Click!

There is an article in the New York Times today, that scares the holy beejezus out of me as much as anything else I’ve read about how some dang fool has discovered another way to make things “easy”. Apparently these remote clicker devices are now being introduced into our schools as a way for teachers… Continue reading Click!

Old News

One of my hobbies has been exploring the genealogy of my family. For nearly 30 years, I’ve read dusty records, examined old pictures, and unraveled a mystery or two. Since the advent of the internet, this has been made somewhat easier, but there are still lots of records that have not yet been digitized. One… Continue reading Old News

Slimed!

The term “slimed” first became popular in 1984 when the movie “Ghostbusters” was released.  Written by Dan Acroyd and Harold Ramis, starring them and Bill Murray, it was a blockbuster movie for the times. Nickelodeon, the kid’s TV channel has also made “being slimed” a signature part of some of the shows it airs, using… Continue reading Slimed!

Global Warming

One of the bigger stories in the past decade has been that of Global Warming. As with most any story you read, there are always three sides. The Yes! it’s happening side, the No! It’s not side and as always, muddling around in the middle , the “What’s happening?” crowd. I’m not really sure where… Continue reading Global Warming

Simon Cowell

I’ve been hooked on American Idol since Season 4.  I missed the first 3 seasons, so Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Fantasia, Josh Gracin and all the other early contestants are familar to me only through news reports, or their records. Kelly, Clay and Josh in particular have become multi-platinum record sellers… Continue reading Simon Cowell

Does God Exist?

Gary Gutting has a great commentary that was posted in the New York Times the other day titled “Does it Matter Whether God Exists?” Growing up in the South, you are surrounded on every level by organized religion, which usually includes several brands of the evangelical type, as well as the more sedate Catholic and… Continue reading Does God Exist?

Books

When I was a kid, I was the sterotypical gawky kid with glasses, slightly effeminate, and absolutely horrible at any organized sport you can name. I spent most of those years being picked on by the neighborhood kids, which did nothing to help my self esteem, but you also need to remember that this was… Continue reading Books