Collecting My Thoughts

3712 The aftermath thoughts So many news reporters are filling air space about the VA Tech tragedy with phrases like "make sense of...

3711 To the talking heads that bring us the news Before the families had even been notified yesterday of the terrible tragedy that happene...

3710 Thirty seven years later I don't actually know the exact date of the current "woman's movement." I date it from 1970...

3709 Monday Memories--the last prom dress This week there's a lot of talk about proms--how expensive they are, the cleavage, the skimp...

3708 Prom wasn't this tough when I was in school This is a photo of a permission slip for . . . well, read it here. I didn't kn...

Don't blame Obama for Nappy Roots Sure, they appeared together at a Democratic fund raiser, and Obama took no offense then at their ly...

3706 The Justice Department and Sandy Bergler The AG should have the right to fire anyone he hired into a political appointment. I'm ...

3705 Double your coupons and your calories Shopping at a major super market is like a scavenger hunt--can I buy real food, just food? Can ...

When I'm 64 John Lennon and Paul McCartney's love song When I'm 64 was sung last night at a birthday dinner for Carol, who is...

3703 The broken string I read a very moving story about Itzhak Perlman at someone's blog today--it's apparently been making the ro...

3702 The VPL--flaunt it The other day I wrote that Katie Couric had pretty much taken the pleasure out of watching TV, but I'll admit ...

3701 The FTO gene "A nondescript gene that no scientist has studied before determines why some people gain more weight than others. A...

3700 How God uses the Internet Here's a neat story about how God uses the internet to meet the needs of his children. I got an e-mail ...

3699 The unintended consequences of protecting women Don Imus and Mike Nifong aren't the only guys with funny names apologizing in sto...

3698 Why librarians won't protect your children. It's your responsibility. It's that simple. Movies, internet, e-books, music...

3697 This month's word Worthington is a city north of Columbus. We're not supposed to call it a suburb because I think it was th...

3696 Them bones, them dry bones If Tyrannosaurus Rex is 66 million years old and related to the chicken, then it's easier to understa...

3695 Our infectious lifestyle Peter Huber wrote an essay for the Wall Street Journal called "The coming plague." I think it is f...

I just noticed this, and the title certainly reflects my views--Crazies to the left; Wimps to the right.

Poetry Thursday Today I am poemless, rhymless, and without meter. I'm seeing nothing in syllables, no images in words, no sound in the ...