Stressed out? Not When I Have my Hedge Clippers
This was a week of stress. I admit that I did it to myself. I started to think about work stuff and family stuff and then I couldn’t sleep, and then I got more stressed […]
How the West Was Really Won
The settling and taming of the American West has aroused the collective imagination of people all over the world, who have seen it as a place of adventure and romance. Of course, that depends on […]
Blackberry and Kindle and iPod – Oh My!
I had a high tech weekend. As a combination Mother’s Day and birthday gift, my family gave me a Kindle–which I have been dying for–and an iPOD, so I don’t have to sing to myself […]
More Context
I hear the word “miracle” quite a lot. I don’t think the word is ever used correctly. Here’s what the dictionary says that “miracle” means: “A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by […]
How to Avoid Ghosts and Other Paranormal Fun
Last night while flipping through the channels, I came upon the show, Celebrity Ghost Stories. I have to say Hollywood’s stars have some pretty creepy experiences to share. During this episode, I watched Christopher Knight, […]
My Perfect Mother’s Day
(You Pick the Ending!) Mother’s Day; Sunday, May 8, 2011, 10:23 a.m. I wake up. My alarm didn’t go off and my daughter didn’t yell in my ear to wake me up. No, for once, […]
Autopsy Not Performed on Osama bin Laden
Many are outraged that an autopsy was not performed on Osama bin Laden before he was ceremoniously dumped over the side of the USS Carl Vinson. Without the autopsy, they assert, we cannot say with […]
Bin Laden Was Plotting To Attack U.S. Trains
Data recovered from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan has turned up evidence that he and his associates were plotting an attack on trains in the United States. Presumably the plot also […]
Can the Navy Seals Train my Dog?
In reading the news, I came upon the hundredth or so article about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. One of the most interesting reports in the trove of information focused on the dog […]