Monthly Archives: August 2012

You haven’t experienced truly unconditional love until you’ve been chosen by a dog. We have a dog named “Bacon”.  My wife and daughter found her at the pound, a wondrous place that offers loving animals to caring people.  After bringing … Continue reading →

Does spin never take a back seat with you, Mr. Akin?  Now you wish to further capitalize on your reprehensible comments about “legitimate rape” by running an advertisement that asks us to forgive you for using “the wrong words”? You … Continue reading →

While driving to work yesterday morning, I overheard a snippet on the radio about someone who said that raped women could somehow prevent themselves becoming pregnant.  I was appalled, so I researched it last night. I’m blogging about it now … Continue reading →

I have very few people that I would truly term “friends”.  I have many acquaintances, and many people I like enough to spend hours or even days with.  But true friends?  Were I to count them in the age old … Continue reading →

The priorities people set are strange.  At almost any social gathering, the greetings exchanged between new acquaintances includes information about work.  “What do you do?”, or “I’m a blah blah de blah.” Why are we defined by the work we … Continue reading →

I’m in the process of reading a forthcoming translation of an ancient Chinese legend.  I’m not editing it, simply making a few minor suggestions as to fundamental differences of a cultural nature that might confuse western readers.  During an apologetic, … Continue reading →

Navy tacks that is, as in ships zigging and zagging. I’m feeling energized right now.  About three days ago, while lying in bed in the early hours of the morning, mopping and drenched in the cold sweat of self-doubt, liberally … Continue reading →