So Long For Now

Out of simple courtesy, I thought I should write this note to let anyone who frequents this blog know I won’t be posting anymore.   I’ll keep the domain name registered, and all prior posts and comments will still be available, but there won’t be anything new, at least for the foreseeable future. 
There is no big dramatic reason why.  Me and [...]

Real Life Oddity #702

Here’s a bit more evidence that life in America is pretty freakin’ odd:
“Obama and daughters visit frozen custard shop“
I don’t really find the event or the article to be particularly odd.  The president decided to take his children from some ice cream and that makes for a mildly interesting fluff story on Father’s Day weekend.  Nothing too strange [...]

In Case You Were Wondering….

Yes, your tax dollars did pay for this:

Hearing Hazard

Being married to an audiologist, I suspect this news is not going to go unnoticed by her:
Golf’s newest hazard?  Hearing impairment
It seems that the sound emanating from these new titanium-faced drivers is loud enough to cause damage to the inner ear for some avid golfers, just like repeated exposure to any other loud noise.
This is [...]

Free Kila!

Here are some fun baseball facts about the Kansas City Royals.

Their current designated hitter, Mike Jacobs, is hitting .235 with a .315 on-base percentage and .444 slugging percentage.  In Omaha, the Royals’ Triple A farm team, Kila Ka’aihue is hitting .275, with a .417 on-base percentage and .490 slugging percentage. 
For Jacobs’ major league career, his OPS [...]

Foot Pain and Other Mysteries

Recently, I did something to my left foot that left me hobbling around like James Caan in “Misery“.  Exactly what I did is a complete mystery, because I have no recollection at all of hurting my foot.  I didn’t step on anything, or bang it into a wall, or kick something hard and immovable, or [...]

God and Politics

I saw this headline a couple of days ago and it immediately bugged me:
“Obama invokes Jesus more than Bush”
Then I actually read the article, and it bugged me even more, for a wide range of reasons.
My first thought was that I don’t really want the President of the United States to be invoking the name [...]

Just Curious

I just read this little article from today’s Kansas City Star:
“Man barricades himself in Shawnee house, refuses to come out”
It got me wondering, what exactly constitutes a “barricade” in a situation like this?  I mean, when I hear that word in these kinds of situations, I ordinarily think of some hastily constructed  barriers at all [...]

Pardon the Interruption

Sorry for not posting much recently, but I took a few days off to handle some things around the house and it didn’t leave much time for writing.  That mission was accomplished, so now I’m back and the posts should flow again soon.  Subjects to be addressed will include:

An overdue weight loss update
Changing doctors
My mysterious foot [...]

Broken Bones and Moxie

On Sunday, during one of the early innings of our son’s baseball game, he was playing third base when the runner on second attempted a steal.  Sam went to cover the base, but the throw was late, so the runner arrived before Sam had caught the ball or had a chance to get his throwing [...]