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Here is a little PHP application I wrote that lists all my blog posts. Eventually I will enhance it allow one click column sorting. Enjoy!

Entry #Post NameEntry DateWord CountCommentsCategoriesTags
2010
March
1075Review: The Ghost Writer3/16/2010983 0The Arts Movies
1074Not exactly Waterloo3/14/20101349 1Politics 2010 Barack Obama, Health Care, Jim DeMint, Health Insurance Industry
1073Review: Arranged (2007)3/11/2010767 0The Arts Movies
1072Virginia is a socialist state3/9/2010732 0Politics 2010 Virginia, Satire, Commonwealths
1071Review: Empires of the Sea3/5/20101476 2History Roger Crowley, Siege of Malta, Battle of Lepanto, Siege of Rhodes
1070The Homestead: how to spend a thousand dollars delightfully without hardly trying3/3/20101261 0Travel The Homestead, Hot Springs Virginia
February
1069Psychiatrists agree: Republicans are insane2/27/20101294 7Politics 2009 Republicans, Conservatives, Tea Baggers, Election 2010
1068So bad, it’s good … and mesmerizing2/24/2010730 7The Arts YouTube, Eduard Hill, Bad Videos, Soviet Union
1067Citizens are united against Citizens United2/22/20101525 0Politics 2010 Bipartisanship, Lobbyists, Citizens United Decision
1066Out and Equal and I’m confused2/20/20101654 0Sociology Sexuality, GLBT
1065Civil marriage is still a civil right2/17/2010933 4Politics 2010, Sociology Marriage, Gay Marriage, Valentines Day
1064Global warming morons2/15/20101306 0Politics 2010 Republicans, Global Warming, Fox News, Bill O'Reilly
1063Feds bravely telecommute while the government “closes”2/12/20101370 4Politics 2010 Civil Service, Snow, Snowmageddon
1062Taking Chrome for a Spin2/9/20101075 2Technology Firefox, Internet Explorer, Browsers, Google, Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS
1061Snowmageddon2/6/2010510 0Life 2010 Snow, Weather, Snowmageddon
1060Seriously Jenny?2/4/20101159 0Politics 2010, Sociology Infidelity, Jenny Sanford, Mark Sanford
1059Divided we fall2/2/20101241 0Politics 2010 Republicans, Democrats, Obama, Political Weasels
January
1058Death – much ado about nothing?1/31/20101077 0Philosophy Death
1057Review: Horatio Hornblower, Collectors Edition1/29/2010875 0The Arts Television, Navy, Horatio Hornblower
1056A few movie reviews (and re-reviews)1/26/20101247 0The Arts Movies
1055Good luck with the budget voodoo, Governor McDonnell1/24/2010976 0Politics 2010 Republicans, Taxes, Virginia, Virginia Politics, Bob McDonnell
1054Haiti is our harbinger1/22/20101740 0Politics 2010, Sociology Debt, Economy, Haiti, Second World
1053Brought down by the faux Democrats1/20/2010928 2Politics 2010 Democrats, Scott Brown
1052Understanding Bubba, Part One1/18/20101727 0Politics 2010, Sociology Working Class, Rednecks, Joe Bageant, Winchester VA
1051Father's Day1/16/20102413 0The Arts Fiction
1050Laid Up1/15/20101135 0Life 2010 Health Care, Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital
1049Acts of mercy1/12/20101303 0Life 2010 Dying, Compassion
1048Review: Suburban Sasquatch (2004)1/9/20101128 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
1047Creeping toward decrepitude1/6/20101250 1Life 2010 Aging, Time, Worst Decades
1046Review: Avatar1/4/20101000 1The Arts Movies, Science Fiction
1045The Aughts: worst decade ever? Umm, not even close.1/1/20101684 0History Great Recession, Worst Decades, Best Decades
1044Occam's Razor 2009 Statistics1/1/2010429 0Life 2010 Blogging
2009
December
1043Review: Young Frankenstein at the Kennedy Center12/30/2009975 0The Arts Musicals, Comedy
1042Real Life 101, Lesson 13: Great sex is not pornography come to life12/28/20091527 0Sociology Pornography, Sexuality, Real Life 101
1041Review: Up in the Air12/27/2009778 2The Arts Movies
1040White Christmas12/25/2009708 0Life 2009 Snow, Holidays, Tarsal Tunnel
1039Half a loaf is still better than none12/23/2009861 0Politics 2009 Health Care, Lobbyists, Joe Lieberman
1038Snow day12/19/2009998 1Life 2009 Snow, Weather, Snowpocalypse
