After a very depressing week or so of reading, I’ve finally finished American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century by Kevin Philips. It was a tough book, but someone had to read it, and I think everyone who’s not aware of how messed […]
Filed under: Politics, Reviews on January 21st, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Shortly before Christmas, Queen of my Universe and I visited a local mall to kill time before a movie and to look for something to put my daughter’s birthday present (a piece of hip jewelry) in. Normally, I avoid malls except in the company of my daughters, who are budding mall rats and QoMU […]
Filed under: General Observations on January 18th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My second period class is in an ultra-large room divided by a removable wall. Usually it’s a curse because it doesn’t block any sound, but this morning it was one of the greatest blessings I’ve ever received.
My friend Jim teaches Genocide Studies on the other side of the wall, and asked […]
Filed under: General Observations, Politics, History on January 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One new thing in our house that’s actually installed is our new wood furnace. We wanted to go with the wood furnace to cut our energy bills and to use a renewable resource. Along the way I’ve stumbled on what may be the next great fitness craze - “The Wood Furnace Workout.”
Here’s how it […]
Filed under: General Observations on January 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My road to work is mostly rural backroads, and most of us that drive on them, especially during non-peak hours tend to do so at excessive speeds. Given this lack of law and order in the backcountry, and perhaps a slightly lower level of education, when there’s a particularly odious intersection at which stopping […]
Filed under: General Observations on January 9th, 2008 | Add Comment! »
I’m not a huge fan of Ron Paul, but he’s got his good points. These are good points that won’t be heard on Fox, who blacked him out of their debate while allowing Rudy Guliani, who got half the support Paul did in Iowa to be on.
Naturally Ron Paul’s supporters were pretty […]
Filed under: Politics on January 7th, 2008 | Add Comment! »
I don’t need to justify myself… but I will anyway.
A few weeks ago my ex2 saw me for the first time in my New England Patriots gear and accused me of “jumping on the bandwagon.” Not in a malicious way. She knows how little history I have with football.
There’s never been much […]
Filed under: General Observations on January 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
