Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Life on October 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I hate Halloween. Okay, well, hate is such a strong word - let me rephrase that into a (perhaps) more palatable form: I intensely dislike Halloween. More accurately, I intensely dislike what Halloween has become - the gateway drug of the holiday season.
You know it only gets worse from here, don’t you? Tonight (if you’re [...]
Posted in Hobbies, Life, News, News and Politics, Photography, Travel on October 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s been an unusually warm fall here in southern Maine. Fortunately, we have not had to endure the scorching weather and deadly wildfires that have recently plagued southern California. But this month is the sixtieth anniversary of the 1947 forest fires in Maine that burned over 200,000 acres and left sixteen people dead. Still, though it [...]
Posted in Humor, Internet, News, Photography on October 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Well, here’s one way to pick up a little extra money. Giving change back presents its own challenges.
Posted in Computers and Internet, Entertainment, Internet, News, News and Politics, Science, Science and Technology on October 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yes, even a caveman could do it. An article at MSNBC.com discusses the possibility that Neanderthals were able to use language. I don’t know about you, but I see evidence of it every day. Seriously, anyone who’s seen a GEICO commercial knows that.
Posted in Books, Catholic, Health and Wellness, Life, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, Spirituality, Thomas Merton, Wellness on October 19, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been working my way through the journals of Thomas Merton lately. Several years ago I read Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, after stumbling into it completely by accident. His style of writing, and thinking, struck a chord and I have been reading his work ever since.
Having read several of his books now, but [...]
Posted in Books, Hobbies, Life, Photography, Travel on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Every year I attend the ICMA conference I experience the same arc of thoughts from “I wouldn’t mind traveling more for business” to “Oh, God, I can’t wait to get home” and “I couldn’t deal with this on a regular basis.” No doubt the swelling ranks of travelers and the increasingly dysfunctional airline system (not [...]
Posted in Hobbies, Life, Music, Photography, Travel on October 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Airline delays have been much in the news in recent months. I didn’t pay too much attention since I don’t do a lot of travelling, by air or otherwise. Getting to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from Portland, Maine last Friday (and Saturday, if that gives you any indication) made me a little more sympathetic, however. I finally [...]
Posted in Automobiles, Drink, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Hobbies, Life on October 2, 2007 | No Comments »
Oops. Too much time on StumbleUpon last night while watching football and then watching videos from Jay Leno’s Garage after open house at the high school following the schedules of our junior and sophomore. Good thing it would take 180 cups of coffee to do me in.
At least the Patriots won.
