I’ve often wondered about whether or not it’s possible to start over after being in prison for a long time. If someone comes out of prison with no money, few job prospects, and no one to turn to except people associated with the previous life of crime, what kind of chance does that person have [...]
I’m sitting at an IHOP restaurant, and I hear a harmonica. What a fabulous sound to hear in public in the middle of the day! It’s not a “good” player; it’s just someone having fun blowing on the instrument. I look around for the source of the joyous sound, and I spot the little boy [...]
Joshua reads Dilbert regularly, and every now and then he points out one that seems to speak right to me:
Starting today, I’m going to do a week-or-so long experiment of eating only food. If you’re not already familiar with Michael Pollan, you might wonder what I mean by eating only food. What else would one eat? Let me explain.
The Western Diet
While Americans may not think of themselves as having a specific cuisine, there are [...]
Flying into Roswell, New Mexico two weeks ago was the worst flying experience of my life. Just as background - I love to fly. I love takeoffs, I love landing, I love sharp curves, I love turbulence. I am never thinking about dying while flying. This flight went a little differently for me, though.
It was [...]
I’m still out of town and I only have spotty internet. I know I’ve not posted anything for y’all to read lately, and I’m not likely to catch back up soon. So, I’ve decided to pull out some of my old Live Journal posts and put them up here. This one is from 2005. I [...]
I’m still out of town, but here are some links for your Sunday reading:
Private space, public space, and finding a place to pee.
From media images, you might think there’s a narrow field of “normal” for women’s breasts. This website delves deeper, with a huge collection of normal breasts presented non-sexually - you can see a [...]
I’m still out of town and I only have spotty internet. I know I’ve not posted anything for y’all to read lately, and I’m not likely to catch back up soon. So, I’ve decided to pull out some of my old Live Journal posts and put them up here. This one is from 2005, when [...]
I’m still out of town and I only have spotty internet. I know I’ve not posted anything for y’all to read lately, and I’m not likely to catch back up soon. So, I’ve decided to pull out some of my old Live Journal posts and put them up here. This one is from 2004, when [...]
I’m still out of town and I only have spotty internet. I know I’ve not posted anything for y’all to read lately, and I’m not likely to catch back up soon. So, I’ve decided to pull out some of my old Live Journal posts and put them up here. This one is from 2004. A [...]
