By JFinsel on 6/23/2008 8:19 AM
George Carlin has died. He was a brilliant man, though his jokes could have been just as funny without the blue streak that ran through them.
And yes, those are the Seven Dirty Words,... Read More » |
By JFinsel on 6/23/2008 7:20 AM
In as much as I sit in front of a computer screen to pay for the bad habits I've picked up, habits such as eating well and reading, I still enjoy and appreciate the world outside of the four walls of house and transportation that most folks tend to ignore.... Read More » |
By JFinsel on 6/3/2008 9:08 PM
I do enjoy a thunderstorm and tonight was a feast of them, complete with Tornado Watches and Tornado Warnings. And Reneé, having been through two tornadoes up close and personal (including one that destroyed her trailer on the day it was insured) so she doesn't... Read More » |
By JFinsel on 5/26/2008 12:14 PM
Today, May 26th, 2008, is Memorial Day in the United States of America. And, as I try to do every Memorial Day, I went to a cemetery. This year it was Spring Grove. I have visited Spring Grove before. It is a beautiful spot, both cemetery and arboretum,... Read More » |
By JFinsel on 5/25/2008 12:35 PM
It seems that folks either love or hate the new Indiana Jones movie.... Read More » |
By JFinsel on 5/23/2008 1:50 PM
The title for today's blog comes from no less august a personality than King Henry II of England (1154-1189). What he actually said has been lost to the mists of time and I prefer the version that goes:
What miserable drones and traitors have I nourished and brought up in my household, who let their Lord be treated with such shameful contempt by a low-born cleric?
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By JFinsel on 5/21/2008 10:37 AM
I've been using memcached for about a year now on various projects at work and found there wasn't a good tutorial... Read More » |
By JFinsel on 5/21/2008 9:13 AM
John Hodgman on a forgotten part of American History Read More » |
By JFinsel on 5/14/2008 1:22 PM
There's an old saying that talks about sorrow being the dark threads that provide contast to the bright threads that make up the tapestry of our life. I mention this because Reneè and I were discussing relationships this morning. As a social worker, she sees... Read More » |
By JFinsel on 5/11/2008 7:42 AM
Yesterday, Reneé and I went out to Sharon Woods, or, more specifically, Sharon Harbor. Last year, while Reneé was undergoing Chemotherapy for a blood disorder, we... Read More » |