I am having a baby! Well, I’m not having a baby, my daughter is. But that seems to be the problem. I am going a tad insane. I am getting very excited and doing things that I did not do for my kids (I hope they aren’t reading this....
Dec272016
Dec212016
The Wonder of “Ze”
I was at lunch decided to wander through Twitter and look for some interesting articles. That is when I found this article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4021894/Oxford-University-says-students-use-gender-neutral-ze-place-he.html Now, first thing that must remain clear: I really don’t care about the whole gender thing. I really think there are far more important things to...
Dec202016
Iron Mountain Hike
Well, it has been a while since I had a post but that’s because I went on vacation. Actually it was more of a “stay-cation”. I stayed at home and slept a lot. I did put in a lot of exercise but I did take it easy for the...
Dec092016
Book Review: The Corrections
The American novel The Corrections was written by Jonathan Franzen and published in 2001. It was a critically acclaimed novel that won several awards including the National Book Award for Fiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. It is also listed on Amazon’s top 100 books to read....
Dec082016
My Twelve Days of Christmas…After My Divorce
I decided to do something fun. I am am divorced and my ex-wife has done all she could to make my Christmases miserable. But I refused to let her do it. The best way is not to ignore her but to have fun with it. So, after receiving a...
Dec072016
The Rise of the Snowflake
We are interviewing for two new people for an open job. The interview process involved a panel of current employees who would listen and question the candidate. Well, we did do it this way. That is, until Human Resources said we needed to stop using panels during the interview...
Dec062016
Weekend Update: I Love L.A… We Love It
That title is a little misleading. I actually hate Los Angeles. There are too many people, too much traffic and it is way too big. But I do like the song, so I decided to use it in the title. And that’s what I did this past weekend. I...
Dec052016
The Dilemma
I am faced with a problem. Something I have not had to deal with in quite a while. And it is stressing me out beyond all belief. I need to dress up. Slacks, a nice shirt and a dress or sports coat. I do not need a tie or...
Dec022016
Hannukah, Chanukah or Hanukah? Facts About Hanukkah
There was a time that I would have just written a post about Christmas facts and left it at that. After all, I am Catholic (sort of), went to Catholic school for twelve years (which is why I am only “sort of” a Catholic), and have been sheltered from...
Dec012016
Tis the Season: Little Known Christmas Facts
This is my favorite time of year. Needing another topic for a post, I decided to scour the Internet looking for some interesting Christmas facts. Here is a list of twenty-five facts. Have fun and Merry Christmas! All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364...