Archives for December, 2006

End of Year Meme


So, it seems there’s a blogging meme wherein you take the first line of every blog you’ve written that year and assemble said lines into a new nonsense blog. So here’s mine. I think it was Robert Fulghum who said that instead of making New Years resolutions, he liked to go through the things that [...]

Politicizing Christmas


I had written a long rant about the politicization of Christmas, denouncing anyone using the celebration of the birth of Christ to promote political agendas. Then while listening to John Denver and the Muppets signing Christmas Songs, I though Kermit said it far better than I could, while maintaining the spirit of the Season. So [...]

The Parable of Santa Claus


One night this summer I woke up from a very vivid dream. Most of the details of the dream were lost almost as soon as I awoke. However, I had the overwhelming impression that I should raise my then unborn son to believe in Santa Claus. For some of you reading this, that may not [...]

Fun with telemarketers


It seems impossible to avoid getting calls from telemarketers. My phone number is on the do not call list. I don’t give out my phone number to any business that really doesn’t need it, yet I still end up getting between five and seven calls from telemarketers every night. My wife and I usually screen [...]

ipod annoyance


I think it’s desperation that leads me to write about such mundane topics, but I have a theory that if I just keep writing badly my muse will find me and put an end to end. So… I plugged in my iPod today and was greeted with a pleasant error message, “iTunes has detected an [...]