-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Paul David Swinford on Contact Me
- Eric Miller on Pretentious Conservative
- George Jorgenson on Because of Love
- Rodger Olsen on Your Punishment Is Over
- Vidya on The Name of God
Archives
- October 2021
- June 2021
- March 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- December 2019
- September 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- January 2019
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- March 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- April 2004
Categories
Blogroll
Favorites
Memberships
My Books
My E-Books
Tools
Meta
Pages
Twitter Feed
- No public Twitter messages.
By Web Designer
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Finding Joy
One of the larger office supply stores advertises that buying from them is like having an “easy button.” With a simple push it solves all your office supply problems. Many people spend their lives looking for an “easy button” for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Writer’s Block
Writer’s block is an unpleasant experience that most writers have the misfortune of facing occasionally. For some, it is a momentary problem that comes on them like a head cold and may last no longer than a twenty-four hour virus. … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Leave a comment
On Being Peculiar
Most people who know me well believe that I’m not entirely normal. As an example, I had a dream a few years ago. I dreamed that Sarah Michelle Geller arrived in my office one day—you know, the pretty blonde who … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Being a Technophile
I am a technophile. There, I’ve said it. But I don’t need a twelve-step program. I embrace what I am and I’m proud of it. My wife is also a technophile, and for that matter, so are our children. We … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
Where Do Your Ideas Come From?
Ideas for writing come from many places, some stranger than others. I should point out that everyone gets ideas, but unless you’re a writer you’re not likely to pay attention or even notice ideas that might make good articles or … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Many Earths?
TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences run by the American private non-profit Sapling Foundation. It was formed to disseminate “ideas worth spreading.” Since 2006, the talks conducted at these conferences have been offered for free … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Space
Leave a comment
Large Numbers
The estimate of the number of stars in just our Milky Way galaxy is pegged at about 400 billion. The latest estimates based on data collected by the Hubble and other ground based instruments puts the number of galaxies in … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Space
Leave a comment
Science
We hear the word “scientific” bandied about on a not infrequent basis by advertisers, politicians, and other authority figures. And most of us think we know what scientific means—and then we get images in our head of beakers boiling, rockets … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Leave a comment
Roger Williams
In the United States we often take our freedoms, such as the freedom of religion, for granted. What we experience in this country has existed but a brief moment in the overall history of the world. Prior to people like … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Religion
Leave a comment
Freedom of Thought
The importance of freedom of thought is easily underestimated. George Orwell, in his novel 1984, discussed it in an interesting way by presenting its opposite: It was quite simple. All that was needed was an unending series of victories over … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment