Monthly Archive: July 2012
Weirdness
As of today, I’ve been doing this blogging thing for five years. I’ll spare you any reflective introspection as this milestone seems underwhelming next to the daily successes of my recently potty-trained fifteen-month-old. Not...
Approaching Political Apathy
Four years ago, when I was a newbie at this blogging thing, I posted a lot on the presidential campaigns and election, fantasizing about ideal candidates, ethically analyzing McCain and Obama, complaining about the...
A Rule for Charitable Interpretation
When attempting to ascertain the meaning of what someone has said, and the speaker’s grammar or syntax indicates a meaning that’s flat out absurd, it is charitable to assume that the speaker misspoke and...
Moments in Parenting When You Don’t Know What to Say
This past weekend we celebrated my boy’s birthday. He awoke excited for the day, but then descended into his trademark morning grumpiness. The prospect of going to church before his party didn’t jibe with...
LEGO for Adults
LEGO sets have a suggested age range, which can be helpful when buying a set for young children, but, really, the company should do away with the range and simply post a minimum age. ...
A Query about Cleanliness
Yesterday, my son, fearless of grime, scum, and germs, pulled out the plug to the bathtub and looked as though he was going to place it in his mouth. “Whoa,” I said, OCD alarms...
On Hate and Hell
Andrew Hackman calls Hell a hateful idea: [T]he vast majority of Christian churches believe that anyone who does not subscribe to some form of Christianity (and often, their version of Christianity) is going to...
Echoes on the Road
“Adapting Marx, human beings make job choices – but not in circumstances of their choosing. This isn’t consumer choice in some idealized marketplace – it’s the product of an underlying political struggle. And it’s...
