joel's thoughts

I wasn’t planning on writing any more on the Terri Schiavo case, but in chatting with Andi about it over dinner tonight I think I finally hit on what bothers me the most about this whole episode. It’s not her husband, or the video clip, or the Congress suddenly acutely aware of the ‘values vote’, […]

The judge says no tube, and the clock starts to tick. But the more I read up on the case (like you should have done before you opened your big mouth, bonehead) the more I realize that yes, indeed, she is in a “persistent vegitative state”, brief aged home video clips (and forwarded emails) notwithstanding, […]

So, the astute among you will notice that there used to be a post here that isn’t anymore. If you missed it, too bad. It was basically a criticism of a local real estate agent’s web page (and her apparent approach to the web in general), and I decided the spirit of it wasn’t the […]

Our oldest daughter is now about three and a half, and one of the things we’re trying to work on at this point is whining. She has a pretty strong dramatic streak, and tends to play up any injury, physical or emotional, real or imagined. She is, after all, 3. But we’re trying to teach […]

I promise this isn’t going to turn into a Grocery Blog, but Giant just ticked me off. And the more I think about it, the more I understand what they’re trying to do, and in a way it makes sense from their perspective. But that doesn’t mean I agree with it, much less like it, […]

Noted the couple of ads showing the new Honda Ridgeline. Not quite as bold a move as I first thought, when I likened it to Nissan coming out with the fairly impressive Titan. In this case, while Honda is entering a new market it isn’t the full-size pickup market. On their own comparison page they’re […]

We live maybe five or ten minutes from Giant, and pass it on our way to just about anywhere, so we often make quick stops on the way home for whatever we need at the moment. A jug of milk, a block of cheese, a case of Mountain Dew…you know, the essentials. This usually keeps […]

Okay, so I’m still still here. Honest. Life’s just been a little crazy lately. Back in November we started an office move at work, which involved moving out of the old office to make way for new tenants several weeks before the new space was ready. So for most of November and December I was […]

…still here… 😉

As a few of you may know, Andi’s going on a mission trip in a few weeks to Croatia. And as such endeavors usually require, a few weeks ago she sent out support letters to fifty or sixty friends and family, who have generously responded and completely covered her trip. Praise God! So the other […]