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Some eye and ear candy for a snowy day

Well there is a Blizzard howling outside and my town is pretty much such down for the day so what do we do to pass the time? Watch the Osmonds of course. White Bread on a white day.

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Blizzard of '78 - 30th Anniversary

I was 10 years old at the time. The previous evening ended with 44 degrees, rain, and some thunder and in less than 12 hours we had 60 mile an hour winds and 20 inches of snow and 30 to 40 below zero wind chills. The low pressure system causing the storm recorded the lowest pressure at Cleveland in history - even lower than a Hurricane. The weather people called it a Severe Blizzard - something that hadn't happened in decades.

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Tom Brokaw on the Charlie Rose Show

watched a bit of Tom Brokaw on the Charlie Rose show tonight talking about his book "The Sixites" and the History Channel documentry on 1968 specifically (which was a good show - nothing about UFOs thank goodness). Here is a quote from that interview that sums up my personal philosophy.

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A milestone: 1024x768

A big change took place when I finally changed my computer screen resolution from my old standby of 880x600 to 1024x768

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Supporting the striking writers of the WGA

On November 13th, this blog and the blogs listed below will be on strike for the day in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America. As fellow writers and as TV fans, we are coming together to express our strong support for the writers and their goals. We believe that when a writer's work makes money for a company, that writer deserves to be paid.

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To our Veterans

We observe Veteran's Day today November 12th. To all those veterans, past and present, and those risking their lives today, thank you!

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Revenge driving justice system

There seems to be a perception that we coddle criminals, that they sit on their asses in jail and watch TV all the time, while the victims of crime have their life ruined by whatever degree of the crime that happened to them. People who have that perception are the one's who want the utopia and want revenge on the criminal. There is a disturbing trend to make people pay for their crimes for the rest of their lives even after serving a jail sentence.

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Some Ohio college students want to carry guns on campus

The Columbus Dispatch had a story on Tuesday 10/23 about a protest from some students who want to be able to have concealed weapons on campus. When Ohio adopted a concealed carry law they exempted university and college campuses. Students who feel such a prohibition is wrong, protested by wearing empty gun holster around campus. It just seems a bit childish as if carrying a gun is like some kind of gage of manliness or something. It would be better to just get a tattoo.

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Ellen DeGeneres is in a dog fight

Sometimes one has to take a break and look at something that looks sad and funny at the same time. Recently talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia de Rossi adopted a small dog from the animal rescue organization "Mutts and Moms". It seems that the dog didn't get along with Ellen and Portia's cats so Ellen gave the dog to her hairstylist. When "Mutts and Moms" stopped by to check on the dog and found out that DeGeneres gave the dog away, they went to the hairstylist and took the dog back. They claim that DeGeneres violated the terms of the adoption when she didn't tell them she had given the dog away.

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Become a banker through Kiva

Microfinance is where people are looking for financing for their ideas and businesses but the amount needed isn't the amount a typical bank would loan, if they would qualify, but if they could get it, it would make a huge difference in their lives. A new website Kiva.org lets all us get involved.

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Some thoughts on the Jena 6 protests

Protest the justice system and fight to get them all a fair hearing and see what happens.

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Protecting "our" children from books whether you like it or not

I was watching the local news on Wednesday when I came across a story about a book controversy in a local school district. It seems some parents complained about The Chocolate War an assigned book that they thought to be offensive. What is ironic is that one of the book and film's main theme is "conformity" - where the majority imposes orthodoxy in thoughts and belief. That is what censorship does. It imposes an orthodoxy in thoughts and beliefs by suppressing any that are contrary.

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Diane Lane Tribute Page

To prove once again, how pale and friendless I am, I finally finished my long awaited tribute page to actor Diane Lane.

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FEMA wants to require IDs for volunteers

FEMA wants to restrict volunteer help during disasters. It is pushing for a requirement that any volunteers must have an approved ID card to help out. Sounds kind of fishy to me.

