A Life Less Ordinary

When we got home late last night, I noticed some weird things. First, the porch light was off, which I specifically turned on before we left because I knew it would be dark when we got home. I blamed it on the lousy timer switch (which I hate and can’t wait to replace), but when…

Last night Phoenix, Morah, and I were over at Mike and Emily’s apartment for an evening of dinner and playing the Wii. We started off bowling on Wii Sports, and while playing, I coined a new phrase that I hope quickly enters the lexicon of bowlers everywhere: the ham pin. We all know that 3…

Barry Leiba over at the always excellent Staring at Empty Pages put it far better than I did: The authorities should look, instead, to the ones who are really responsible for the crush in the first place: the store owners, and the retail industry in general. I’d like to see the store owners held responsible…

I have always made my position on Black Friday clear, and a death at Wal-Mart yesterday further enforces my disgust for this unofficial holiday. From the article: “He was bum-rushed by 200 people,” co-worker Jimmy Overby, 43, told the Daily News. “They took the doors off the hinges. He was trampled and killed in front…

Morah and I drove down to Clarkston last night, and early this morning we were on the road for Walla Walla. We had Thanksgiving dinner at her aunt’s house, then drove to Yakima to her grandparents’ house, where we’ll spend the rest of the weekend. I hope everyone had as delicious of a Thanksgiving as…

Despite how awful the Nazis were, you have to admit that they had excellent graphic design and brand cohesion.

You may have noticed that I didn’t write posts for Saturday and Sunday. I thought about writing back-posts to make up for it, but then I realized how unnecessary that is. The reason for trying to write a post every single day this month was to get me writing again, which has definitely happened. Back-writing…