BurningbirdDave Shea says, like, “Chill, dudes!” about standards. Like, wow, don’t cop a tude, bizatch! But then my homey Matt goes, Jinkies! Boo that! Bring on the 5-Oh, dude! Don’t murk my standards! Like XHTML is phat, you know? You wanna be part of my posse, you gotta say that yo XHTML is righteous, dude! Like my bluud, Jeffrey. […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. From the discussions surrounding the Spirit of America effort, I sense that much of the enthusiasm for this group is coming from people interested in healing the growing rifts between people here in the US, and elsewhere. Most of us have commented about the increasing polarization between people of differing […]
When Chris Locke sent around an email containing the photograph and words found in this post, I wrote an email in reply: I am probably getting old, and losing whatever I once had of any delicate sensibilities, but I can’t help thinking that dreams are wonderful when walking quietly by yourself in the woods; keeping you […]
This week and last have been difficult weeks, starting with the storms and then the situation with the IRS. Thanks to the Taxpayer Advocate’s office, we have established that a) I have done nothing wrong, and b) the revenue officer has gone way beyond standard operating procedure in her behavior. All forms that need filed, […]
The weather report last Friday said that the Mississippi River was above the high-water mark and would most likely reach flood stage by Sunday or Monday. Since I was taking a long drive on Saturday anyway, I thought I would head north to check out the Sip in a state park close to the state […]