Archive for February, 2008
Dr. Seuss: Quirky is Good
I’ve written about many of my heroes here at the Funny Farm but none of them are quite as special to me as Dr. Seuss. Maybe it’s because he is a proponent of reading or maybe it’s because he is wacked out of his mind (like he’s from the funny farm here with us). [...]
The Guitar
As I sit here tonight I can see my guitar in full view next to the tv. It’s a medium brown wood color with a large flat plastic pick guard just below the sound hole. It’s a Martin guitar from the orchestra series. I’ve played it in hundreds of places, my dad [...]
Be Kind, Rewind: My review published at BlogCritics
Be Kind, Rewind to Nacho Libre
If all Jack Black’s movies were on VHS, I’d want to rewind his latest,
Be Kind, Rewind to the Nacho Libre mark.Read my full review of this film published on on BlogCritics.
Hanging out at Eric’s
Yesterday I was reminded how much friends matter. I have been so caught up playing in my work sandbox that I have neglected spending time with my best friend Eric. Today I drove down to see him and we just had a great time. Seeing my friend is empowering and encouraging. [...]
My Take on “Dexter” the Everyman Serial Killer
My opinion article on the CBS series “Dexter” has been published at BlogCritics. If you’d like to read it, you can get there from here.
Charles Schultz, Cartoons, and Goals – My Guest Post at Dad Balance
My latest guest post, “Charles Schultz, Cartoons, and Goals” is now up at Dad Balance.
Here’s a quick summary:
Charles Schultz is an amazing example of how an idea as simple as a cartoon like Snoopy can start a brand and make billions of dollars.
Derek Semmler is the mastermind behind Dad Balance and I really appreciate him [...]Google Sends PFTFF to Dead Letter Office: PR0
The expression: “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water” seems especially appropriate for Google here at the beginning of 2008. I am no seo or blogging mmol genius but I do know a few things about logic and ethics and setting writers’ pagerank to zero is a choice lacking in both.
Under [...]Open Tuning for Kids
I discovered a great tool for starting my 3 year old learning guitar. It’s called “open tuning.” You tune the guitar to a chord rather than the normal tuning. Then as she strums it it sounds good to the rest of the house. For those who can’t tune? They do [...]
Boom
My wife ordered me out of my Papasan a couple hours ago to get out in the bright sunshine. The season is turning from Winter to something warmer. We’ve applied for a home loan and she wanted me to look at houses. What I found while we looked astounded me, here’s why:
We [...]Blogrolling.com Fast Losing Credibility
Blogrolling.com has been down most of the last few days and I for one am about ready to toss out their service. I used Blogrolling because it’s easy to add and update blogs to it and it automatically updates all my blogs simultaneously.
I have other options: Wordpress’ native blogroll has its limitations but at [...]
