Monthly Archives: October 2000
The Future of Sticks. I met this guy at the World Future Society Conference last July. He’s an interesting guy.
The backlash against undecided voters is picking up pace. They hog all the attention and insult the many Americans who have figured out who to vote for without being bribed by TV cameras and pandered to by pundits. Me? I’m … Continue reading
Our waterbed died last week. A tube burst unbeknownst to us and started the process of mildewing and rotting stuff beneath us as we slept. We’d been thinking about getting a new bed for a while, but that did it. … Continue reading
This guy puts a voice to something I’ve been trying to do for some years now — off-peak living. Tho it’s harder when you have four kids who have school schedules.
Two events that have affected my personal world: I lost my wallet. Yes, it’s the major pain in the ass that it’s cracked up to be. I don’t recommend it. I shaved my moustache. Still have the beard, though. I … Continue reading
Christians went to Burning Man and survived. Actually they came back with some darn good advice for us Church folks. I’m envious. I’ve been wanting to go to Burning Man myself. Maybe next year….
Good news about my daughter’s generation, the millenials, from Generations authors Strauss and Howe. “The next great generation?” Damn, missed it by one. I’m just a cranky, pessimistic Gen Xer, I guess.
If you’re Catholic, and you care about the full range of issues on which there are Catholic teachings, you might like to use this citizenship guideline document from the NCCB. As my wife pointed out, it is quite a gift … Continue reading
I am just way too busy for my own good. I’m covering a religion and science conference, or at least the first two days of it, for this publication I’m writing for called Religion Watch (it’s a small publication, but … Continue reading