Today, I had the pleasure of staying well away from the office and filling in as a counselor for an area day camp. It’s been five years since I last worked at a day camp, so I was excited at the chance. Beth serves as the assistant director for the camp, which is […]
Here is an epilogue I wrote for a purpose I will not specify here. The book doesn’t exist, but based on this ending, it’s a masterpiece.
It had been a year since Rory left. The house was quiet without him, but the china was back in the cabinet and the dishes got cleaned fast […]
First, another name to add to the list of those cursed by desiring the 2012 REpublican nomination. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who had a disasterous national television debut responding to Obama’s speech earlier this year, had quite a hurdle to overcome, especially when compared to the attractive, masculine, and oratorical Obama.
Second, some […]
With South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitting an extramarital affair, yet another potential candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination has fallen. Is there a curse for those who might pursue the nomination? Yes. I list some evidence below.
1. Sarah Palin. As if running on the doomed McCain/Palin ticket wasn’t enough, Sarah […]
Lately, you can’t escape mentions of micro-blogging service Twitter in the media. Whether it’s reports of average people using the site, credit given for its role in the Iranian election protests, or documenting how Twitter’s business model may be better than Facebook’s, Twitter is all the rage. Here are some reasons why the […]
Do you live in or around Madison, WI? Have you been outside in the last 2 or 3 days? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you have noticed that it is hot outside. For mid June, it feels unusually hot outside. Temperatures are peaking in the high 80s […]
This Sunday, I was treated to a family discussion about the recently exposed infidelity of Milwaukee’s police chief, Edward A. Flynn. He had an affair with a journalist, Jessica McBride, who wrote a glowing profile of him in Milwaukee Magazine. My relatives offered two arguments about why this infidelity was so shocking. […]
First, a quick note on reinstalling operating systems. I’ve owned 3 Apple computers of my own, and on all 3 I have had to, at some point in time, reinstall their operating system! What a task this is! Yesterday, after installing a software update, I restarted my computer only to have it […]
Woe be the environmentalist who wears her concern on her sleeve. Just as she espouses positions on consumer purchases, so too can she be criticized for an endless spree of life decisions. Can a real environmentalist live more than a bike-able distance from work? Can she own a car? Can she […]
Ever since it was discovered that the Palm Pre looks like an iPod to iTunes, we’ve been waiting to see what Apple will do. There were vague comments about lawsuits to protect intellectual property, but this did nothing to stop the launch of the Pre. Now, Apple has made a more targeted statement […]
Under questionable circumstances, Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won reelection last week. Now, amid protests, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for an inquiry into the election. But seeing as how skewed the election results were (Ahmadinejad won an overwhelming victory over challenger Mir Hussein Moussavi, despite predictions of Ahmadinejad’s defeat), and […]
Brittany and I met on Library Mall today to ride our bicycles and have some coffee. It was a nice way to start a morning, as without a social motivation and commitment, I likely would not have left the house at 8:30. The ride in was nice; I took the same route Lauren […]
Clearly, James Wenneker von Brunn is not in his right mind. First, he’s a raving anti-Semite, which automatically puts him in the nutso category. Second, he’s 88 years old and still furious. Calm down, old man. And third, he thought he could accomplish something by storming the US Holocaust Museum with […]
I wandered over to the children’s section at the Alicia Ashman branch of the Madison Public Library yesterday. What two books did I find prominently displayed in the “children’s non-fiction” area?
As many of you know, Chris Brown was arrested a few months ago for beating his girlfriend, Rihanna, also a famous pop […]
NPR’s Morning Edition ran a story this morning about how young people no longer date, but instead “hook up” - engaging in consensual sexual activity (from cuddling to sex) as a precursor for a relationship. We’ve heard this before (indeed, I’ve commented on it before, see here).
I still don’t buy their claims. […]