David Brooks, who writes for the New York Times, has been one of my favorite social and political commentators for quite some time. I first came across him on PBS’s wonderful Newshour, where in political commentary he’s the conservative counterpart to the liberal Mark Shields. One of the things I’ve …
The Wife recently introduced me to Tim Minchin, who is, well, brilliant. He’s also an outspoken atheist, a rather well-read intellectual, and occasionally fairly vulgar. Oh, and he’s often very funny. Not sure what it means, though, that the video link she sent along to expose me to Mr. Minchin …
I have a confession to make: I’m in my 30s now, a father twice over, and many years away from midnight college snacks — even if I did extend my college years by a decade or so — yet I still eat at Taco Bell. I know. I know. But …
Why a New Lift? About a year ago, I installed a 4″ BDS lift-kit on my Jeep Commander, as previously documented on this site. In that previous post I discussed my reasons for getting a lift, and I also presented my conclusion that the BDS kit was superior to its …
We’ve been back in Charleston for a couple of days now. The trip to DisneyWorld was absolutely marvelous. I hadn’t been there since high school, and boy have things changed. This was me then, in 1992, standing in front of Splash Mountain in the Magic Kingdom with my Dad: And …