Reflecting on the Bonnaroo experience after returning to "normal" life, I've come to appreciate it more than I did while I was slogging across the fields, covered in sweat and dust, and wracked with the searing pain of chafed skin....
Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument; and one friend slapped the other in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in...
Well, first you have to say there is a problem with cheating in online education. The research that I have read points to it being no more a problem in online education than in more traditional forms. Where there is...
Uncle says that Project Vote Smart — the very outfit responsible for helping me realize that I'm neither a Republican nor a Democrat, back in 1999 or so — has a blog. TennesseeTicket is itself inspired in part by Project Vote...
I spoke with Amie this afternoon and they have arrived safely and are settled in Australia. She said the flight went better than she expected, as four of the kids slept well on the plane. Kate had a very difficult...
Check out this story from Business Week magazine (in case it disappears from the site, I've quoted the article after the jump)! The "million dollar waitress" and her husband are cousins of mine (well, one is a cousin and...
So, the wife answers the phone today, and a voice on the other end asked, "May I speak to Adele [some surname]?" "This is Sally," the wife politely replied. "There's no one here by that name." "I'm sorry, I think I...
What it means to be an early 21st-century Republican A Pew Research poll recently revealed that, in America’s heartland, the political pendulum has begun to swing away from solid support for the Republican Party. There are numerous ways...
Some interesting thoughts about blogging here:Knowledge Management Systems @ U Texas » Blog Archive » Thoughts on Blogging Cites this article: Why Apple Doesn’t Blog, in which the author writes: “Blog entries are like emails that cc: to the entire world.” My...
We are counting down the days and activities until July 1st. That is the day we load up the Grand Prix and drive at the comfortable speed of 55 until we reach the piece of Crumley family history- The Lake...
So, maybe he won't run, and even if he does run, maybe I won't like his positions. But I gotta admit, having a candidate who is unaffiliated with either major political party and yet has friends he can work with...
My wife and I decided not to follow the normal vaccination schedule with our daughter. We had been warned off by various individuals, most notably Dr Sherry J Tenpenny, a pediatrician who discovered that vaccines were being given unjustified preferential...
i am nearing 24 weeks into the pregnancy and feeling a bit better about the whole thing. our little guy continues to squirm all over the place and is now at the stage where i feel arms in my...
The UFC has totally replaced boxing as a "sport" to watch for men. On the UFC website, you can follow it all. So here's the question, fellas: why do men LOVE to watch UFC? Why is it played in every sports...
Diary of A Last and Final Flight Home February 17, 2007, 0350 I was at curbside at 24th and M, Washington DC . 16 Degrees with a light breeze. Going home after my second week of freezing temps to my...
A Big, Huge Birthday hug to our sister Lica today. We all wish we could be with you but this will have to do. Here is a photo shoot from Katie and a video from me - your two sisters...
Anybody that knows me knows that I'm a horror buff. I like all kinds of horror (although I'm not a big fan of the Saw-type genre). Anyway, I love the old Halloween(s), but I'm feeling a bit confused about the...
Most voters are against a county tax increase. When asked, "Should Hamilton County Commissioners raise taxes this year for needed services?," 75% of the voters have said, "NO." 25% = YES 75% = NO If you have not voted, please click on the...
Question 1: If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion? Read the next question before looking...
The situation was desperate.Resources were getting scarce. Oh, how the parks department loved to string a guy along like this. Just when you thought there was no hope... boom:On came the fountains....
In honor of the fact that there is a new Smashing Pumpkins album out this week, I thought I would post up of this little gem of my high school years nostalgia. I think Ive always had a special place...
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