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I’m on a business trip this week and have made a habit of stopping at the local Starbucks for a coffee each morning before I head into the office.  Every morning the same group of 3 “old guys” (in reality they are probably only a few decades my senior) sets up shop in 3 of…

I watched the tech crunch live blog of the Apple presser today on the side on my screen while I was working. My short take: I will finally pull the trigger (and sign away another two years of my life to ATT) and upgrade my aging and broken iPhone 4 to one of the two…

Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms? The band itself is made up of men; it is ruled by the authority of a prince, it is knit together by the pact of the confederacy; the booty is divided by the law agreed on.…

I’ve made a rather unconcious, but very positive change over the last 24 months. It all started when in a fit of budget streamlining I cancelled my cable subscription, much to the dismay of my kids. It was a small decision, driven mostly by the idea that I could save $50 a month for something…

This will probably be an unpopular post with most of the people that read my blog, but it’s something I need to get out. I think I have discovered a few previously unknown (to me) truths. I am sure that what I’ve discovered is true, but perhaps my current understanding doesn’t yet represent the whole…

St. Francis Xavier is supposed to have said “give me a child for seven years and I will give you the man:.  I wonder what the federal government will do with children if they have them for 12 (or more)? While it’s a crucial fact, the full story on the Common Core isn’t that the…

Warning: this is probably going to be a screed. I may misstate some facts. I may not tell the whole story. I may forget some things I should mention. But I a stuck in Vegas and its either blog or punch someone. The last thing I want to do is spend a night in a…

Quick Update: Labor Day weekend at church camp went great. Me and 160+ of my closest friends. It’s definitely a battery re- charger to sit around for three days and have no agenda. My son did manage to break his wrist but he will be okay in a few weeks – plus he gets a…

I’ll update the post later with some pictures, but I thought I would do a quick update on the garden. What can I say other than its been a great year. Almost everything has worked and I’ve had to water very little with all the rain. Even the squash bugs came on so late this…