Today’s editorial in our local newspaper notifies readers that the publication will no longer issue endorsements for political candidates, ending what I assume is a decades-long practice that still exists at many – if not most – print media. [The practice of political endorsements by newspapers goes back more than 150 years, according to this… Continue reading Political endorsements by newspapers do serve a purpose
Author: Eric
Newly Framed Artwork
We had three pieces of “artwork” framed recently. You’ll see why I’ve qualified the subject matter in just a minute. Two of the pieces had been laying around the house for a couple of years, awaiting the time we worked an infinitely-expanding to-do list down to where they resided. They are both legitimate artwork, paintings… Continue reading Newly Framed Artwork
A [non-traditional] ballroom dance playlist
Once each year, the Ballroom Dance Society departs from its usual practice of having live music and uses a prerecorded playlist for a dance. This is done primarily as a fundraiser, saving the cost of a band, but it also gives us a chance to expose members and guests to music that they might not… Continue reading A [non-traditional] ballroom dance playlist
Best Dance Memories – An inauspicious beginning
This blog serves several purposes, one of which is to make other blog writers feel better about their competence in comparison. Another important purpose is more personal: it’s a medium for documenting things that I don’t want to forget, even if I’m likely to forget that I documented them here. And that’s why I’m doing… Continue reading Best Dance Memories – An inauspicious beginning
Book Review: “The Leftovers”
I finished Tom Perotta’s novel, The Leftovers [Kindle | iBooks] this weekend, and found it to be both compelling and unsatisfying. The book was published in 2011, and if I ever heard anything about it, I had forgotten it. But it’s recently been getting new press due to the film adaptation that is scheduled to appear… Continue reading Book Review: “The Leftovers”
Book Review: “The Ecuadorian Deception”
My pal and former Midlander Bear Mills has published a new novel entitled The Ecuadorian Deception (available via Amazon.com in Kindle and paperback formats). I finished reading it over the Christmas holiday and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys suspense novels seasoned with a healthy heap of [obscure] history. I’m not a huge fan… Continue reading Book Review: “The Ecuadorian Deception”
We interrupt this football game to bring you…
…the BCS (Bowl Championship Squirrel).
It’s not the miles, it’s the feet
Cycling in our new Texas Hill Country neighborhood is not like cycling around West Texas. For one thing, there are, you know, hills. For another, there are really steep hills. And a lot of uphills. Plus, there’s the climbing. I fired up MapMyRide yesterday in order to quantify exactly how much climbing was involved in… Continue reading It’s not the miles, it’s the feet
Take your best shot, 2014
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, mainly because I have a bad memory and no self-discipline. But, if I did make resolutions, one would be to blog more regularly in 2014. And I’m talking about serious, introspective and/or inspirationally creative posts. That’s right…no more throwaway posts that are nothing more than placeholders and quota-satisfiers. Like,… Continue reading Take your best shot, 2014
My Plans / God’s Laughter
If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.Unknown Wag For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.’Jeremiah 29:11 [NAS] I do agree that God laughs when we tell Him our plans, but… Continue reading My Plans / God’s Laughter