(note: I posted this at my other blog but I doubt most of you visit it so I’m reposting here)
I’m prefacing political posts with the above prefix. This way if discussing or politics upsets you, feel free to peruse to another post on the blog. However, even if you don’t agree with my stance I [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Politics: The Post Turtle
Posted in Politics on September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Cure
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hiccups on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Something happened to me the other day that hasn’t happened in a long time. I got the hiccups. And I was surprised to discover how incredibly annoying they are. Even when they’re not immediately interrupting your conversation, your mind is completely absorbed in anticipating when the next one will hit, or constantly trying to stabilize [...]
Who’s That Again?
Posted in Family, tagged slave factory on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last Sunday my parents came to church with me and the kids. When it was time for the special musical number, the conductor announced, “And now Slade Thackeray will sing ‘[some song]‘ for us.”
My dad’s response was “Slave Factory? I didn’t even know they were playing here today!” So if any of you want to [...]
Odd Encounter
Posted in Nature, tagged box, lid, strange, woman on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While pushing the kids in the stroller last night, I crossed a bridge where a woman stood. She was so still, I thought she might be a sculpture. Under her arm was a long cardboard box, and she wore a bandana in her gray hair. She looked up as she heard me approach, at quickly [...]
The Family
Posted in Family, tagged Friends, grandparents, kids, vacation on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Heather’s been in Europe for a week and a half now, and she’s coming home next Tuesday. The kids and I have been surviving pretty darn well, mostly due to the kind intervention of my parents and our friends, the McElfreshes. Mom and Dad spent all last week living at our house to take care [...]
The alignment of the universe?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Sometimes it feels like the whole universe has aligned itself just right so that your life is absolutely perfect, even if only for a small amount of time. That’s how it feels now. I can’t believe that of all the schools I could have gone to I came here, to Humboldt, and that of all [...]
Correcting False Impressions
Posted in Politics, Science, tagged false impressions, misinformation on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This article here references a study showing how correcting false information with true information doesn’t necessarily fix people’s impressions, and can even worsen them. It gives several examples from recent political events.
So if the antidote to misinformation isn’t to debunk the misinformation, then what is it? It’s a fascinating article, and I suggest reading it [...]
Sherwood Forest
Posted in Nature, tagged becoming, being, feelings, Nature, sherwood forest on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Chemeketa campus consists of two major centers separated by a little area called Sherwood Forest. Sherwood Forest has a winding footpath that, for a few minutes, takes you away from all civilization into a beautiful arena of nature.
I’ve always loved walking amongst the trees and hills, though I had never been able to put [...]
Re: Canon’s Post, Comment #4
Posted in Musings, tagged airplane, crash, cushion on September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Thoughts on an Airplane
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged airplane trip, worst case scenario on September 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My job used to require that I travel for a couple days a month down to Arizona to use a tester that we didn’t have here in Folsom. I love business trips! But about a year ago, we ended up purchasing our own tester. Since then, I don’t get to travel at all anymore except [...]
