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Hero or Two-Bit Blackmailer?
The more I learn about Julian Assange, the more I like Terry Jones . They're both inconsiderate, irresponsible idiots in my book,...
sursumcorda, 6 December 2010 |
Serendipity
Don't you just love it when an otherwise obscure reference clicks in your mind? First, one of my favorite non-family blogs, The...
They Say There's a Recession On...
...and I believe it. But my Personal Economic Indicators indicate a booming economy. I dislike shopping in the best of times,...
To Brighten Your Morning
In case you haven't seen it, check out the 12 Composers of Christmas . (H/T musician friend Sarah D.)
Joseph’s First Trip to the Emergency Room
We are all home safely after an almost pleasurable trip to the emergency room as these trips go. Joseph came down with a bit of a...
Thanksgiving Addendum - Home
It is fitting to end my November Thanksgivings with gratitude for a wonderful visit with family and a safe journey home. Despite...
Thanksgiving 2
Saturday was a long day, but Joseph did tremendously well. I did the baby swim course with him this time as Stephan still had a...
Thanksgiving 30 - Computers and the Internet
Being an avid reader of science fiction, I was sure that the big technological change to mark our time would be space travel. But...
Thanksgiving 29 - The Interstate Highway System
For all I gripe about the short shrift given to public transportation in the United States, I need to take a moment to be thankful for...
Five Month Update
Today is Joseph’s five month birthday. Time flies. Life gets easier. He’s still nowhere near sleeping...
Thanksgiving 28 - 911
It’s such a brilliant idea to have one, easily-remembered number to call for all forms of emergency, anywhere in the...
Thanksgiving 27 - Advances in Medical Care
For a normal, healthy person dealing only with minor illnesses—including diseases like measles and chicken pox, which were no big...
Thanksgiving 26 - Ethnic Diversity
I grew up in a monoculture, which was not unusual 50 years ago. People of other races and cultures were a topic to studied, not...
Thanksgiving 25 - Food from All Over the World
On this Thanksgiving Day, as we prepare for a very traditional American feast, I’ll take time to be thankful for the tremendous...
Thanksgiving 24 - Video Technology
I can’t quite bring myself to say directly that I’m thankful for television, because I believe it has done great harm in our...
Thanksgiving 23 - Modern Dentistry
When I give thanks for modern dentistry, I’m not referring to the practice of some dentists, which is to do any dental work that...
Thanksgiving 22 - Clothes Dryers
How I love the smell of clothes dried outside in the sunshine and a soft breeze! Especially bed linens; no perfume exists...
Thanksgiving 21 - Educational Choices
You’re surprised I waited so long for this one, right? I value home education so highly that my gratitude for that privilege...
Thanksgiving 20 - New Telephone Technology
I’m thankful for push-button phones, cordless phones, cell phones, answering machines, voice mail, Voice over IP, and video...
Thanksgiving 19 - Oppotunities for Girls (and Women)
By now you’re tired of hearing me say this, but you won’t believe… …the things one couldn’t do...
Thanksgiving 18 - Calculators
I am of the last generation to know what life was like before pocket calculators. Even that name is revealing; who calls them that...
Thanksgiving 17 - Community Recycling
When I was young there was no such thing as recycling, per se . We still produced a whole lot less trash than the average family...
Thanksgiving 16 - Reproductive Freedom
Think “reproductive freedom” and what comes to mind? Birth control? Abortion-on-demand? The freedom, in...
Thanksgiving 15 - Sexual Harassment Rules
Overall, society has become much ruder, cruder, and lewder than it was 50, or even 25, years ago. But sexual harassment, if hardly...
Thanksgiving 14 - Digital Cameras
It’s okay—it’s good—to be thankful for small things, too. It may not be an earthshaking improvement, but...