Monthly Archives: September 2009
Liquid Breakfast — Red
A year ago my mom got me a blender. A pretty powerful one. Now the thing’s become pretty much indispensable to me. Mostly for breakfast. I find that if I can put it into a glass, I’m more likely to … Continue reading
Dad Tools: The Shrub Rake
I am a big fan of Kelvin Kelly’s Cool Tools. It’s one site that never fails to make me want to go shopping. Simple, often cheap, tools that fill a niche you never realized you need to fill. Anyway, I’m … Continue reading
Football as an Occasion of Grace
This is a very heartwarming sports story. A football hero takes a knee at the 5 yard line rather than run up the score. The story has all the hallmarks of a family movie or at least an after school … Continue reading
Scattered, Happy Brain
I came across a notebook of mine from over a year ago. It always amuses me to read my personal scribblings and try to decipher/remember the thought process that led to them. It’s like being able to step out of … Continue reading
Basketball, poetry, punk, demons, and redemption
I hate when I discover a cool new (to me) poet from their obituary, but from the homage in Slate today, Jim Carroll sounds like a guy I’d have liked to drink a Scotch with. Or maybe a cup of … Continue reading
Crap Detection 101
I am supposed to teach a class next Tuesday at the University of Houston on how to do Futures Research. I thought I had a solid presentation. But I just read the best thing ever on how to verify online … Continue reading
Wiggling Out of the Lobster Trap
Haven’t posted to Overflow for a while, I know. I’ve been active elsewhere online, but just not on my own blog. I’ve been on Facebook, which has become a rather insidious time sink for me. I was inspired to post … Continue reading