Stuff that just crossed my mind
What’s the deal with those diamond engagement rings? I just don’t get it. And no…dealing with it is not a first-person problem I’ve ever had nor am I likely to have. I think my biggest confusion is the term itself: engagement ring. To me, that sounds like it’s a
Read more...One of my friends posted a survey he filled out over on MySpace. A couple of questions started me thinking. Basically, they …
Read more...I’ve thought about this for quite a while. The name of the 47th state of the union, New Mexico, needs to be changed. Why? First, it’s a little awkward…all those syllables. More, it encourages the on-going
Read more...A butterfly in China flaps its wings, starting a cascade of small events that eventually give rise to a Gulf-coast hurricane. Events …
Read more...We’ve got bees! When I first moved into my house, this wasn’t a happy statement. We had a hive of bees firmly …
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I find one of the most confounding things in language right now is how people use the words “smile” and “grin”. It doesn’t happen often, but we seem to be at a stage where how people use words in practice is at odds with how they are defined.
Read more...I’ve sort of noticed that years have themes of their own…or at least they have for me, recently. 2004 was the year …
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I like poetry. Not all poetry. I’ve never really been a big fan of free-verse, for instance; it seems more like prose than true poetry. In fact, I tend to prefer the more structured forms (yes, even limericks). So it’s really no surprise that the form I’ve embraced the longest has been haiku.
Read more...A lot of people have been asking me lately about who I think will be the front-runners for the 2008 presidential election, …
Read more...I’ve lived in a lot of places around the country. So many, in fact, that if I’m not enveloped by a variety …
Read more...People have often asked me what I think about the democrats gaining the majority in both houses of Congress. My immediate response …
Read more...When telephones were new, you told the operator who you wanted to talk to and they would connect you. As the number …
Read more...One of the world’s most tantalizing events centers around the life and death of one Yeshua bn Yosef. So many questions have …
Read more...The International Astronomical Union (IAU) submitted a proposal for the definition of a planet to its membership. No everyone was happy with what they came up with, including me. Here is my take on the silliness and my own attempt at a definition.
Read more...At last, we have achieved what was once thought impossible…the terror-proof airplane. It’s been decades since the event early in the century …
Read more...I broke one of my toes (again) a few days ago. A bag holding ten pounds of frozen chile fell a couple …
Read more...I’ve received some emails asking me why I haven’t posted anything about the current Middle East crisis. Here’s the simple answer: I …
Read more...Warning: the following entry has no point at all. It’s just stuff that’s crossing my mind. Rosario Dawson — She always makes …
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