Restriction vs Empowerment
Photo by Tony Young My 6-year-old son frequently wants to use sharp knives and it is not uncommon for him to get them out of a drawer unsupervised when he has a task that he believes would be served by…
David
David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.
Miracles On An Icy Road
We witnessed a miracle this evening. Actually, we witnessed several. At one point we had 5 vehicles and a FedEx truck stuck on the hill between our house and two houses down from us. Over a two hour period we…
The Next Best Thing
I failed to get a picture of Ezra after he climbed into the toilet but I couldn’t pass up the chance to take a picture when I found that he had climbed into the sink this morning (in the same…
Saving Social Security
When I heard Doug Wright say that he was incensed to hear someone characterize Social Security as charity it got me wondering - maybe it would be a good thing if social security were set up more like a charity so that we did not make it available to people who had sufficient assets to support themselves.
Parenting Fail
At some point in their lives everybody has seen a picture on the internet where a parent chose to snap a photo of something crazy happening to (or caused by) their child. The photo is very funny but you are…
The Scary Flu Monster
I won't argue that the flu vaccine is not worth getting but I am confident that it is not effective or important enough to mandate it for the general population.
Resolution
2013 is now a week old and I finally have resolution in sight for the problems I encountered last week: the kitchen is usable but there are a couple of finishing touches before the job is complete and the van…
My First Turkey
I just finished cooking my first turkey and I just had to share:
A Follow-Up
As a followup to yesterday – I got a ride to work and left my car so Laura would not be stranded while the van is being fixed (it seems to be more complicated than it appeared yesterday) and she just…
An Auspicious Beginning
My Ford Econoline shut down because the gyros sensed a rollover in progress – in my driveway – and I’m sure Ford will be happy to let me pay them to fix it. On top of that I have water damage…