http://www.theordinaryamerican.net Now with diaper stories, and other fun dad stuff. Wed, 14 May 2008 02:07:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On my drive to and from work, I hit a four-way stop. I used to dread them, but the anti-depressants, mood-stabilizers, and occasional anti-anxiety pill has helped with that, and I can now see clearly what a well-functioning system it is. In the afternoon commute home, when the traffic is ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/the-beauty-of-the-four-way-stop/ I'm not too much of a conspiracy theorist. There is a lot of talk from the left these days about a shift from towards a Fascists form of government. Fair enough. It's out of scope for me to go into that now, but suffice it to say that I believe ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/305/ I liken the prospect of drilling for oil in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge to the fate of a desperate addict who stumbles upon a stash of his preferred drug. He will be thrilled and satisfied for a short period of time, and won't worry about finding his next supply until ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/recovering-fossil-fuelics/ When you are waiting for a response to an email you sent, it will invariably arrive five minutes after you leave your desk to attend an hour long meeting. http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/from-behind-the-desk/ As a registered Democrat, I haven't been too impressed with Hillary Clinton over the years, nor during the primaries. She's shown quite a bit of desperation lately, and I think this article highlights some of that desperation. Hillary's desperation is an obvious salient point, but what I found most intriguing about ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/hillarys-sliding-chelseas-chiding/ Publicly, President Bush has expressed sorrow over the number of troop casualties in Iraq. Still, he attempts to convince himself, and the rest of us, that this was the right war at the right time: "One day people will look back at this moment in history and say 'thank God there ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/bush-expresses-sorrow-over-us-deaths-in-iraq-reuters/ If I were to put a checklist together of things that could go wrong during a boating excursion, I think a flying eagle ray stabbing me in the neck would fall pretty far down on that list -- somewhere between a great white shark attack and a tidal wave. http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/too-bizarre-for-a-title/ Has anyone asked the folks at Shell what they think about all of this chatter about the imminent recession? It seems to me that when the big oil companies can charge me $3.20 for a gallon of gas, somebody's still making money. I suggest that the talking heads and journalists stop talking ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/recession/ I've been attempting to revive some words and phrases that have fallen out of favor. So far, my attempts have been met with indifference at best: "Bitchin'", and its superlative form, "bitchin'est" "Far Out" "Right on" "Groovy" I think four is a good number to start with; it's not too ambitious, but it presents a ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/the-ordinary-americans-english-lexicon-revival/ It's late right now, and there are too many amazing things about having a child to list in this post. The one thing that seems to astound me repeatedly, however, is hearing the sound of my child's breathing. Whether I hear it on the baby monitor, or while he's next ... http://www.theordinaryamerican.net/the-power-of-breathing/