I once knew of a freelance web developer named Frank Jonen. He earned his 15 minutes of fame after he highjacked a customer's website and posted an open letter explaining that this (now former) customer owed him a lot of money. Since the customer refused to pay, Jonen replaced the site's regularly scheduled content with his own.  more

Have you ever been on a roller coaster and felt like your stomach was falling out of your body? That's the closest Gina can get to describing what it was like to see her unborn son, Jeremiah, on a sonogram for the first time. She was 17 and living with her grandmother. more

People who focus upon the motives of alleged killers like Bryan Kohberger, the Ph.D. candidate arrested for slaughtering four college students in Moscow, Idaho, are missing the point. Defective specimens like him don't have motives that any sane person would recognize. more

There’s one aspect to my job that’s taken a back seat since 2020 (for obvious reasons) and that is programming. I admit I prefer selecting books for the collection and getting them into the hands of readers because, well, planning a program is just harder. more

Death is an odd thing. Or, I should say, the knowledge of Death is an odd thing. Death comes to all of us with mathematical certainty. I know that I am going to die. But the time of our demise is a mystery until it is a done thing. more

I think Valentine's Day is a marketing scam. It sets expectations that are hard to beat. I love my wife and still can't believe she went out with me, let alone is still married to me after 26 years, but Valentine's is tough. It comes with expectations. more

I find it interesting the sights and sounds we store in our minds without even realizing it. We may not realize it but we all do. more

“The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.” — Paul Tillich  more

In his short time serving as Pittsburg mayor, Dr. Ron Seglie has already distinguished himself as an innovator.   more

Some things you just don't talk about when you're new to town. I mean, IF you want to make friends. Politics and religion — especially when combined — can ruin your chances faster than an offhand comparison between Jeff Gordon and Dale Junior at Darlington.  more