Disasters change the way affected societies think about the world. For instance, 9/11 changed our politics here in the US, and it will probably never look the same as it did before 9/11. That’s a societal change. We all now, as a group, behave, for better or worse, differently. We’re no longer oblivious to the [...]
What do you do when you open the refrigerator and find some leftover grilled chicken, eggs, bacon and barbecue sauce? You make a sandwich out of it all of course! That’s what I did yesterday, and this is the result. The only thing I did apart from heat it all up was to saute the [...]
I‘ve written previously about breast feeding in public. Thus, I won’t rehash the entire spiel. Needless to say I’m an advocate of breast feeding, in public or wherever. I can eat pretty much anywhere I want so I think a baby ought to be able to do at least as much. That’s not the point [...]
I‘ve had the pleasure recently to become acquainted with Wayne Elsey, the founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. Soles4Souls is a non-profit organization that has, to date, donated upwards of 15 million pairs of shoes to kids in need around the world. Wayne Elsey was motivated towards charity in 2006 by the Indonesian tsunamis. The one [...]
Yes, yes, it’s also important to play fair and be a good sport; not enough can be said about winning in the right way – the gracious and honorable way. However, in the end and despite the popular liberal view that merely participating is worthy of equal praise, winning really does matter. And, it matters [...]
My son, Neil, plays tennis. His dream is to go pro someday—something he’s talked about since he was a toddler. But, tennis can be quite expensive, and we aren’t rich. How, I thought, would I get him involved? One role of good parents is to encourage their kids and make financial sacrifice where possible (Bye [...]
The owner of Rocky Mountain Racquet Specialists is probably a skilled racquet technician. But, I wouldn’t personally know because he’s never actually helped me with any of my tennis related questions or needs. After three uncomfortable experiences, I’ve had enough. It’s been 20 years since I played Tennis. I don’t know what’s going on in [...]
Update: Panera corporate finally responded by sending me a 20 dollar gift card and a canned e-mail. I have had a number of awesome replies on this blog from managers of other Panera restaurants from around the country, and I’m impressed with their professionalism. It seems everybody read this article except the people who really should have read it, the [...]
Since I’ve been learning German these past few months, and my brain has been thus occupied, I thought it would be fun to have Mely do some Gothic characters. It has only been roughly 100 years since the majority of books printed in German were still printed using Gothic script. It is an ancient script, [...]
If I can’t learn German with the resources I have on hand, I’m not cut out to learn German at all. I believe I’m going to do it, but the past several weeks have gotten significantly more difficult and frustrating. The reason for the difficulty is that I’ve reached a critical juncture. I understand all [...]
I just have one point to make this week about language learning, something I’ve discovered greatly helps language retention. Remember that book I was talking about a few weeks ago that was written in 1889, The Gastineau Method? Rather than learning a language an hour or two at a time every day, Mr. Gastineau suggests breaking your lessons [...]
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