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The Benefits of Marriage
Others, I'm sure will list more exiting benefits of gaining a husband, and I'm certainly not despising companionship, children, and...
sursumcorda, 19 April 2009 |
Think You're Rich? Or Poor?
The Internal Revenue Service has released tax statistics for 2006. You can view them yourself, at the IRS site . Having...
Casting the Net, Vol. 9
Three diverse takes on China: Although written nearly a year ago (note the line, "Assuming that the global economy does not...
R.I.P. Orlando Opera
The Orlando Opera Company has announced that it will be no more as of May 1. We join with the Orlando arts community in...
Common Culture
Around here, we try to reuse sheets of paper that still have one good, blank side, which sometimes results in amusing or confusing...
The Cultivation of the Amateur
I awoke this morning to e-mails from two family members, each containing a link to a video. They seemed as unrelated as can...
Worm Update
I'm sure you're all waiting on the edges of your chairs for news about our worm farm . I'm getting more and more excited, as...
True Title Case in Word
Is anyone else as frustrated as I am with Word's so-called Title Case (called "Capitalize Each Word" in Word 2007)? I haven't...
Another Good Booklist
SFSignal asked of several present-day science fiction writers, "What non-sf/fantasy books would you recommend to someone whose...
No Hiding Place
Like the Internet itself, YouTube reveals the secrets you thought you'd left far behind you. Even when they're not secrets....
Easter Cannot Come Too Soon
Looking back at my Lenten disciplines for 2009, I find it was a surprising exercise. While I can't say I was perfect in...
Casting the Net, Vol. 8
From the frequency of my posting recently, my overwhelmed readers can see I'm hacking away at a hugh backlog. Here's...
Free Speech, Free Markets, and (Un)Common Decency
Thanks to Percival Blakeney Academy for publicising Southern Utah University communicatio major Jeffrey Wilbur's direct and pithy...
Fireproof, and Facing the Giants
(I'll be including some links in this post, but follow them with care if you think there's a chance you'll want to watch the movies,...
Genius Is as Genius Does
A brilliant student, Marcus sailed through grade school. He completed his assignments easily and routinely earned As. Marcus...
Urban Architecture
There is a place for what used to be called salty language in our discourse. As a seasoning, however, it is more like Dave's...
Two More from FPR
Green is as green does . [Quoting Desperate (Green) Housewives ] The greenest people are totally unhip and unlikely to...
Good, Clean Fun in Any Language
Where does Stephanie find these things? I'm four days late but have to share this anyway. If their country is no longer...
The Front Porch Republic
I know—the last thing you need is another blog to read! And the one I’m about to recommend had several authors and...
Conservationist Living
Observant readers may have noted a new category of post, which I’ve labelled “Conservationist Living.” When...
Chemistry 101
Today at the grocery store I bought sugar. This is not a confession; I refuse to feel guilty for the purchase. After all,...
Work Less, Save the World
Keep Meadows, Not Lawns . That's the title of a Front Porch Republic post (more on the FPR later), the sole content of which...
Declining by Degrees (PBS Documentary)
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk premiered on PBS in 2005; I watched it for the first time this week, intrigued by...
Take Back the Juice!
I grew up on orange juice reconstituted from frozen concentrate, but I have since forgiven my parents. It was convenient and...
My Nephew Taught Me to Fib
A Fib Is not A lie, nor Poetic license, But homage to Fibonacci.