As I approach impending parenthood, things begin to occur to me, mostly things about my plans for raising a child. As you might expect, this is an area of some concern. I know it seems to be a topic of paranoia on the news and in commercials. It seems that parents must control every aspect [...]
The haze of the wedding-honeymoon-holidays is finally wearing off for me, and I am feeling the need to get back to work. We had hoped to finish more than we did before the wedding, so there is still plenty left to do. The upstairs still has much to attend to. The hardwood flooring is only [...]
Yesterday I actually started in on my plan for self-improvement, and I feel better already. Most of the day was spent reading the first in the Great Books series. Initially I was unsure about how good the series of books really was. I knew the selections were all very important books, but figured that I [...]
I’ve been thinking recently. By itself that may be shocking enough, but wait, there’s more. I’ve been thinking of a personal renaissance. A renaissance in the terms of the renaissance man. It occurs to me that I am not very good at anything. Sure, I am alright at several things, but not really good at [...]