This is as much a confession as a rant, as much a catharsis as a condemnation. Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content. -Louis L’Amour In the United States we are dumbing ourselves down and fattening ourselves up by using too many things that offer unlimited use anywhere, any time. It has… (read more)
(Also see the first Canada : The Shots That Time Forgot) I left this out of my post-trip posts because I thought it warranted an entry all its own. It made a big impression on me and left me with a big question. There’s a sport in Canada, created by a Canadian, played only in… (read more)
3652 Tuesday night the last thing I felt like doing was going to a meeting with lots of people. I had worked a long day and had to hurry home to get my son to his Cub Scouts meeting 15 minutes late. (click image to enlarge) After finally making it through a congested spot, I… (read more)
These sound clips should take some of you back to your childhood. Sadly, they may take some of you nowhere because you weren’t born yet. Or, and this might be sadder still, you just aren’t geeky enough. Naming the clip is encouraged. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7…. (read more)
I needed someone to pinch me. It was a man’s dream. Driving back from the family holidays, I heard my wife say, “You know, I’m really getting tired of looking at that big, bulky TV in the living room. I like the nice, thin ones that my friends have.” I nearly wrecked the van. After… (read more)