Monthly Archives: January 2011
Cell Phone Zombies
I just finished reading Stephen King’s horror novel Cell. It’s a frightening tale of the near future in which a mysterious pulse turns cell phone users into mindless zombies. At the terrifying climax the zombies herd the heroes into an … Continue reading
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Sleepless Nights
“Why is my curfew nine o’clock?” my eighteen-year-old son asked. “On a weekend. In the summer.” “Because I need my sleep,” I answered. When my kids are out at night, I’m restless and sleepless until they come home. By this … Continue reading
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She Knows All
I always believed in long engagements. Until I had an actual, living, breathing fiancé of my own. At that point if it had been possible, the wedding would have taken place before the actual proposal. I wanted to seal the … Continue reading
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2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, … Continue reading
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Back In The Game
I’ve been thrust back into the world of dating. So has my wife. Being happily married we didn’t expect to have to deal with the pressures of institutionalized romance again. What we hadn’t counted on was being involved in our … Continue reading
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