Monthly Archives: February 2011

Spell check is a bane of our educated society. Sure, I agree, language is nothing without shared agreement. My son, the Artist went through a phase where he was using “behead” in an entirely incorrect way. “let me go behead … Continue reading →

This past Monday, Feb. 14th, , I made home made pizza. It’s what passes for romantic in a house that my wife and I have to share with Dump Truck and my eldest son.  It’s amazing how things change.  It … Continue reading →

What was the theme of my last post? It kind of got away from me. I think the original theme was supposed to be something along the lines of “idealism sounds better in poetry than in prose” or maybe “Don’t … Continue reading →

February 8th, 1996 John Perry Barlow declared the independence of Cyberspace.  It is a beautiful, striking piece of idealism that 15 years ago was poignant. This past month there was another strikingly beautiful piece of idealism.  Egypt’s people forced their … Continue reading →

Too much general bile and disappointment. I have focused only on the messed up world, and my children’s need for their father to be a hero. My unfitness for this purpose will repeatedly show itself, I am sure. The third … Continue reading →

I read a story recently. A city was going to widen a road to four lanes in North Carolina. The community complained. Not about the construction, but because there was no thought given to necessary traffic lights. With the medians … Continue reading →