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Flooding brings back memories

The recent flooding reminded me of other times when the Blanchard flooded. The last major flood was in 1981. Rawson Park was a large lake, most county roads were closed, and a car dealer moved his inventory to overpass on Central Parkway to escape the water.

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Bush wants to compare Iraq to Vietnam

Before we got into Iraq, Bush and his cronies strongly claimed that it would not be another Vietnam. Now Bush wants us to believe it will be and it will be, just not the way he thinks.

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Tooting my own horn

Announcing makeovers of two of my blogs. Proving once again I have no life and am quite pale.

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New Orleans residents who had insurance policies that excluded water damage lose in court

If you live in a flood prone area - you can't get regular insurance coverage for water damage. You must buy flood insurance from the federal government. Some Katrina victims didn't seem to understand that.

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Goodbye Sports Arena

The Toledo Blade had an article today giving an obituary for the Sports Arena. Toledo is going to build a new 8,000 seat arena downtown and the owners of the Sports Arena sold it to the city and it is due to be torn down in the next few months. It played a part in my life growing up.

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Sicko makes the point

I heard today about the throwdown on CNN between Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's resident medical expert, and filmmaker Michael Moore over the "facts" in Moore's documentary "Sicko". The film is an indictment of the US health care system. Like Moore, I support moving to a single-payer health care system. It preserves choice and allows for people to get the treatment they need.

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New home for this blog

This is the first post on this blog since I moved it to a new server. I moved because my previous host made it near impossible to maintain my blog

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2008 Election Burn Out Not My Fault

A friend of mine on an e-mail list I participate asked us what we thought of the recent GOP presidential candidate debates. I made a snide comment: "There was a debate last night?" She said that one of those men could be the next the President so I should care. I don't and here's why:

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Summer movies I love

This weekend was Superhero weekend for me. I rented the DVD of Superman Returns which I saw last summer and I fell in love with the film all over again. So I decided to post one of my favorite scenes

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If you think the Walter Reed scandal was bad

I read an article in the Nation tonight that talks about the rash of military discharges of wounded Iraq war veterans, in order, it seems to save the VA money on benefits. The article, "How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits", by Joshua Kors, highlights a previously unreported practice of discharging wounded soldiers as having a personality disorder, which happens to be one of the ways a soldier can be discharged and not be eligible for any future benefits.

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I want my NFL please

When I moved to Columbus the issue because troublesome. I am now in the middle of 2 team's market area (Cleveland and Cincinnati) and also could be included in a 3rd (Pittsburgh) and all of them are in the AFC. Our local CBS station has the thankless job of deciding which team to show each week of the season especially if they are playing at the same time - which seems to be most of the time. The NFL and CBS doesn't allow WBNS to move the other games to another channel like WWHO which is a broadcast channel or to a dedicated digital cable channel.

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No, I don't listen to Glenn Beck

I discovered that this site was mentioned on the listener forum for conservative radio host Glenn Beck. So I checked it out. Here are some answers to the questions posed by the readers there:

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Snow Emergencies - An Update

Police have powers to protect order and the health and safety of citizens. If you being on the roads during a severe snow storm interferes with any of those duties then they can arrest you if that is what is called for by your actions.

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Give up religion for Lent

My idea is for religious people to give up religion for Lent. Try to see how it is to live without superstition and outdated thinking - like observing Lent.

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Fantasy football leaves me unfulfilled

Five years of playing has shown I am the unluckiest player in the world. I have never finished higher than 4th in any of the leagues I have been in and this past season I finished last or near the bottom of the three leagues I joined. My records were 3-11, 5-9, and 4-10 and each team finished the season by losing 5 games in a row.

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Reflections on President Ford

I was but a wee lad in 1974 when I watched President Nixon announced he was resigning his office and that then VP Ford would be taking over. After the corruption of Nixon on the news every night, Ford was boring. Until he pardoned Nixon. Even as a kid of 6, I knew it was a bone head move on his part to do it. Now many years later you have to wonder that if Ford wanted to "put Watergate and the Nixon presidency in the past", then why did he not pardon everyone involved in the Watergate mess?

