Monthly Archives: February 2001

Colorado teens accused of plotting Columbine-style attack Stories in the news like this used to get me pissed off about our factory-style high schools, and how they’re a breeding ground for both the ostracism and retaliation that fuels these outbursts … Continue reading →

As each of us wakes up, the whole world wakes up a little. – Polly Berrien Berends I think this quote means that the more I wake up from this cultural and family of origin stupor I’ve been in, the … Continue reading →

Fatherhood, like marriage, is a constant struggle against your limitations and self-interests. – Kent Nerburn It hasn’t really occurred to me that ‘working on my fatherhood’ is similar to ‘working on my marriage’ but it makes sense. I’ve learned that … Continue reading →

Deep in their roots all flowers keep the light. – Theodore Roethke I think of my past ten years or so as a gradual coming out of a sort of darkness, like I’m waking up from an ignorant stupor. I … Continue reading →

I gave some friends a Real Joe stock purchase agreement this morning. They’re the first ‘non-accredited’ potential investors that I’ve extended this to. I’ve been reluctant because the degree of risk is higher for people who are not wealthy. But … Continue reading →

Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness. – Kent Nerburn I’ve never really talked to my sons about the difference between maleness and manhood, that “being a man is a right … Continue reading →

I’m having fun playing ping pong with my daughter. She’s getting better quickly but already I see the same psychological hangups operating with her as with me. She was sure the reason she wasn’t doing as well on Wednesday as … Continue reading →

The power of a man’s virtue should not be measured by his special efforts but by his ordinary doing. – Blaise Pascal This relates to my weblog entry on Friday about the problem with ‘greatness’ that gets attention in our … Continue reading →

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away. – Arthur Helps My wife is naturally kind. I’m not. I grew up pretending to be kind for the special attention it got me. I’ve … Continue reading →

The guy who installed all the phone lines and Ethernet cable at my office and house got hit by a gravel truck this week and is in a coma. I saw him working out at the club where I play … Continue reading →

Most great men and women are not perfectly rounded in their personalities, but are instead people whose one driving enthusiasm is so great it makes their faults seem insignificant. – Charles A. Cerami I wonder about this. Albert Einstein and … Continue reading →

Evan Williams, co-founder and CEO of Pyra, the company that created Blogger, posted a note on his personal web site yesterday announcing that he lost his whole staff he ran out of money. He does plan to keep the company … Continue reading →

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. – Marie Curie This seems impossibly rigid to me (nothing?), but there’s an element of wisdom in it that makes sense. My fears about Robbie’s medical condition, … Continue reading →

Robbie’s scheduled to go to a medical clinic in Atlanta that’s had some success at treating tinnitus, the symptom from her acoustic neuroma brain tumor (benign) that’s driving her crazy right now. The procedure involves inserting ‘white noise’ device in … Continue reading →