot of potential, but for now her music just doesn’t do it for me…yet? Well, she’s getting closer. Granted, this new video of hers is a collaboration in a lot … Continue reading →