True New Year Resolutions
The new calendar year isn't too far distant. I specify calendar year because I've begun setting New Year’s resolutions in October. This...
No Bones About It
I had an epiphany when I looked down at the pile of discarded bones (sticks) of the corn dogs I had just eaten. If we were to begin to...
Lesson From The Knee-High Man
I've been feeling rundown. Usually I would describe it as Bilbo Baggins, "like butter spread over too much bread", but that that doesn't...
All I want for Thanksgiving is…
Every year Christmas gets earlier and earlier, yet another retail conspiracy. This year I saw Christmas goods out before I saw anything...
Capital Question Mark
Written language is really pretty amazing when you think about it. Different arrangements of line segments, twists, and dots help direct...
The Wisdom of Gump
Many people take the opening of a new year as an opportunity to resolve to make changes to improve their life. Before the end of the year...
Wait 'Til I Get Going
When people talk about the ambiguous "they," is it a single group of people being referred to every time or are there different groups of...
Mostly a Mystery
I saw some paper that was advertised as being 25% cotton...what is the other 75%? Can you imagine buying other products that only...
Time of Reflection
I will apologize to those who are expecting a comical blog entry. Don't stop reading though; aspects of this entry have been on my mind...
Ask Mr. Owl
One day I was contemplating the great questions and mysteries of the universe. You know the kind; if a small town barber shaves everyone...