I'll admit to some ulterior motive it doing blogs about Christmas Movies. There is a lot out there about what is the true meaning of Christmas -- whether it is a religious observance or a secular mercantile festival. The dichotomy, I think, misses the point. You can't really separate the one from the other. But … Continue reading Muppet Christmas Carol
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Choreography and Entertainment
For those of you not into Science Fiction, the events I'm thinking of might not mean much. But I was watching Irving Berlin's White Christmas and saw the below scene. It suddenly dawned on me that the message of the song Choreography is the same thing the Sad Puppies have been saying about the Hugo … Continue reading Choreography and Entertainment
Death of a Facebook Group
Social media, in this case example Facebook, is a rather interesting beast -- yes, I'll use the word beast -- with often very creature-like instincts and responses. I'm not a big commenter on Facebook or social media. In fact, I don't always comment very strenuously even on my blog, where I am supposed to be … Continue reading Death of a Facebook Group
A Windy Bike Trip
The weather forecast yesterday was uncertain. Throughout the week the details kept changing. The night before it was 63 degrees with a high of 64 forecast. When I got up in the morning it was already 64 degrees with a high of 74 forecast. Rain had been in the forecast all week leading up to … Continue reading A Windy Bike Trip
The benefits of benefits
Can spending $6,850.00 a year be less than spending $6,000.00 a year? Can spending $5,000.00 a year be less than spending $3,000.00 a year? These are the sorts of questions that annual benefit enrollment can make one ask and also try to make seem logical. Two High Deductible Plans The comparison is two high deductible … Continue reading The benefits of benefits
Eureka!
The best minds in the US are tucked away in a remote town where they build futuristic inventions for the government's benefit. The show ran from 2006 to 2012 on SyFy. Great theme music. Excellent exploration of characters. Good science and pseudo-science. Cool devices. I really enjoyed watching it. Via DVD. Only watched the first … Continue reading Eureka!
Come to the Dark Side: we have cookies
Today I'll encourage you all to go visit the below link on "darkside cookies". http://cedarwrites.com/darkside-cookies/ This follows a joke about how the side that doesn't follow all the PC rules doesn't follow all the fads on correct foods, which mean we have cookies, and we have the better tasting ones. which led to trying to … Continue reading Come to the Dark Side: we have cookies
Halloween Haunt and the Dining Plan
So, Worlds of Fun is into Halloween Haunt. When I was up on the Steel Hawk last night, I could see all the theatrical fog and smoke penetrating the park. Some places it seemed almost overwhelming. We are still going, though they are open only on weekends until Nov. 1, because the dining plan is … Continue reading Halloween Haunt and the Dining Plan
Should we encourage the rising tide or sink the biggest boats?
My ethics text book, Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach by Craig E. Johnson, talks in the last chapter about the dangers of globalization. In the chapter he talks about how the benefits of living in a global economy are obvious, but the what is hidden is the downside. I would like to challenge him, somewhat. Seems … Continue reading Should we encourage the rising tide or sink the biggest boats?
Labor Day on the Rip Cord
I've been holding onto this video for four weeks, looking for enough time to edit it. This is footage of the second annual father-son riding of the Rip Cord at Worlds of Fun. Well, I intended to make it annual, but I think the first time was actually two years ago. The video isn't edited … Continue reading Labor Day on the Rip Cord
At The Rainbow 