Random Acts of Mind by Dones

Regardless of what one thinks of Obama, I think he was purposely mischaracterized by Dr. James Dobson the other day. I listened to Obama’s 6/28/2006 speech on religion & morality in politics, and I thought he was fair and accurate in his assessment of the relationship between the three subjects. I don’t know why Dobson […]

No, no one’s hurt. This is a good thing. “The Waiting Room” is the title of a song by one of my favorite bands, Sixpence None the Richer. to see what prompted a 5am blog post, read this excerpt (reposted here with much love & respect) from the Sixpence None the Richer fan newsletter:
“New Christmas […]

We have our very own ’singing frog’ situation here with our little boy. It appears that when we are face-to-face with him now, he’ll just smile, and laugh, and coo to us, thinking we’re the greatest things he’s ever seen. I can’t even voice to you how thrilling that is: what a beautiful sight it […]

Here’s what I say:
The answer to high fuel prices must change from changing the supply to changing the demand. It starts at home, with gasoline conservation like James has outlined. We’ve got to start using less gasoline.
It continues from there to further investment and commitment for mass transit in urban and suburban areas. We’ve got […]

Sorry for the work-related post today, but this was something I’ve been meaning to share. Despite the title of this post, I want to say that I really like my job. I think it’s a good fit in a lot of ways:

- It’s mostly sedentary but I can stand up while working if I need […]

SANTA MONICA, CA– In a stunning move that will likely have the stand-up comedy profession in an uproar for years to come, God has banned veteran comic George Carlin from making any future live performances. This is only the latest in a long string of live performance bans by the Big Guy, who many say […]

Quote from Ars Technica:
‘Almost two dozen public interest groups have asked the Federal Communications Commission to start a proceeding on what they call “advertainment”—TV programming saturated with product placement. “We must not allow television programs to become Trojan® horses,” the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) wrote to the FCC on Thursday.’
That is all.
(Okay, […]

Bottom Line: A far cry from Raiders of the Lost Ark, but who was expecting that?
**Note: If you want to remain totally spoiler-free before you watch the film, please note this review does contain what I would call significant spoilers. It’s also safe to assume any comments may contain spoilers**
It’s been a few weeks […]

I’ve been ‘that guy’ who’s been collecting Pepsi points off of bottle caps for the last several months. It started because we have vending machines at work and I got burnt out on Diet Dr. Pepper, so I switched to buying Diet Pepsi in the 20 oz bottles. Well, they’re like a buck apiece, so […]

5 new baby videos (son & nephew) & my first Spore creature creation on my Youtube channel. It’s a lot for me to embed here. Check ‘em out!