Dec 29, 2008 Posted by john

My Empty-headed Mid-holiday Post

So, like many people, I’m finding it hard to update my blog during this year’s Solstice season (with a nod to less popular holidays like “Christmas” and “New year”). Much of the reason is that I was traveling to the home of my my parents-in-law for our annual holiday journey. There, I did foolish things like “spend time with family” rather than properly glued... read more

Dec 18, 2008 Posted by john

What is this “bedtime story” of which you speak?

Cami Kaos wrote a post about bedtime, and it got me thinking about possibilities. Wait. Scheiße, that’s not right. Let me start again… Cami Kaos wrote a post about her daughter’s bedtime, and it got me thinking about possibilities for when Jessie and I have kids. We’ve been talking about having them lately- or at least at some point in the future- and I have to admit a bit of fear... read more

Dec 17, 2008 Posted by john

Buck-a-hit Day at Jack Bog’s Blog

I was asleep at the wheel on this one, and should have posted this yesterday, or at least before the end of the work day today. I didn’t see it until checking my feeds at day’s end and noticing that Kathleen McDade had already posted it. Still, I’ll get it out because it’s a really cool idea. Here’s the scoop: Every unique visitor to Jack Bogdanski’s Blog... read more

Dec 16, 2008 Posted by john

No, Really, It’s The World’s View That’s Important

Okay, I just wrote a post about being mean. It was actually addressed to someone specific, but that person will unfortunately never read it. Even if they did, they would never conceptualize that I could be talking about them.1 It is kind of a negative feeling post. I mean, I’m basically complaining to someone who will never wake up and get it. Pointless. I wrote it anyway because it’s... read more

Dec 16, 2008 Posted by john

Actually, It’s About How The World Sees YOU

I’m addressing this to the world at large, because the people who need to read it— mean, selfish, and/or arrogant people— would likely not think it pertains to them. Try this at home: Put aside all those things that you think about yourself. All your  justified motivations for doing things. All those reasons that you are forced to do things that negatively affect other people,... read more