I haven’t written in a while, mostly because I just haven’t felt like writing much lately. There’s been a lot of stuff happening, and sometimes it’s hard just to keep everything from overwhelming me. However, there are two separate issues that have at their heart a much larger issue. They are the Declassified CIA Report …
Category Archives: perspectives
Burn, Baby, Burn
Ultimately, we had no other choice. There are some things you don’t want to deal with as an adult. I’m not referring to the really big life-changes such as losing jobs or family issues; this is just “okay, why do I have to put up with this?” level irritation. Background: Laureen and I are suckers. …
40
Around 12 hours from now, I’ll turn 40. I’ve encountered two schools of thought on this: 1. “It’s just another birthday! Relax!” 2. “You’re old.” I’m not yet entirely sure how I feel about this. The past couple of months have been eye-opening in terms of my health, my well-being, and my life, and I …
Diving
Warning: this will probably come across as navel-gazing. Feel free to ignore the melodrama. Over the holidays, Laureen and I got to travel with my brother, Jim, and his wife, Pam on a car trip to our northern brethren. It was the four of us in the car, and we were talking about life. Jim …
Too Much Information
I’m not usually one given to nostalgia of a simpler time and place. This is our world; it’s big. It’s complex. It’s there. We deal with it, usually by carving out a niche, staying there while staying away from the ugliness that might be out there. We can visit those parts of the world through …
Review: Land of the Dinosaurs
I would like to start out by saying I’m conflicted. The desire to be nice and constructive is really fighting the desire to go all negative on this. It’s a battle where I don’t think I can find a middle ground, because the subject deserves both treatments almost equally. Laureen and I were able to …
What Bothers Me
I’ve got about fifteen things churning in the back of my head, so you may see a bit more of my writing than my typical glacial pace. The first thing is this article from The Boston Globe talking about how we don’t really care about facts anymore, especially in political discourse. The reason why it …
The Wheels of Justice
They turn. Sometimes they grind. To be brief: we had been sued by an apartment complex because we were the guarantors for a friend. The amount in question was over $1500. The major point of law in our favor was that it appeared to be that writing the words “Renewal Lease” in ink on top …
Getting Your Driver’s License
One of the rites of passage for most people is when they finally get their driver’s license. The absolute sense of freedom that it provides is empowering to a teenager. I had to wait a bit to get mine. I didn’t take driver’s ed until I was 17. However, a lot of kids took the …
Ready, Fire, Aim
I’ve begun to post links to things that amuse me at http://www.lopeyland.com again. This time, it’s one link a day in order to keep myself sane. Feel free to head over there and check it out. Also, I’m doing some writing now, so if you look under the free-for-all section, you can read the current …