CJ | T I B - Part 62

Memory Up-welling Sparked By the Gilmore Girls

I was just watching the last two episodes of The Gilmore Girls (oh shut up…I loved this show) and a couple of …

Is Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 For Writers?

As long-time readers of my blog know, I’m all for any tool that makes my life as a writer easier. Nothing made …

Sarah Palin: Crafty Pick or Poopy Ploy?

I think it’s fair to say that no one saw coming John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate. …

Faith and the Search For Morality

People who have a strong faith—you know, religious God-fearing people—confound me. They talk a good game, but when life comes around they …

How Did I Ever Survive?

With the new school year starting, we are already having to deal with the idiocy of safety-over-living America. So many others deal …

Bury My Sleep With Stupid Knee

I tweaked my left knee about four weeks ago. I don’t know how. All I know is that since then it’s been …

Making Political Conventions Relevant Again

I can’t remember a time in my voting-eligible life when a political convention to select a presidential candidate was actually relevant. Instead, …

Why Attack Ads Matter

I loathe political attack ads. They don’t contribute to the constructive debate and are often such a conglomeration of out-of-context snippets (I …

Rec’ing On…Beijing Olympics – Final Thoughts

When the torch is extinguished at the end of an Olympic Games, I’m always driven to pause and reflect on what the …

Rec’ing On…Beijing Olympics – Part 16

The “Redeem Team” managed to do what they set out to do, win Olympic gold. I have to say, though, Spain performed …

Whither Olympic Softball?

Ever since the IOC (International Olympic Committee) announced that softball (and baseball) would not be contested in the 2012 London Olympics, I’ve …

Prophesies, Attendance, and Religious Zeal

I’ve been amazed how religious people have been such a large part of my life as I’ve always walked to the beat …

Rec’ing On…Beijing Olympics – Part 15

I am so very satisfied. While I’m a huge fan of Australian players such as Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor, and Tully Bevilaqua, …

Rec’ing On…Beijing Olympics – Part 14

Those Jamaican sprinters sure are fast! Not only did they break the long-standing world record in the 4x100m relay, they shattered it. …

Totally Fanning on Summer Glau

There are some aspects of fandom that you just glom onto. Often it’s the larger work: a Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or …

Computers HDrive Me Nuts!

Well, it appears that my secondary computer’s boot drive decided that it didn’t like accessing its directory…effectively making that computer comatose. I’m …