Over this past weekend, I decided to head over to Dallas and just wander. It gives me the time to catch up onmy news via NPR during the drive over there. It also gives me an excuse to go out and actually interact with people. If it were not for this little outing at least once a month, I’d probably have as much social interaction as a mushroom. Mostly, I’d go out and wander the…
Here’s how. Go to any forum where someone posts an article. Inevitably, there will be that group of people who will correct other people’s spelling. Not grammar. Not punctuation. Not even capitalization, mind you. Just spelling. A sampling includes the following: Anal Idiot #1: [paraphrase]You spelled “there” instead of “their”. Anal Idiot #2: [actual]populous –> populace Anal Idiot #3: [paraphrase]“it’s”. not “its”. Look. An internet forum can generally be considered free form. It’s not a…
I noticed that I couldn’t retrieve my e-mail this past Wednesday. I blew it off because my current hosting provider has been dodgy since I signed on with them almost 2 years ago. I’ll have 3 months of flawless service where I can always retrieve my e-mails and my weblog is available to all (for heckling). Then there’ll be periods where every other day, I’ll get sporadic e-mail service and loads at a pace on…
Many people are probably starting to think how the new year can be different in the positive from the newly-to-be past year. And they always seem make promises in that certain out-loud moan on January 1st when the hangover is at its most potent. I would bet good money that the tradition of New Year’s resolution started when the consumption of alcohol became legalized again right after Prohibition. You can imagine a nation of people…
Every year around this time, I’ll catch a moment on the radio or television where reporters will bring “something lighter” than the news they usually report. In that instant, I’m reminded that although the past year however long and on occasions wearisome it may have been, there were bright days that surprised and delighted. So in the spirit of the holidays, I’ll proceed to list a few of them. I found that family mattered to…