I got to see the musical Wicked yesterday evening. I found it every bit as good as everyone told me it is; a compelling story with interesting characters, told through stirring musical numbers with sets and effects that are some of the best I’ve seen. I won’t spoil the plot for you, but it tells […]
In early 2014 and 2015, I did a series of posts honoring five people I felt had shown extraordinary courage in the previous year. If you’re interested, you can see those series at the following links: Heroes of 2013 Heroes of 2014 I’m a little late in honoring the heroes of 2015; after spending more […]
Every time ISIS commits a new atrocity, the Internet flares up with racist generalizations that all Muslims are terrorists. This story is about two Muslim boys who came from the overwhelmingly non-terrorist majority of Islam. Goals Status: Marathon: On Track. I’ll be running my first race of the year, the Get Your Rear In Gear […]
This is my first post for the Your Turn Challenge. Every day for the next seven days, I will post here. Progress toward my goals: Marathon: On Track. I started week two of the Couch to 5K program this morning. I’ve managed to suck my son in; he ran with me this morning, and says […]
First, status toward my goals: Marathon: On Track. Completed week one of the Couch to 5K program on Friday. Week two starts tomorrow. Two Square Yards of Earth: Behind schedule. I might still be able to finish the outline by the end of the month, which will put me back on track. 100 Posts: Behind […]
I’m a little late on the 2013 retrospectives; most of our media sources are already falling over themselves to forget 2013, or at least to start making predictions for 2014. But I want to take a few days this month to honor people whose efforts I think are worth remembering. Are they heroes? Teddy Roosevelt […]