Note: this is a continuation of several other posts. For more on them, see these links: Water Main Bursts Day 4 of Water Main Burst Day 7 Update Our water main is no longer running like a gushing fire hydrant down our street and across our driveway. After my last update, the culvert pipe under … Continue reading Water Main Break Stops — Creates More Questions
Category: Social Issues
The Ever-Present Plurality
For my communications class, one of the projects was to watch Buying the War, a PBS feature where "Mainstream Media" reporters bemoaned how they let the government deceive them into supporting the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and then writing a commentary on it using a couple of communication theories from our theory book. Many … Continue reading The Ever-Present Plurality
On Biases and Assumptions — Better Than I could Have Said I
Earlier this week, wiped out from a long day of work, followed by an evening of working on my Master's degree class, the pumpkin hour was fast approaching and I hadn't yet written my blog for the next day. With my few remaining brain cells I whipped out a few disconnected, still forming thoughts for … Continue reading On Biases and Assumptions — Better Than I could Have Said I
(Un)Clear.com
At last, a day I can write about my activities for a blog. Oh, really, you mean it was that interesting? Yes, in the "may you live in interesting times" Chinese curse way. Friday was supposed to be a good catchup day. Worked late at work Thursday night to catch some key items up. Got … Continue reading (Un)Clear.com
Overfed and undernourished
How many of you actually listen to your body when you are hungry? How many of you just eat whatever is closest, whatever tastes good, whatever you normally eat at that time of day? A lot of people think I am a bit weird when I say this, but I can usually tell what I … Continue reading Overfed and undernourished
Real Estate — Market Forces or Government Manipulation
I was griping a bit today to a coworker that rides the same bus to the same office building downtown. My story. Bought a house 10 years ago for $116K with a city down-payment grant. Put new siding and windows on it -- $20K. got it assessed at around $125K when we considered putting in … Continue reading Real Estate — Market Forces or Government Manipulation
The Fallacy of straight line projection
"In the space of one hundred and seventy-six years the Lower Mississippi has shortened itself two hundred and forty-two miles. That is an average of a trifle over one mile and a third per year. "Therefore, any calm person, who is not blind or idiotic, can see that in the old Oolitic Silurian Period, must … Continue reading The Fallacy of straight line projection
A vote for the “Strenuous Life”
"The game is to have them all running around with fire extinguishers whenever there’s a flood; and all crowding to that side of the boat which is already nearly gone under.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters This blog will feature three stories, and a conclusion, that intuitively to me seem to relate to the starting quote … Continue reading A vote for the “Strenuous Life”
The search for meaning — not quite so easy
For example, listen to Londo Mollari's attempt from this Babylon 5 clip: Okay, so most people don't try to find meaning in the Hokey Pokey. But they do try to find it in other seeming innocent places. Take for instance the below song: On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: … Continue reading The search for meaning — not quite so easy
Why America desperately needs “What’s in the Bible”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5NXjF3x0S_E Even Agnes and Winifred could teach Joy Reid something about "What's In the Bible" For she certainly is the poster-child of Biblical illiteracy. A simple lesson in Exegesis would do her a lot of good. One cannot help but almost feel that she has to know her script she is reading is a spoof, … Continue reading Why America desperately needs “What’s in the Bible”
At The Rainbow 