Is Blogging Dead?
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Technology | 2 Comments »Last night I read a Wired magazine article about how Twitter, Facebook and Flickr have killed blogging. The article starts with this anti-blogging sentiment: "Thinking about launching your own blog? Here's some friendly advice: Don't. And if you've already got one, ...
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome is Beyond Bizarre
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Movies | 1 Comment »I've been thinking about writing a post-apocalyptic fiction novel for National Novel Writing Month, so a couple nights ago I sat down and watched Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Now I chose that movie not because it's the best example of ...
Homelessness Is On the Rise
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Society | 1 Comment »Let's talk about something less political. Sort of. More middle-class professionals are becoming homeless: "The Burbank Temporary Aid Center has experienced a 66% increase in requests for assistance in the last 18 months, Executive Director Barbara Howell said. About half of those ...
Historic Tax Rates in the U.S.: Socialist?
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 10 Comments »There's a lot of debate going around right now about tax policy. I thought it'd help to look at the actual tax rates compared to historic numbers. But let's keep in mind that I took Math for Elementary Education in ...
Why I’m Voting for Barack Obama
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 43 Comments »In the 2008 presidential election I'm going to be voting for Barack Obama. That's probably not a surprise to people who know me, but I feel the need to explain that position. Caveats I've been contemplating this post for some time. Should ...
More Islamic Witch Hunts from Katherine Kersten
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Society | No Comments »Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten is at it again. In the spring she claimed the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA) charter school was violating separations of church and state by teaching Islam (the state disagreed, with two minor exceptions). Now ...
NaNoWriMo 2008
Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Posted in Writing | No Comments »Next Saturday begins National Novel Writing Month and I think I'm going to partake again. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was editing my last novel in vague hopes of finishing in time for NaNoWriMo 2008. I wasn't ...
Muslim Americans
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in God, Church & Stuff, War | 1 Comment »A couple weeks ago I wrote about how Barack Obama isn't a Muslim—but what if he was? Who cares? Sometimes it's nice to be backed up. In this case former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell has my back: "I'm also ...
I Survived Being Homeless
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Society | No Comments »For those wondering about my homeless experience last week, I survived. Barely. It was pretty miserable, but mostly because I got sick and spent the whole night trying not to throw up on my tentmates. Being sick wasn't part of ...
We Are One America
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »So Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachman said Barack Obama may be anti-American on Friday and suggested that other members of Congress were anti-American and should be investigated (now she's blaming Chris Matthews for trapping her). Then we have Sarah Palin talking about ...
