Archive for December 2010
No accident
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. – Seneca For those of you attuned to the intricacies of the NFL, you may be aware of the 70 yard kickoff return by offensive lineman Dan Connolly in the recent Patriots-Packers game. The longest return for the lineman in NFL history. While some may attribute this…
Read MoreBrilliant or brat?
I love and hate this boy all at the same time. I’m conflicted. And incredibly amused.
Read MoreFirst time I was paid to write
The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a fascinating story about a man who makes his living writing papers for college students. Reading it reminded me that this was how I was first paid to write. Back in high school, I was paid by my classmates to write term papers. Though unethical and illegal by high…
Read MoreDenial is a powerful tool
Faithful readers might have noticed that I did not post yesterday. That does not happen often. On Sunday night I was in Foxboro, watching the Patriots beat the Green Bay Packers in a nail biter. I got home around 3:00 AM and climbed into bed around 3:30 AM. Then I arose at 7:00 AM for…
Read MoreEquality not always advisable
Sometimes women take equality a little too far. In November, men are encouraged to grow mustaches in order to raise awareness of prostate cancer, thus dubbing the month Movember. Not to be outdone, December has now been declared “Decembrow” by the feminist-oriented website Feministing. Women are encouraged to grow out their eyebrows to the point…
Read MoreKitty cat love
Sometimes Elysha threatens to throw Owen out of our bedroom window. Moments like these assure me that she she’s all talk and no action.
Read MoreMy books read like Clifford the Big Red Dog. At least at first.
The original, 1963 version of Clifford the Big Red Dog is written like the first draft to one of my novels. The plot does not begin until two–thirds of the way through the book. On page 23 of 27, author Norman Bridwell writes: One day I gave Clifford a bath. Thus begins the four brief…
Read MoreA little weird or immeasurably cool?
My wife says that she would not be opposed to living next to skinny-dippers, but it would depend upon what they looked like. I’m not sure what to think of this.
Read MoreWOW.
I probably like this a lot more than I should
My wife and I have a fairly progressive policy on the giving of holiday cards. Our card is always late and always digital. While we adore receiving Christmas cards from our friends and family, we simply cannot muster the energy or organization needed to physically mail cards to our friends. Instead, Elysha creates something magnificent…
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