Even when we had a car, my wife and I still took the bus. There was a time when I used the car for work, and she took the bus to work; and then she used the car for school, and I took the bus to work. And even on the weekends, sometimes it was… Continue reading Thank you, Nextbus
Category: Life
Is “Merry Christmas” Offensive?
This is something I’ve never understood. Maybe Jewish people (since the few Muslim people I know are not offended by the phrase) can explain to me what’s offensive about “Merry Christmas.” Yes, I realize Christmas is ostensibly a Christian holiday celebrating the Messiah that the Jews believe is still to come. Yes, I realize that… Continue reading Is “Merry Christmas” Offensive?
Does nature want to be nurtured?
I’ve often had people react, when they see me write for the first time, “I didn’t know you were left-handed!” to which I reply “I’m not.” This response usually leaves people with confused looks on their faces, surely thinking (if they don’t actually say it aloud) But I see you writing with your left hand.… Continue reading Does nature want to be nurtured?
The cat left a gift
The other day, we were out with my sister-in-law doing fun stuff. When we returned home, our cat had left a little pile of poop in my sister-in-law’s guest bed. At first we thought he was protesting (he hasn’t done a protest poop in six years, but we figured it might have been time again),… Continue reading The cat left a gift
Life without TV…?
Our TV broke last night. It’s a rear projection, and the projecting color convergence is now off and can’t be fixed through conventional means. I got to know Google well, and I even tried Sony’s lousy online tech support (chat). Why they don’t have an easy way to adjust the convergence through the menus is… Continue reading Life without TV…?
Watching Torture
Last night, I watched Pan’s Labrynth—not a bad movie. But I get squeamish when it comes to watching torture in movies, even if the actual act isn’t shown on screen. Reservoir Dogs is one of my favorite movies, but I always have to fast-forward the ear-cutting scene. Oddly enough, I have a certain fascination with… Continue reading Watching Torture
I stapled my finger
I’m a moron. I stapled my finger at work today. It’s one of those things that if I’d seen a child or even a teenager do, I’d think, Silly youngster, when you’re older, you’ll know from experience not to do such things. But today I was a silly youngster. I was stapling a piece of… Continue reading I stapled my finger
Learning to Knit
My wife recently started up a knitting group for our church. We had our first meeting last week. Since then, I’ve tried to get a little better at it. Casting on, supposedly one of the toughest parts, came quite easy to me. Knitting itself (the stitches after casting on) is what’s tough for me. Likewise,… Continue reading Learning to Knit
“Vegetarian” doesn’t even begin to describe…
Even though in most aspects of life I’m pretty easygoing, when it comes to food, I can be quite difficult. What movie are we going to see? Well, I’ll express my opinion, but if the vote goes against me, I’m not going to kick up a fuss about having to see Scary Movie 16 or… Continue reading “Vegetarian” doesn’t even begin to describe…
Facebook is a little crazy…
So I caved finally and joined Facebook. While I like the functionality of it, I think it’s a little scary that one company is privy to that much information about people’s pasts and relationships. They know where you went to school, who you associated with, whom you still want to be in touch with, what… Continue reading Facebook is a little crazy…