By the Playbook
Another Washington Times piece got me thinking again. The great betrayal: How the CCP humiliates China and blames the world – Washington Times It’s probably lesson one in every politician’s… Read more »
Category: Thoughts in Progress
This can’t be real… (II)
Just to follow up on something about which I wrote within the past couple of weeks: I learned a new word today: “Sadfishing.” I don’t know if it has a… Read more »
Ignorance as Blessing
I’d like to take this short moment to tell you about a theory I’ve developed over my years of experience in the language training and testing field; and maybe even… Read more »
A Fortunate Fall…
No, this isn’t about a bike crash, or even my wife’s recently broken ribs. Those things are never so fortunate as this, if anyone could find any blessings in them… Read more »
The First Thursday of the Year
I’m wondering if I can do anything to keep myself interested in writing in 2025. About four and a half years ago, I resolved to start a blog and post… Read more »
Finding Simplicity
I’ve been ruminating on the stark, sterilized lives we live these days. Lives where everything needs to meet expectations, and those expectations always basking in the gleam of something new,… Read more »
Sometimes it’s better to take what comes your way…
I get the feeling that just about everyone who deals with streaming services has spent far too much time scrolling through to see what might be good to watch. I… Read more »
Joy to the World
I grew up in a big family…by today’s standards. Six kids. It still tickles me to think that hey, I’ve got five brothers and sisters, and not a bad one… Read more »
C’mon, it’s not that bad…
I had two people come into my office today telling me how brutally hot it was outside. I stayed in most of the day. My office is absolutely frigid, and… Read more »
That’s the way it is…?
A Wall Street Journal opinion editorial piece caught my eye today. Titled “A Simple Idea for Speedier Government,” it talked about the early success of a Pennsylvania program that refunds… Read more »