Dear Netflix

I like your service. Always have. But I’m not getting a lot of mileage out of the DVDs, since I always forget to return them. I’ve had How To Train Your Dragon sitting on top of my Blu-Ray player for at least 6 months. 6 months. Don’t get me wrong....

Perishable Skills

In 2009 Jamie and I got certified to carry concealed weapons. The instructor warned us that shooting is a perishable skill. It isn’t like riding a bike. “Go shooting at least once a month,” he said, “or you’ll lose your accuracy.”...

Burn It All Down

I don’t know if it’s a healthy impulse. It’s one I have more often these days. When confronted with encroaching chaos I am a raging pyromaniac. When faced with corruption my fingers twitch, craving a lit match. When epic stupidity rears its ugly...

Does Absence Make The Heart Grow Fonder?

Well, does it?   I haven’t posted in almost 8 months. That’s got to be a record, even for me.   Where have I been? New job. New kid. New car. New house hunting (as yet unsuccessful). New perspectives. Writers’ block. Facebook and Twitter...

Keith Olbermann and Hilaire Belloc

It seems that Keith Olbermann takes issue with Ted Koppel, who recently eulogized “real journalism” at the hands of the opinionated hosts on cable news: Much of the American public used to gather before the electronic hearth every evening, separate but...

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