In the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting people have rushed to place blame for what happened. I’ve noticed that where people lay the blame depends on what convenient scapegoat they can find that they’ve never liked and won’t be inconvenienced by if it’s banned. Right now the primary targets are guns, video games, [...]
I’ve noticed when talking about gun control that there seems to be some confusion about what an assault weapon is and why it should or should not be banned. I thought it might be helpful to provide people with a side-by-side comparison of two semi-automatic firearms, one an assault weapon, the other not.
The [...]
My parents’ washer and dryer are probably 10-15 years old and I can tell that the drum bearing on the washer needs replacing. Given their age I’ve decided it would be better to replace them than repair them. Which has placed cleaning the utility room at the top of my priority list. It’s an interesting [...]
DC Comics is the company that gave us Power Girl, a super heroine with breasts larger than her head and a costume made for motorboating.
While Batman is almost fully covered Catwoman appears to be considering changing her name to Titwoman. While Superman wears only slightly less clothing than Batman, [...]
Since my mother’s passing, people have been asking me if I’m going to hold a memorial service for her. It’s something that I’ve been conflicted about because while I can see there is interest in one, neither my mother nor I have ever really been the sort to host big events. When my father passed [...]
If you want to lose weight one of the first things you need to do is to start reading the label. Not just at the grocery store but also at restaurants. Many restaurants now provide nutritional information for their dishes which will help you make smart choices about what you eat. If the restaurant doesn’t [...]
I’m posting this as a way of keeping myself honest. It’s easier to stick with a diet when other people know I’m cheating.
I need to lose weight. I need to lose a lot of weight and that means I have to start watching what I eat. I’m not interested in fad diets because they’re [...]
If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend going to see Captain America: The First Avenger. It’s not a perfect movie but it is a fun one and it does a nice job of capturing the spirit of the character.
The purpose of this blog entry isn’t to review the movie. Rather my [...]
Sometimes I’m slow of mind.
I wish I’d known my father better. As a child it seemed like he was always busy with work. That’s often the way it is with people who own their own business. They start working shortly after they get out of bed and keep going until it’s time to turn [...]
Do I need yet another blog? Probably not but for some reason Facebook isn’t picking up updates to the blog I just created on Blogger and my new web host provides a free WordPress installation so I figure I might as well start over.
When I was working on my very first website I briefly [...]
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