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Tag Archives: Life
Why would someone do this?
I read in the daily newspaper today that over 100 headstones and monuments in one of the local cemeteries were knocked over last night, many of them completely destroyed. Many of them were knocked over and then purposefully smashed, most … Continue reading
A little less religious discomfort
I wrote a few months ago about some religious discomfort I was having. Namely, I’m Buddhist and my mom is Christian; I’ve been taking her to church on Sunday, because I know it means a lot to her. She’s disabled … Continue reading
Cold wind and kids
Yesterday it was pretty cold where I’m at, hovering around freezing all day. It was also quite windy. Earlier in the day, I went outside with my 2 1/2 year old son, to do something that at this point I’ve … Continue reading
The tryptophan stupor is now over.
I received an email from a discussion group I’m on earlier today. The person started the email with this: I believe I’ve fully recovered from the annual tryptophan stupor so this should make some sense. How very true, I thought: … Continue reading
Some people really do amaze me.
Today was the Thanksgiving dinner at the church my mom attends. Me, my wife, my mom, and my son were all there. The dinner was put on by a variety of churches, and the church my mom attends was the … Continue reading
And then there was much rejoicing: finals are over.
Finally. Like Kamigoroshi, I’m done with my finals. I had one last Thursday, one this Monday, and the last one this Tuesday. Today marks the official end of fall quarter at the college; all I have left to do now … Continue reading
An open letter to TIME magazine
Dear TIME, Three months ago, I cancelled my subscription to your magazine. When I cancelled, I did so at your website. To cancel, I had to go to your website, go to the subscription area, log in, click cancel subscription, … Continue reading
Sometimes, I really don’t like my iPod.
I was getting ready to go to the store, and wanted to have some new podcasts to listen to. I opened up iTunes and started updating my podcasts. New episodes of a few were indeed available; cool. I plug in … Continue reading
I finally have a driver’s license.
Yes, yes. Finally. It’s only taken me six (six) years to get around to getting the damn thing. That’s not being entirely true, though. It’s not like I’ve consistently failed the driving exam; I just never really got around to … Continue reading
Disappearing stuff
I made a Note over at 9rules asking what games people keep returning to. I wondered because while I’ve played lots of different games over the years, there have been a few that I’ve returned to over and over again*. … Continue reading