Bloggers of all stripes and perspectives would do well to read David Brooks’ Op-Ed in the New York Times. Far too many have strayed into the territory Brooks is describing: The quintessential new warrior scans the Web for confirmation of the president’s villainy. He avoids facts that might complicate his hatred. He doesn’t weigh the [...]
There is a reason people are paid to write headlines and book titles: when they work they sell. I bring this up because I was sold by just such a device. The book was The Ordinary White Boy by Brock Clarke. I was shopping at a bargain book outlet for some interesting reading material when [...]
Another week of wild and wacky football action and another week of rather poor fantasy football results for yours truly. Luck might be with me, however, and I could still pull out a couple of wins. Here is how things played out this weekend.
No posting this weekend as I just had nothing to say. I didn’t accomplish much off-line either. I played soccer, watched a few football games, walked the dogs, bought groceries, etc. – rather boring. Another typical fantasy football weekend, and unless Marvin Harrison has a huge game I could lose all three games once again. [...]
If you were planning to by me a Segway off my Amazon wish list, hold off: Gov’t Recalls All Segway Scooters. It looks like my dream of riding the human transport around town has been delayed. Darn Nanny State!
Here is one for all you cat people My wife got a new digital camera, can you tell?
In case there was an doubt about my dogs being spoiled . . .
Not much to say today. I am rather burnt out on politics these days so I have been caught up in football and books (two of my favorite things). I am, however, working on another author interview and something else that I think will be exciting and interesting but I can’t post about quite yet. [...]
As long time readers of this blog know, I am a sucker for short, interesting, and well packaged books. There is just something about small (in size) books that say: “Buy me, you will read and enjoy me immediately.” Recently, I made just such an impulse buy, picking up Blue Road to Atlantis by Jay [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s concealed weapon ban as constitutional. The opinion is here. An early report had this to say: The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Ohio?s concealed weapon law in a 5-2 decision issued today. The court ruled the law does not unconstitutionally infringe on the right to bear arms [...]