1037Review: The Prisoner (AMC Version)12/16/2009953 1The Arts Television
1036Joe Lieberman: the leading asshole in the Senate12/15/2009202 0Politics 2009 Joe Lieberman
1035Thoughts on Buddhism, Part Two12/12/20091291 0Sociology Buddhism
1034Danger: Wal-Mart Customer!12/9/20091118 0Sociology Wal-Mart, Fashion, Obesity
1033Craigslist Casual Encounters: now officially a complete waste of time12/5/20091207 1Sociology Sexuality, Internet, Craigslist
1032Two flicks and a show12/1/20091312 0History, The Arts Movies, Documentaries, Musicals, Comedy, Holocaust
November
1031Fathers are necessary11/27/20091468 0Philosophy, Sociology Parenting, Gay Marriage
1030Act of conscience11/25/20091059 0Politics 2009, Sociology Catholicism
1029Google’s Chrome OS aims to drive a stake in Microsoft’s heart11/22/20091202 0Technology Windows, Google, Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS
1028Loaves and fishes11/19/20091468 0Life 2009, Sociology Compassion, Charity, Homelessness
1027An Evening with Don McLean11/15/2009939 5The Arts Music, Rock and Roll, Folk Music, Don McLean, Bob Dylan
1026Real Life 101, Lesson 12: The Basics of Investing11/13/20091466 0Advice Retirement, Real Life 101, Financial Planning, Investing
1025I believe consciousness is eternal11/10/20091113 0Metaphysics, Philosophy Religion, God, Consciousness
1024Election 2009 postmortem: Much ado about nothing11/8/20091189 0Politics 2009 Election 2009
1023Thoughts on Buddhism, Part One11/4/20091042 0Sociology Buddhism
102230 Years of Breakfasting in America11/1/20091184 0The Arts Music, Rock and Roll
October
1021My bipartisan health care solution10/29/20091315 0Politics 2009 Health Care
1020Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)10/25/2009954 0The Arts Movies
1019We have to go, and go, and go10/22/20091155 0Advice Men, Health, Frequent Urination, BPH, Prostate Cancer
1018Huffington Post breaks a glass ceiling10/21/20091061 0Technology Media, Newspapers, Huffington Post
1017Review: Watchmen10/18/2009989 0The Arts Movies
1016You and your kids need flu shots10/14/20091312 0Politics 2009, Sociology Parenting, Flu, Health Care
1015jetBlue: A civilized airline10/12/20091120 2Travel Airlines, jetBlue, United Airines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines
1014New England is still calling me10/9/2009929 1Travel Boston, Cape Cod, Falmouth MA, Woods Hole MA, New England
1013Community college is not quite college10/5/20091318 3Sociology Community Colleges, Education
1012Rockit Man 10/2/2009872 0The Arts Comics, Humor
September
1011Devour these sites9/29/20091252 0Sociology Food, Restaurants, Healthy Food, Nutrition
1010Republicans are a party of sadists9/26/20091411 1Politics 2009, Sociology Republicans, Democrats, Conservatives, Health Care, Mental Illness
1009America: An Empire in Decline (Part Two)9/22/20091219 1Politics 2009 Health Care, Lobbyists
1008Review: Chess in Concert9/20/20091152 0The Arts Musicals
1007Review: Public Enemies9/17/2009790 0The Arts Movies
1006Review: Mother of Mine (Äideistä parhain) (2005)9/15/2009645 0The Arts Movies
1005Two parties could play the disinformation game9/10/20091193 0Politics 2009 Republicans, Democrats, Health Care, Obama, Disinformation
1004Review: The Snow Walker (2003)9/7/2009869 0The Arts Movies, Arctic
1003The potential of Google Visualizations9/4/20091179 0Technology Google, Google Visualizations
1002Real Life 101, Lesson 11: The skinny on nutrition9/2/20091590 1Sociology Dieting, Food, Real Life 101, Exercise, Healthy Food, Nutrition
August
1001The end of Camelot also means the death of bipartisanship8/30/20091169 0Politics 2009 Health Care, Bipartisanship, Edward M. Kennedy, The Kennedy Family
1000Are 1000 posts enough?8/28/2009450 2Life 2009 Blogging
999Mission Accomplished in Afghanistan8/26/20091309 0Politics 2009 Terrorism, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Taliban
998Playing health care roulette8/23/20091328 0Politics 2009 Republicans, Health Care
997Top of the world8/18/20091174 0Travel Wyoming, Colorado, Estes Park, Leadville, Laramie
