The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

I hate my trainer tonight

April 13, 2009
This morning he made me work arms way too hard and I am IN PAIN. It is not a happy feeling.His technique involves working muscles until failure to break them down. I am...

Happy Easter Rap

April 12, 2009

Definition of perfect happiness

April 10, 2009
Riley running in circles and barking to tell the kennelmaster to hurry up! and open the door to the grooming room, where all the little dogs hang out for day care. This...

No easy answers

April 9, 2009
You can look at the story about medical workers monitoring prisoners who were being tortured a couple ways.You can look at how much worse it might have been for the...

Ch-ch-ch-ch-chia!

April 9, 2009
Chicago and Tampa-area Walgreens have pulled the limited edition Chia Obama head from their shelves as "objectionable."Chia Pets founder, Joseph Pedott, says he won't...

Disturbing story; real journalism

April 8, 2009
Yesterday I fomented what became a contentious debate on Facebook. A reporter posted a boast about his paper's publication of all mugshots, now available on a website...

The hours before dawn

April 8, 2009
The hours before dawn are my favorite time of day. Streets are deserted. Clerks stock the shelves of 24-hour grocery stores, while bored cashiers await the odd...

Queen

April 8, 2009

April 8, 2009

Bella Figura

April 8, 2009
98 year-old villager Maria D'Antuono, from Tempera, near L'Aquila, was dragged from the rubble left by Monday's devastating earthquake in central Italy. For 30...

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