Latest tagged entries for '"SERIOUS"'



From little boobs to the boobs we call...

Wednesday, 16 August 2006 10:16 P GMT-05
economists.

The recent spate of reviews

Monday, 14 August 2006 7:50 A GMT-05
Some quotations from the books I've been reading.

The culture of impatience

Tuesday, 8 August 2006 7:28 P GMT-05
Things are clearer from up here. "Up here" being the seat of a 22' truck.

On Doubt

Monday, 7 August 2006 8:45 P GMT-05
Inspired by the return of another blogger, I talk about the doubts that grow as we do.

Taking up the Lance once again

Monday, 31 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
On athletes giving back.

On Commitment

Wednesday, 26 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Planting the seeds for success.

Tour de France, Tour de Vivre

Monday, 24 July 2006 8:38 A GMT-05
I'm reading Lance Armstrong's autobiography now, It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life, and this passage struck me, and not just because the Tour de France ended yesterday in spectacular fashion with American Floyd Landis pulling out a win

A different perspective on "homelessness"

Saturday, 22 July 2006 10:35 A GMT-05
Not how we usually think of the folks on the street.

The wind beneath my things. My electrical things.

Monday, 17 July 2006 11:56 A GMT-05
On alt energy.

A lesson about what we all already know about assumptions...

Monday, 10 July 2006 9:10 A GMT-05
In which we see assumptions make an ass out of a hapless young man.

Why I'm a Teacher

Friday, 7 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
The entry title pretty much says what this is about.

The most patriotic of holidays

Tuesday, 4 July 2006 11:19 A GMT-05
Some thoughts on patriotism

Atheism in America

Monday, 3 July 2006 3:38 P GMT-05
Thoughts on the results of a study out of UMinnesota.      this ABC news summary     this feature done through the University of Minnesota, where the study was conducted

"balanced on the edge of calamity"

Saturday, 1 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Another quote from Sean Russell, with gloss provided by me and A.E.

Quotes of the Day - 28 June 2006

Wednesday, 28 June 2006 10:18 P GMT-05
A great hypothesis is like a great poem, as long as it explains something central to the human mind it will stand.

What I make, what you make, what "the man" makes

Tuesday, 27 June 2006 3:17 P GMT-05
On salaries, gaps, and taxes

Not what you usually mean when you say "wedding bands"

Saturday, 24 June 2006 8:12 A GMT-05
If you've been following my blog, you'll know that today is the third weekend in a row that I've attended a wedding. Fortunately, I have some internet access on this trip, because otherwise I would be missing at least a day of posting. Last night was

Workplace equality

Friday, 23 June 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Just in time for the weekend, it's a blog about working. Of course, the reason I have time to think about it is because I'm not--when you're a teacher it's hard for June, July, and August not to be your three best friends.

Capturing a moment

Wednesday, 21 June 2006 10:09 A GMT-05
Some thoughts while recording a bit of video.

Social diversity

Monday, 19 June 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
A lot of the ideas in The Tipping Point have to do with our social interactions. Gladwell talks about "connectors," people who know lots of different kinds of people. For a long time, I have been that sort of person (remarkably, since I'm n

Weddings again

Saturday, 17 June 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Some thoughts on gift-giving. Not just about weddings, but prompted by one.

F@*& Friday

Friday, 16 June 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
On swear words.

Finances and marriage

Tuesday, 13 June 2006 7:56 P GMT-05
Few things are more divisive in marriage than financial matters: discuss.

Soccer and racist hooligans

Sunday, 11 June 2006 1:04 P GMT-05
Some thoughts.

The Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew

Saturday, 27 May 2006 6:32 P GMT-05
Review of The Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew