I Think Comcast May Be Confused

 Our OnDemand is more and more frequently acting borked.   Specifically, when you press the buttons, nothing happens.  The other night the borkage was truly bad, so I called 244-5990 to see what was up.   The guy answering the phone asked me if I’d ever used it before and then actually said “Well, it’s a [...]

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I Hate To Repeat Myself

But I will if I have to. David Oatney on Saturday We are fortunate to have a growing blogging community in Tennessee that is becoming more and more influential. Note that the most influential among them tend to be those who act on the convictions about which they proudly write in ways both great and [...]

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What’s Troubling Me?

I think I’m at that age where my “couple friends” are starting to be picked off like weakened gazelles by the roving predators of Sexy Outsiders, Fights About Money and Dear God, This Isn’t Where I Thought I’d Be Five Years Ago. It’s making me beyond sad.  It’s making me emotionally exhausted.   And yes, [...]

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Dear Amazon

How do I get rid of those “Recommended for you” things? It’s not that I don’t sincerely appreciate the time and trouble you went to in creating that affinity algorithm.  And it’s not as though I don’t appreciate you thinking of me. I’m just tired of seeing the Stylish Knits For Dogs book every time [...]

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Seriously Odd

I had the strangest Saturday in recent memory. Did you ever have one of those days where you became so overloaded by unexpectedly emotional events that it left you floundering?  Yeah.  That was my Saturday.  On the upside, there was cake.

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I’m Sorry

Dear Google Searchers: I’m sorry for misleading you.    I have absolutly NO idea (nor do I have the remotest care) about how big Daniel Radcliffe’s penis is. Thanks for stopping by.

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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

Amy reviewed this a few days ago. She even sent me an email, which I forgot to respond to until it was too late. So I’m writing this post, instead, to let all of you know what I thought of The Prize-Winner of Defiance, Ohio. Or, at least, the first 15 minutes of said movie. [...]

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Burning Seasick

There are now no fewer than 8 topics I wish to write about here on the blog but cannot address for fear of offending someone. Part of this stems from the fact that it seems that nearly everyone I know now reads my blog. My parents and extended family included. I cannot now say “ass” [...]

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I Love This

When women older than I give birth to their first child. I’d say something about “light” and “tunnels”, but that would be tacky.

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The Comments War–Explaining Stewardship Vs. Greed

I guess we’re having this conversation again. As a conservative libertarian who swims in a sea of liberals, I’m used to being thought ‘wrong’ or ‘stupid’ or ‘misguided’. Goes with the territory, I suppose. On the 4th of July I had a conversation with a 9-year old who seemed to understand the concept of libertarianism [...]

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