There are degrees of authenticity in the now thoroughly embraced blogging medium. One on end, you have the outright charlatans that lie about their identities and interests with the twin goals of portraying "authentic" consumer interest, which in turn will...
The Pulse's editorial staff should be commended for fomenting annual discussion on how to sustain our great city's arguably tenuous momentum. It's a terrific way to start the new year, and it gives me hope that a critical mass...
I must take issue with something A.C. Kleinheider posits in an oblique sort of rebuttal to Katherine Coble today. Here's the background: Coble is against "sin taxes," because they represent, to her, the act by government (that unknowable, alien entity that,...
When I think about it, I seem to remember having a nice relaxing Christmas. We stayed home (until the afternoon of the 25th when we drove down to visit grandparents and aunts, uncles and cousins in Georgia), we didn't have...
The boy and I went down to a junk yard-- Lockwood Auto Center -- today to procure a window for his van that I accidently caused to fall out. That's right, it just popped out and launched itself at me...
"With that we are faced with the shocking reality: Jesus stands at the door and knocks, in complete reality. He asks you for help in the form of a beggar, in the form of a ruined human being in torn...
I thought this morning's sunrise was pretty awesome with the jet contrails crisscrossing the sky and the mist rising off Big Ridge. Hope you enjoy the picture and this 3rd day of 2007!...
Now, I love my in-laws. But compared to my clan, they are not talkers. Practically anybody compared to my clan are not talkers, though, so that's not saying much. (Laugh now if you know my family. ...
My sister-in-law introduced me to a heavenly place while we were up in Lenox, MA for Christmas. Just the smell that hits you when you walk in the front door of Chocolate Springs is enough to make you happy. Kristin...
It's now January 3, and I'm still waiting for my grades. This is a bit unpleasant. It was one thing before finals when there was still something I could do about them. Now it's just waiting. ...
Ron & The Recycling Raccoon Photo by Wesley Schultz. This morning I woke up with the desire for two things: 1. A bold, middlebrow, and insulting-to-the-public act by our Mayor 2. A big furry...
here's the new years stuff... we went with the 007 Bond theme. it was wonderful. Rachel in particular looked amazing, and made a great assasin. she can pretty much assasinate me anytime she wants. i recovered nicely,...
christmas was loads of fun, but the internet as we know it has yet to make it to south dakota, so i couldn't get these up as quickly as i would have liked. here's the family shot, i think i...
The Center for Public Integrity has published yet another must-read article on the many ways lobbyists and legislators are (all too) connected. This time, they're specifically looking at state legislators' family members who happen to actively lobby said legislatures. It...
At my work; the guys get together each year and do a Bowl games parlay. Well, this is my first year with this department and I asked, "Why didn't you ask any of the girls if they want to...
here it goes:
i went to boarding school when I was 9 years old until I completed high school
i have watched all the rocky movies and I am going to see Rock Balcoa too. I used to stay up all night...
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