Writing

  • Stats in the Open
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    Stats in the Open

    John James Jacoby had the idea for an open stats platform. A Google Analytics that was open for anyone to see any site’s stats. Experimenting with opening things up and…

  • Not Necessarily To Go
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    Not Necessarily To Go

    At least they give you options. Photo taken at: Once Over Coffee Bar View in Instagram ⇒

  • Ruby Bridges

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    Ruby Bridges

    We watched this powerful film about elementary school integration with the girls tonight. Lovely that the two top-billed leads of the movie are the two white people in the movie.

  • 19 Years Ago

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    19 Years Ago

    Today marked 19 years since Dad died. I spent much of the emotion during my uncle’s funeral a few weeks ago, but it helped being surrounded by 450 of some…

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    Ed Kraft, 1954-2016

    My uncle died yesterday. He was 62 years old. I must admit learning of his passing yesterday morning, I cried for the first time I can remember. True, actual sobbing. I’m…

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    Target to Amazon

    When the clerk at Target tells me that while they don’t have what I’m looking for in store, they sell it and many more things online at target.com, I hear…

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    When Civilians Accuse Troops Of Rape, Military Courts Often Decide

    Hundreds of times a year, civilians accuse military personnel of sexual assault. The cases can wind up in the military justice system, where many victims say they are at a…

  • Remembering Those That Came Before
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    Remembering Those That Came Before

    Olivia’s 2nd grade class has a prayer “graffiti” wall where they can write names of those they want to pray for. Many are parents and such. Olivia wrote my dad’s…

  • Coffee at Night

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    Coffee at Night

    Sometimes, you drink coffee after dinner just to make it through the evening housework. Sometimes, you drink coffee after dinner just to make it through the evening housework and you…

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    Writer’s Block

    39 and 8. Tonight, I sat down at the computer ready to publish a post that I started a week ago. “Hmm”, I thought to myself, “this topic isn’t as…