Monthly Archives: May 2006

I Don’t Mean To Be Critical

May 23, 2006
On Sunday we spent the afternoon with two of my former students and current friends, Kevin and Christina. It’s always fun to watch our kids interacting with adults, and this time was no different. After lunch, Ben took Christina up to his room to show her his latest Lego creation. He was explaining to her some of the finer points of building cranes, when he paused and looked at her with a very serious look on his face…
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Freelancing for Friends

May 16, 2006
My evenings (and early mornings) have been pretty crazy over the past few months. After coming home from work and eating dinner, playing with the kids and putting them to bed, spending a little time with Sara and taking care of a few household chores, I’ve been sitting down at the computer and cranking out a few web sites. A friend of mine in Grand Rapids has a few web sites…
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Viral Videos

May 8, 2006
Video is all the rage on the internet now for people with a broadband connection and a little too much time on their hands. Sites such as YouTube and Google Video are garnering millions of visitors as user-published video clips–some legal, some not–find their way on the web. Two videos that I’ve found especially entertaining recently are…
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Above the Law

May 2, 2006
The Boston Globe reported on Sunday that throughout his presidency, George W. Bush has determined that hundreds of laws simply don’t apply to him…
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Held Up

May 1, 2006
Last week a friend of mine who lives about four blocks away from me got mugged. Paul was by his car in the alley behind his house when four kids looking about 14 or 15 years old approached him and … Continue reading →
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