The Movie Taken & Human Trafficking
Friday, January 30th, 2009 Posted in Movies, Society | 7 Comments »I landed a review gig this week for the movie Taken. I was more excited about the opportunity for paying work and didn't care much what movie it was. I hadn't heard anything about the flick, and the basic premise ...
Gene Robinson: Not a God-Fearing Christian?
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in God, Church & Stuff | 3 Comments »The Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation last week following his appearance in Washington, D.C., to deliver the invocation at Sunday's inaugural concert. His prayer wasn't carried by the live broadcasts, which prompted a flurry ...
A Philosophy of Profanity
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Society | 9 Comments »I heard a bizarre story on NPR yesterday about 15-year-old McKay Hatch who started the No Cussing Club. It has 30,000 members worldwide. Hatch has appeared on TV with Jay Leno and Dr. Phil, and the kid has a book ...
Freezing Bubbles in Minnesota
Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Just for Fun, Science | 2 Comments »After vaporizing water a week or so back I thought I should try another cold weather science experiment. This time? Freezing bubbles. It was only -7 this morning when I tried it, so not as cold as it could be. ...
The ‘W’ Birthday Cake
Sunday, January 25th, 2009 Posted in Children | 2 Comments »We had Lexi's birthday party on Saturday. There's nothing like a bunch of three-year-olds running around the house. The highlight for me had to be Lexi's 'W' birthday cake. 'W' has always been Lexi's favorite letter. It's one of the first ...
Choose Adoption
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Society | 1 Comment »I don't like talking about abortion. Today's the 36th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, and it's hard to avoid those discussions today. I don't like those discussions because it's such divisive issue and I see both sides of ...
I Have An Abundance of Caution
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Just for Fun | 1 Comment »Thanks to the flubbed oath on inauguration day, President Barack Obama retook the oath of office yesterday out of "an abundance of caution." That's an awesome phrase. I'm not the only one who thinks so. So we should have a T-shirt: I ...
20 Minutes at a Time
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Business & Marketing, Writing | No Comments »Earlier this week I read an article by Cory Doctorow (of Boing Boing fame) about how he's able to be a productive writer in an age of distraction. It's definitely a worthy question. In some ways I've answered that question ...
Enjoying the Inauguration with Twitter
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in Politics, Technology | No Comments »I watched bits and pieces of the Inauguration today and caught much of Obama's speech on NPR. But I really enjoyed much of the festivities through Twitter and the various reactions, comments and snippets. Apparently I wasn't the only one ...
The Radical Words of Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, January 19th, 2009 Posted in History, Society | No Comments »Last week I talked a bit about Martin Luther King Jr. being a radical. Today it seems appropriate to look at some of his radical words. On love vs. hate: "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a ...
