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Anarchy, Democracy, and Wal-Mart
Posted on October 9, 2007 - Filed Under Anarchy | Leave a Comment
I’ve been firmly in the anti-Wal-Mart camp for more than 20 years now, but it wasn’t much of an issue when I was living in San Jose and other large cities because there were so many options that few people I knew shopped at Wal-Mart. In Gilroy, Wal-Mart dominates the retail world to the extent that I frequently feel I’m the only person who doesn’t shop there. Today’s front page reported that Wal-Mart is now opening another location here in…
Will Z Finally Get A College Fund?
Posted on October 9, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood | Leave a Comment
As a result of the continuing cycle of poverty in my life, Z has a grand total of $0.00 set aside for her college fund. As a result, we’ve got about 6 years to come up with a “spare” $50,000-$100,000. I’m not comfortable accepting the strings (or blood) attached to government funding, so that leaves private scholarship opportunities. Enter corporate America….
This time, it’s Procter & Gamble with their $50,000 College Education Sweepstakes. Of course, there are strings attached here as…
Belated Weekend Report, pt 2 - Disc Golf
Posted on October 8, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood | Leave a Comment
I opened part one of this weekend’s report with the statement that I was physically unable to write this earlier. Then I never really pointed out why. Well, here’s your answer…
Emboldened by our successful french toast endeavor, Z and I headed up to Hellyer Park in San Jose to play our first round of disc golf with her new discs. Last weekend, before we headed to the hospital we stopped and picked up some specific discs for Z to train…
The World’s Largest Cross
Posted on October 8, 2007 - Filed Under Reviews | Leave a Comment
I came across a fascinating project late last week: The Nazareth Cross. This is an attempt to build the world’s largest cross in nazareth jerusalem. The cross will be 60 meters high and hold a 15 story high church in its center as well as a massive visitor center, and will become the entrance point to Nazareth Village, an archaeological park recreating Nazareth as it appeared in the time of Jesus.
Their nazareth history page points out that 35% of the population…
Belated Weekend Report, pt 1 - Cooking
Posted on October 8, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood | Leave a Comment
It’s taken me an extra day or so to write up my usual weekend report because I was simply physically unable to write it earlier. For some reason Z was out of school on Friday - despite progress reports just coming out the teachers apparently needed an entire day off school to “complete paperwork” and “grade papers”. So I was able to pick her up Thursday evening instead of Friday.
Z was scheduled to bring the snack to her Girl Scout…
Lessen Trips To The Dentist
Posted on October 4, 2007 - Filed Under Health Care | Leave a Comment
Speaking of the lack of a “health care crisis”, how many people go without dental insurance in America? With all the home dental products on the market visits to the dentist are less and less a requirement of good dental hygiene. But dentists do still have their uses. For example, what if you need a filling or a crown? Then it’s time to go see a dentist! But what if your filling has just come loose? I’ll answer that question…
