Apparently, fear of swine flu is driving the price of pork products down down down. This is true even though the flu can’t be spread by eating pork. Since I love pork chops, pulled pork, ham, and all the rest, this news is just fine with me.
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Tip for Working with a Writer
You work at a company that needs some copy written. The writer sends a draft. You need a change. What do you do? —- Example A. You send the following email: Let’s change, “Mary and David go around the mulberry bush” to “Mary and David skip around the mulberry bush together”. Example B. You send […]
Is it ok not to read?
I’m reading a book and two magazines at the moment, and left them both at home. So I sat on the train, staring around like the rest of the ruminants. It occurred to me that I can take it. I can stand not having something to read for a while. It’s ok. I can daydream. […]
On Not Finishing
I used to read books all the way through, regardless of how much I was enjoying it. It was a point of honor, I guess, or a belief that character was being built (or proven). Screw that. If you haven’t hooked me by the time I’ve finished, let’s say, a third of the thing, then […]
Hospital Outage
Well, it’s caught up to me. My wifey has been laid out lately losing limberness in her leg. I’ve been running round, really, racing to read to my daughter, rushing to cook dinner, and realizing that alliteration is a stupid gimmick not worth rorrying about. So no real, true, legit post for over a week. […]
Old and Tired
Well, I don’t actually feel old (unlike a certain spring chicken I happen to know). But I did turn 40 last week, and my wife turned 36 yesterday. We still feel young. Gray hair is irrelevant. But I am tired. So instead of a real post, even though it’s been a week, I’ll pass on […]
Creationist Timing
Lying back in the chair, with a mouth full of dental equipment, I tried to read my book. The dental assistant asked what I was reading; showing her the cover, I said the name of the book as best as I could. “Why Evolution is True.” She laughed a little too loudly, then said to […]
It's Personal
I hung around Israel for six months or so, and the family in the picture above sort of took me in. We were all visiting the “Flour Caves” at the time of the picture. I’m the guy crouching on the far left. Today I just keep thinking about Yakir, the little boy on the far […]
Library
I’ve mentioned before that I use Delicious Library to log my books. I like it, though I have yet to use it to its fullest. Today, just for kicks, I published my book and CD library. It only took a click or two. Mind you, it’s only part of the whole. Logging a book with […]
Baby Talk
My daughter, one and a half years old, is learning a lot of words. When we all go to the store and we say we’re going to buy something, she says: “Buy!” Followed very quickly by: “Pay!” And it struck me that a lot of people only say the first thing without thinking about the […]