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Holiday Homily from Le Buche de Humanist

Here are some random thoughts on Thanksgiving

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Louise Brooks an Icon

November 14th marks the 100th birthday of one of the most iconic actresses of the silent era. Louise Brooks was only active in films for a few years but she left an incredible mark that influences culture even today. To mark her birthday I created a tribute page on Brooks and why I like her.

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Yes, I will gloat in the Democrat victory

The national victory for the Democrats is a HUGE rebuke to President Bush, the GOP, and their neocon cronies. They were ones who squandered the budget surplus, got us into a protracted war in Iraq on fabricated evidence, and ruined our reputation in the world community.

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I voted today

I voted today and there were a lot of judges on the ballot.

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Project Runway at this Old House

Nifty title, no? I just wanted to comment on 2 TV shows I watched this week in the same post. So, sue me. Project Runway and This Old House offer some entertainment.

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Football Deja vu

While reading the Findlay Courier online this past Thursday, I read the article they wrote about the Findlay High game the next day. The article talks about that week's opponent and the coach's view of what FHS is expecting. The opponent was Marion Harding High. Harding is a long time opponent. Marion is about an hour drive south of Findlay. The article talked about the teams meeting in 1985.

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Crap Happens

Monday, the big story was the shooting at an Amish school. Of course, after every violent incident involving a school or children, the religious wing nuts make statements like the one I read in a forum posting on our local newspaper website.

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When moralists throw stones....

Less than a week after former President Clinton handed the right wing their ass on Bin Laden and President Bush had more proof of his lies thrown in his face when the National Intelligence Estimate came out, a sex scandal has erupted in the US House of Representatives. Rep. Mark Foley (R-Florida) resigned suddenly after learning a report on his inappropriate Internet contact with a 16 year old House page was about to be reported on ABC News.

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Reconnecting and Reunion

On Saturday, I attended my 20th High School reunion. I was both very nervous and very excited to see my former classmates. Some of us attended elementary and junior high school together before Findlay High. Most I have not seen or heard from in years.

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9/11 still powerful after 5 years

I still vividly remember what I was doing that morning in 2001 when the first reports came in, I was noodling on the computer. I had just come home from my night job and I had the "Today" show on in the background while I decompressed before going to bed. After seeing the 2nd plane hit the tower I didn't go to bed until around Midnight the next day.

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Madigan says we should be lucky to have Wal-Mart

Charles M. Madigan wrote an op/ed piece in the Chicago Tribune Tuesday complaining about Democrats deciding to take on retailer Wal-Mart. He starts out telling us about a couple of jobs he had that paid little for the amount work he did and the other negatives that came with it. Then he gives us an unemotional look a retail economics.

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Funny church sign

While out and about today I came across a sign in front of a local church that made me chuckle.

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Who cares about the murder of JonBenet?

It must be August - the dog days of summer - when our supposed mainstream media have nothing to report so we get stories right out of the old "True Crime" magazine. Just like the obsession on the Scott Peterson case, or the missing co-end in Aruba, the media seem to obsess about scandalous stuff.

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History of MTV

At 12:01 am on August 1st 1981 Music Television - MTV for short - signed on the air. The cable channel changed the cultural landscape in many ways - not all of them positive. Here is a list of the videos played in the first hour back in 1981

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Practical Humanism

Just announcing two new essays I wrote for the Central Ohio Humanist have now been posted to my iHumanism website. They deal with the practical application of the Humanist philosophy in one's every day life. Check the entry to get the links

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Update to Famous Findlayians

I just updated my "Famous Findlayians" page on my website. That is where I list some collected info on famous people who either were born, lived, or worked in my hometown Findlay, Ohio. A couple of web visitors pointed out a few more people I failed to mention in the first edition. People like C.J. "Pappy" Hart who was one of the "fathers" of the sport of Drag racing and Howard T. Ricketts, who helped isolate the bacteria that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I also tweaked some of the photos I included on the page and updated some of the text.