996Buffalo, Wyoming: Mayberry of the West8/13/20091323 2Travel Wyoming, Buffalo Wyoming, Occidental Hotel Buffalo Wyoming
995South Dakota’s enchanting Black Hills8/11/20091450 0Travel Wyoming, South Dakota, Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Jewel Cave, Rapid City
994Demographics happen8/7/20091087 0Politics 2009 Republicans, Conservatives, Barack Obama, Health Care
993Suck it in, America8/3/20091248 0Politics 2009 Taxes, Health Care
992Review: Monsoon Wedding (2001)8/2/2009696 0The Arts Movies
July
991Republicans to uninsured America: screw you7/29/20091339 1Politics 2009 Republicans, Health Care
990Great web hosting at last7/26/20091018 0Technology Web Hosting
989On the movable walkway called life7/25/20091168 0Best of Occam's Razor, Life 2009, Philosophy Death, Life, Space-Time
988Who should we trust now?7/22/20091521 0Politics 2009, Sociology Jimmy Carter, Buddhism, Walter Cronkite, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, Trust, Integrity
987Review: Brüno7/19/2009667 0The Arts Movies, Comedy
986And that's the way it was7/18/20091138 1Technology Space Program, Walter Cronkite
985Two more movie reviews7/14/2009988 0The Arts Movies
984Misquoting Jesus7/11/20091277 0Philosophy, Sociology Bible, New Testament, Bart D. Ehrman
983No good options with North Korea7/9/20091303 0Politics 2009 North Korea, War
982Two movie reviews7/5/2009967 0The Arts Movies
981The religion of the 21st century?7/1/20091054 0Sociology Unitarian Universalism, Objectivism
June
980The illusion of fidelity6/28/20091706 0Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy, Sociology Infidelity
979Unitarian Universalists invade Salt Lake City6/25/20091337 0Life 2009, Sociology, Travel Unitarian Universalism, Utah, Salt Lake City, Mormons
978Blogging at 35,000 feet6/23/20091140 0Life 2009, Philosophy, Travel Blogging, Unitarian Universalism
977Iran's metamorphosis6/21/2009792 0Politics 2009 Israel, Iran, Liberalism
976The Ten Percent Solution?6/17/20091393 0Sociology Dieting, Weight Loss, Health
975Following Jewel Staite6/14/20091155 0Sociology, Technology, The Arts Celebrities, Twitter, Jewel Staite
974Things I know about health care reform6/11/2009878 0Politics 2009 Barack Obama, Health Care
973Financial Winners and Losers6/8/20091498 0Sociology Economy, Financial Planning
972Review: Iron Man (2008)6/4/2009717 0The Arts Movies
971Can being "prolife" be anti-life?6/1/2009959 0Politics 2009, Sociology Environment, Quantum Physics, Abortion
May
970The Agony of the Feet, Part Two5/30/2009937 0Life 2009 Podiatry, Vein Disease, Neuropathies, Health
969Extreme makeover5/26/2009837 1Sociology Women, Plastic Surgery
968Socialize your money and join a credit union5/23/20091107 0Life 2009 Credit, Banks, Credit Unions
967The wearing of the green5/19/2009948 0Life 2009 Grass, Weeds, Dandelions, Lawn Care
966A Republican worth memorializing5/15/2009744 0History Food, Healthy Food, Robert B. Choate, Nutrition
965Review: Havana Nocturne5/13/20091099 0History Mafia, Cuba, Meyer Lansky
964Review: Ragtime (The Musical)5/10/20091020 0The Arts Musicals
963Review: Star Trek (2009)5/9/20091177 3The Arts Movies, Star Trek, William Shatner
962A Tale of Two Cities5/6/20091442 0Life 2009 Biking, Physical Fitness, Obesity, Exercise, Tallahassee, Healthy Food, Boulder
961Review: W. (2008)5/3/2009876 1Politics 2009, The Arts Bush, Movies
April
960The great Republican Party implosion4/29/20091212 1Politics 2009 Republicans, Obama, First 100 Days
959Review: Cthulhu (2007)4/26/2009895 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
958Review: The Soloist4/24/2009664 1The Arts Movies
957There's a storm not coming!4/21/20091228 1Politics 2009, Sociology Gay Marriage, Bigots
956Eating out is hazardous to your health4/18/20091505 2Sociology Food, Restaurants
955The future of newspapers and what comes next4/15/20091450 0Sociology, Technology Media, Newspapers
954My first Seder4/12/20091002 1Life 2009, Politics 2009, Sociology Obama, Passover Seder
