Farkel (aka Farkle)

December 3rd, 2006
We learned a new game over Thanksgiving holiday farkel. It must be a new game to Tyler Texas. The day after we were in a restaurant and overheard a family talking about their farkel games. It is a simple game o more »

Cookie Time

December 2nd, 2006
As if you didn't have enough to do for Christmas it's now time for Food Network's annual publication of the 12 days of Cookies. This is one of several Food Network newsletters you can sign up for on FoodNetwork.com more »

18_ways_to_be_a_good_liberal

December 1st, 2006
You have to be against capital punishment but support abortion on demand.You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity. You have to believ more »

Titles

November 30th, 2006
What's in a name? Or a title? Today I was considering how amusing it is that a person's title is so often not characteristic of what he does. My work title for example is Offset Press Operator although I spend most of my time doin more »

Nino and Gigo (from IT 101)

November 29th, 2006
Nino and Gigo are a couple of concepts in Information Technology that often seem to be ignored. Nino is "nothing in nothing out" and his famous cousin Gigo is "garbage in garbage out". The field of IT is const more »

Pearls and Swine

November 28th, 2006
One of the most interesting passages spoken by Jesus was in the beginning of Matthew's gospel a part of the sermon on the mount. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs neither cast your pearls before s more »

I am a familyist

November 27th, 2006
Among many politically savvy people being a racist or sexist is tantamount to committing the cardinal sin. We have been trained this way since the 60's so if you're under 40 and attended public institutions of learning you have likely been fully indoc more »