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Sometimes computers make me feel stupid

To go along with a new home for my personal blog (the one you're reading now) I decided to upgrade my home computer too. I bought my current machine in 2003. It was a basic system built by a local shop. It had an Athlon XP 2200, 40 GB Hard drive, 256K ram, CD writer, and the motherboard had LAN, video, and sound built in. That machine was also when I upgraded to Win XP Home after about 5 years using Win 98 on a box I built myself back in 1998.

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Atheist sells self on Ebay

Hemant Mehta, chair of the board of the Secular Student Alliance, offered himself on Ebay. Well not himself, per se, but his beliefs. He had an auction offering to the highest bidder, Mehta's time to visit a church of the winner's choice. Mehta is an Atheist and he found out that there are many Christians looking to convert anyone who offers them a chance. The winning bid was $504 and led Mehta to visit several churches in the Chicago area. The money bid went to the SSA as a donation.

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Playing hooky from work

I'm suppose to be at work at this time but I called in sick. I'm not sick. I guess I am just bored with my job. I did plan on going I really did, even after waking up late and knowing I would be late. But when it came time to trudge to work I just couldn't do it. Whenever I call off for a non-sick reason I have huge pangs of guilt. I was indoctrinated to want to work and knowing if I don't have a valid reason, it is a bad reason not to go into work.

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A Bit of Local News

The big news is that FHS Head Football coach Cliff Hite stepped down as FHS coach on 12/1/2005. Actor David Cryer, Findlay High '54, who has been with the touring company of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" for the past 13 years, will be playing "Monsieur Firmin" in the Broadway production starting in January.

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Thank You Kevin Smith

Life led me in another direction and while I continued to write my short stories and enjoy watching films and the process of filmmaking, I didn't think I would get the bug again. That was until I met director Kevin Smith - again.

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Gushing about Football

As a grad of Findlay High, I follow the exploits of the football team from afar as I live in Columbus now. I am pleased as punch that the Findlay Trojans are 5-1 and as of last week ranked 3rd in Region 2 of the OHSAA computer rankings. As I said, living in Columbus forces me to follow the team via the newspaper or over the Internet. WFIN, the main station in Findlay has been streaming football games over the Internet for several years. Even when they had to stop streaming the station due to royalty issues (thank you Napster) they still stream the games each Friday night.

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How I lost my virginity in the College Republicans

The article describes the tactics CRs learn and use for the campaigns of the Chairman of the group and how it seems real familiar to those who follow real elections. It reminded me of my short stint with CR back in the mid 1980's and I thought I would share my story.

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The Democratic Party died today

The party died for me on Wednesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee's senior Democrat, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, announced his endorsement of Judge John Roberts, shortly after leaving the White House where the 2nd vacancy in the Supreme Court was discussed with President Bush.

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Peter Jennings 1938-2005

The "face" of ABC News died today and I really miss him. I was a Cronkite kid, growing up with Uncle Walter who I trusted as much as my mom. Then when he retired and Dan Rather took over I was a bit lost. For some reason I just never cared for Dan.

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Photo sparks a memory

I was checking out the Friday edition of the Findlay Courier (my hometown) online and came across a photo on the first page. It was a young kid playing chess with an older man with large wrap around sun glasses. He looked familiar. It was Glen Shelton. He taught me how to play chess when I was the boy's age many moons ago.

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Cell phones in Findlay High School causing trouble

It seems that FHS as a zero tolerance for cell phones on campus and if found they are confiscated and returned at the end of the day. If the same person is found with one again then a parent or guardian has to come to school to pick it up. It seems that the administration is searching the phones they confiscate and punishing any rule violations contained on them like bad language in text messages and pictures showing underage drinking.

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Democrats: We like anal lube. Really.

Once again the Democrats bent over and became spokespeople for anal lube:

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The Cucumber Incident: Revisited

Someone posted my article in full on the Indymedia network of websites and comments flooded in to my article. Most of the comments took me to task because I refused to applaud the women's revenge. I was also taken to task for not being outraged at the husband's acts and one person commented that it was no surprise as I was man. Several comments mentioned that if one was a victim of abuse then one would understand. I reject all of those comments.

