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Archive for August 14th, 2007

Trying To Be Responsible

Not to be morbid or anything, but I’m thinking I should probably pick up some term life insurance.
Let’s face it:  I’m not getting any younger, and not taking care of those final expenses is just thoughtless and irresponsible.  It’s also a nasty thing to do to your family at a terrible time in their lives.
At […]

Who Came Up With This?

There’s a commercial on TV right now that just flat out confuses and annoys me.
It’s for an air freshener, and it’s strange.  The mother of the family comes home from shopping, wearing her too-tight pumps, and she’s concerned about the stale gym sock odor her kids have generated.  Okay, I can live with that, but […]

Ready For School To Begin

Well, I went to the faculty orientation meeting Monday evening, and everything seems to be in place now for the start of the fall semester. It’s a good thing, too, since classes begin Saturday morning!
One of my assignments this fall is an accelerated speech class, which meets Saturdays from 8:30 to 12:15 for eight […]

What Was He Thinking?

Did you hear about the Duct Tape Bandit?
Seems there’s some idiot in eastern Kentucky who thought wrapping his head in a duct tape ski mask and holding up a liquor store was a good idea.  It wasn’t.
The store’s owner scared the guy off, where an employee tackled said doofus in the parking lot.  But wait […]

All’s Well In The Wilderness

We had a great weekend at camp.  I’m happy to report that, despite about five inches of rain, the only “problem” we encountered was wet firewood, and that was more of a nuisance than a crisis.
Actually, the weather this weekend was just about perfect.  It was warm and sunny during the day and clear and […]