I just finished up NaNoWriMo again. 50,000 words in a month is a lot of writing, especially when you’re holding down a (more than) full time job. I didwell with the scheduling and wrote a lot on the evenings and weekends, so while it took a pretty big toll on my personal life, it was … [Read more…]
Here’s the thing. I didn’t choose to have kids. I don’t want kids. I don’t even really like kids. If you choose to have kids, that’s great. I hope you’re super happy with that decision. But don’t try to drag me into raising your child. Like the writer of this article: “I looked around in … [Read more…]
This article from the Washington Post is one of several I’ve seen in the last few days, highlighting the differences between the coverage of the situation in Ferguson, MO on Facebook and Twitter. They are all essentially arguing the same thing. On Twitter, you see lots of stuff about Ferguson. On Facebook, you see lots … [Read more…]
“The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.” -Gilbert K. Chesterton I stopped by the local organic grocery store on my way home from work the other day and, as I was browsing for brown rice, I overheard people speaking in English. Specifically, American English. It was three … [Read more…]
“Violent video games are an ideal environment in which to learn violence.” – Donaldo Pereira Macedo I was reading this article by Laura Turner Garrison, which discusses the current state of the diseases that killed you off when you played the video game Oregon Trail. In the US, two of the five diseases, diphtheria and measles, have … [Read more…]
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