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Brief thoughts on the passing of Pope John Paul II

Couldn't avoid the death watch the past few days. CNN had wall to wall coverage since Friday. I just shook my head as millions of Catholics prayed for the Pope's recovery then of course it was changed to praying for the Pope as he makes his way to Jesus.

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Moving Sucks!

I had collected a lot of junk, stuff I didn't need, but hadn't thrown out. Trying to move my belongings on a time deadline forced me to make some choices. Some were easy and some were tough.

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Want to revisit the past?

Yes, my friends, if you miss the gas crunch, President Reagan, disco, Rubik's Cube, bell bottoms, The Cure, YES, or the host of movies and TV shows from the 70's and 80's then Our Generationis for you.

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A Level 3 snow emergency, doesn't necessarily mean employees must stay home

Well I guess in Findlay, too many workers heeded the level 3 that happened in the storm that hit before Christmas to stay home. Findlay Mayor Tony Iriti, Hancock County Sheriff Michael Heldman and Chamber of Commerce President Doug Peters met with about 25 local employers and business owners to clarify what the snow emergencies mean.

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September 11 revisited: an essay

In my spare time I write. I have done it for many years and it is a way for me to rant and work out issues I have in my thick skull. Most of the time I write short stories but I also like to write essays on various topics. On September 16th, 2001, still in shock from the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, I wrote an essay as a Humanist repsonse to the incident.

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Fantastic Night in Cleveland with The Corrs

On Saturday August 21, I had the opportunity to see, live and in person, my favorite band The Corrs at the Tower City Ampitheater in Cleveland, Ohio. It was a great night, one that went by far too fast.

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Stewart zings Blitzer - film at 11

I was watching The Daily Show tonight and Jon Stewart had on Wolf Blitzer from CNN. Stewart just hammered Blitzer about the 9/11 Senate Report released today.

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Doug's Views

A unique look at my world. Includes my interests and complaints

March 8, 2008

Some eye and ear candy for a snowy day

January 25, 2008

Blizzard of '78 - 30th Anniversary

December 11, 2007

Tom Brokaw on the Charlie Rose Show

November 17, 2007

A milestone: 1024x768

November 13, 2007

Supporting the striking writers of the WGA

November 12, 2007

To our Veterans

November 5, 2007

Revenge driving justice system

October 24, 2007

Some Ohio college students want to carry guns on campus

October 17, 2007

Ellen DeGeneres is in a dog fight

September 29, 2007

Become a banker through Kiva

September 23, 2007

Some thoughts on the Jena 6 protests

September 13, 2007

Protecting "our" children from books whether you like it or not

September 4, 2007

Diane Lane Tribute Page

September 1, 2007

FEMA wants to require IDs for volunteers

August 27, 2007

Flooding brings back memories

August 25, 2007

Bush wants to compare Iraq to Vietnam

August 14, 2007

Tooting my own horn

August 2, 2007

New Orleans residents who had insurance policies that excluded water damage lose in court

July 22, 2007

Goodbye Sports Arena

July 12, 2007

Sicko makes the point

June 24, 2007

New home for this blog

June 10, 2007

2008 Election Burn Out Not My Fault

May 8, 2007

Summer movies I love

March 23, 2007

If you think the Walter Reed scandal was bad

March 17, 2007

I want my NFL please

March 13, 2007

No, I don't listen to Glenn Beck

February 14, 2007

Snow Emergencies - An Update

February 11, 2007

Give up religion for Lent

January 15, 2007

Fantasy football leaves me unfulfilled

December 28, 2006

Reflections on President Ford

November 23, 2006

Holiday Homily from Le Buche de Humanist

November 13, 2006

Louise Brooks an Icon

November 8, 2006

Yes, I will gloat in the Democrat victory

November 7, 2006

I voted today

October 21, 2006

Project Runway at this Old House

October 9, 2006

Football Deja vu

October 3, 2006

Crap Happens

October 1, 2006

When moralists throw stones....

September 25, 2006

Reconnecting and Reunion