I read an interesting article last week about how the current mortgage crisis shows that families simply don’t feel the same way about their homes as they used to. The author wrote that in the past, people would fight tooth and nail to preserve their homes, doing anything to avoid bankruptcy or foreclosure. But these [...]
We had to go away unexpectedly this weekend, so that really got me off track as far as my writing and blogging projects go. I’m way behind now and will have to work at least 5-6 hours per day this week in order to meet all of my obligations. That probably doesn’t sound like a [...]
I have a stats program installed on this blog, and one of the things it does is tell me which keywords people used to get here through search engines. I love checking out what people are searching for, especially when it comes to my blog. As you might expect, there have been some really outlandish [...]
I know this is going to seem strange to a lot of people, but I’ve never seen a single episode of The Daily Show. A lot of my friends love the show (and host Jon Stewart), but I’ve never really been into that sort of thing. But that might change now that The Daily Show [...]
Even though I’ve been a big sports fan my whole life, I’ve never been fortunate enough to attend a major sporting event. I’m talking about the World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup Finals, or NBA Finals. Heck, I’d even settle for the NCAA Final Four or a BCS game. But the closest I’ve ever come [...]
I just read an article on Slate called The Facebook commandments. Apparently, there are certain rules of etiquette you should follow regarding friending and or de-friending someone. At first, I thought the article was meant to be something of a joke, but after reading through it, I guess the author was serious. Who knew that [...]
I’m not a big music fan, so I hardly ever go to concerts. I think I’ve only been to about 5 concerts in my entire life, with the most recent one being Coldplay at the United Center in 2005. Before that, my last concert was Bush at the Rosemont Horizon (back when it was still [...]
Wow, I can’t believe it’s already been 20 years (two decades!) since Jessica McClure was rescued from a backyard well after accidentally falling in. Rescuers worked around the clock for 2 1/2 days to get to Jessica, who was lodged 22 feet below. The event received worldwide media attention, and the McClure family was showered [...]