Peach Fuzz
I got my hairs cut yesterday. Really cut — I told the hair stylist to use a #1 clipper on the side and a #2 clipper on top. The result is nearly a buzz cut; the shape of my skull… Continue Reading
Cheerful For Once
A Few Things To Be Thankful For
To quote fellow conservative secularist Heather McDonald, “The problem for the nonbeliever is not that there is no one to thank for our good fortune but that there are more targets of gratitude than we can possibly acknowledge.” So rather… Continue Reading
Put The Turkey In The Picture
Donations to charity, either of money or of product, are down dramatically this year. There is no shortage of volunteers to work at charities offering Thanksgiving food to people who are in unfortunate circumstances, but the amount of food that… Continue Reading
Better Days
Better day at the office today. Some days, you think you may not be in the right line of work after all. Other days, you know you’ve done good work, you feel it in your bones.
Rally
Last night I went to meet up with a friend at the Barnes & Noble after work. Along the way, I drove past the busiest intersection in the area — the one where all the big-box stores are, the one… Continue Reading
Praise Where It’s Due
United Air Lines Customer Relations P.O. Box 66100 Chicago, IL 60666 United Air LinesTerminal ThreeSan Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, CA 94128 RE: Alberto Romero – An Extraordinary Employee Dear Sir or Madam: I write today to praise an extraordinary employee… Continue Reading
I Pass
Hertz did something very, very right. They equipped their rental car with an I-Pass for the northern Illinois tollways. We shot right through the toll booths. (At least, the ones that weren’t already slow from the highway construction.) By the… Continue Reading
Bad Guys In Columbia Get Owned
The news of today’s dramatic hostage rescue in Colombia is remarkable for quite a few reasons. Obviously, the big news is Columbian political leaders who will fight the narcoterrorists are now free, which is unalloyed good news. The news of… Continue Reading
Sitting Outside
The Wife was watching a TV show on her computer, and the volume was really loud. With lots of people shouting. And I just wanted to go out and write, and think about my presentation Wednesday, and so I took… Continue Reading
A Victory For The Defense
I was wrong to be as anxious as I was for my mock trial kids. They were a little bit unpolished, but obviously far superior to their opponents tonight, and that’s what counts in this round. Yes, they could have… Continue Reading