Diogenes Day Is October 1
2013-09-29 – September may seem an odd time to write about April Fools’ Day. But last April, I got to thinking about how April Fools’ Day had lost its special […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Truth About Diogenes Day
2013-09-26 – Okay! Here’s a bit of pre-Diogenes-Day truth. I blew this thing! And I’m sorry! If you’re not a regular reader of this blog, you may not know that […]
So Many Churches
2013-09-24 – When we drive through rural Iowa and Illinois, we often stay clear of the interstates. We like the scenery and it is interesting to see all the towns. […]
Oh No! Here We Go Again!
2013-09-22 – There is a Microsoft ad that I see over and over and over again. It pits the Surface tablet against the iPad. It is narrated (ostensibly) by a […]
A Ticket for My Destination
2013-09-20 – I’m writing from La Crosse, WI. I come here fairly frequently for work. I take the train up from Chicago and I take the train back. It […]
Magnets Prove What?
2013-09-17 – There’s a HuffPost story going around snickering about a student in Nigeria who claims he can prove gay marriage wrong on the basis of the way magnets work. […]
Diogenes Day Is Coming
2013-09-15 – Last April Fools’ Day I proposed having a kind of anti-April Fools’ Day on October 1. It is called Diogenes Day, named after the ancient Greek cynic who […]
Air for Charity
2013-09-12 – Just stopped at the neighborhood 7-Eleven to pick up a paper and an A&W Diet Root Beer. I’ve been going to this 7-Eleven for almost 20 years so […]
Republican Caucus Offers Syria Plan
2013-09-10 – Breaking News . . . Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced late this afternoon that the Senate Republican Caucus is offering an alternative plan to break the […]
Grocery Stores
2013-09-08 – Grocery stores are odd places. You want them to have everything but you’re frustrated when they do. Now that our kitchen remodeling is near the end, we […]
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