953Some Mad Hatters plan some tea parties4/10/20091186 0Politics 2009 Bush, Republicans
952Virginia, just say no to Terry McAuliffe4/7/2009923 0Politics 2009 Virginia, Virginia Politics, Terry McAuliffe
951The years, they pass so quickly now4/3/20091403 0Life 2008, Sociology Aging
950My Wall Street Rescue Plan4/1/20091367 0Politics 2009, Sociology Work, Working Class, Jason's Deli
March
949Review: Coraline3/29/2009933 1The Arts Movies, Fantasy
948Welcoming the Bush Babies3/26/2009946 2Politics 2009, Sociology Bush, Adolescence, Birth Control, Teenage Pregnancy
947Review: Son of Rambow (2007)3/23/2009900 0The Arts Movies
946A grave business3/19/20091421 0Life 2009, Sociology Death, Dying, Financial Planning
945Where the wild things are3/16/20091496 0Travel Assateague, Chincoteague
944More adventures in weight loss3/12/20091025 0Sociology Dieting, Weight Loss
943Death by Objectivism3/8/20091232 4Politics 2009, Sociology Money, Economy, Ayn Rand, Objectivism
942Bless her father for she has sinned3/5/20091818 0Politics 2006, Sociology Education, Catholicism, Punishment
941Real Life 101, Lesson 10: How to study3/2/20091441 0Life 2009 Community Colleges, Education, Real Life 101, Studying
February
940The view from the street2/28/20091080 0Technology, Travel Google, Google Earth
939Where did all my money go?2/25/20091607 0Politics 2009 Money, Investing, Banks, Mutual Funds, Stocks
938iMac Journeys, Part Three2/22/20091330 0Technology Computers, Operating Systems
937Review: Indian Summer2/20/20091067 0History Edwina Mountbatten, India
936Review: Battlestar Galactica (Season One)2/16/20091261 1The Arts Television, Science Fiction
935Putting the "bye" in bipartisan2/15/20091143 2Politics 2009 Republicans, Economy, Obama
934Scary times2/11/20091081 0Politics 2009 Money, Economy
933More adventures in aging2/8/20091008 0Life 2009 Aging
932Blogging at a more relaxed pace2/5/2009585 0Life 2009 Blogging
931Review: Downfall (2004)2/2/2009757 0History, The Arts Movies, War
January
930Watching Points1/30/20091279 0Sociology Dieting, Weight Loss
929What's causing that great sucking sound1/27/2009959 4Politics 2009 Economy, Barack Obama
928Unearned Income1/24/2009844 1Life 2009 Gifts
927Transfer of Power1/20/2009790 0Politics 2009 Bush, Democracy, Barack Obama
926Review: The Fall (2006)1/19/2009801 0The Arts Movies
925Introducing the non-retirement retirement1/17/20091182 0Politics 2009 Medicare, Retirement, Financial Planning, Social Security
924Lab Animal1/14/2009997 0Life 2009 Health Care
923Review: The Verdict (1982)1/12/2009734 0The Arts Movies
922Eyeless in Gaza (and Israel)1/9/20091194 1Politics 2009 Israel, Palestinians, War, Gaza Strip
921Review: Frost/Nixon1/6/2009913 0Politics 2009, The Arts Bush, Movies, Richard Nixon
920Review: Les Miserables at Signature Theater1/4/20091054 0The Arts Theater, Musicals
919If you love your kids, give them a real sex education1/3/20091223 0Sociology Sexuality, Adolescence, Young Adults, Sex Education
918Quantifying incompetence 1/1/20091054 0Politics 2009 Bush, Economy, Investing
917Occam's Razor 2008 Statistics1/1/2009295 0Life 2009 Blogging
2008
December
916Review: Doubt12/30/2008649 0The Arts Catholicism, Movies, Morality
915Second Viewing: City on the Edge of Forever12/27/20081109 1Politics 2008, The Arts Television, Star Trek, William Shatner
914Review: Cashback (2006)12/25/2008796 1The Arts Movies, Love
913The Pastor Warren Gambit12/23/20081071 0Politics 2008, Sociology Christianity, Gay Marriage
912A favorite Christmas show12/22/2008316 0The Arts Television
911The end of the middle class12/20/20081183 0Politics 2008 Economy, Middle Class
910How traditional is traditional marriage anyhow?12/17/2008983 0Sociology Marriage, Gay Marriage
909The physical12/15/20081128 2Life 2008 Aging, Health Care
908Kissing the Rust Belt goodbye 12/13/20081175 2Politics 2008 Bush, Republicans, Automobiles, Economy, Autoworkers
907Bum deal in Chicago12/10/20081081 0Politics 2008 Unemployment, Labor
906Wal-Mart employee becomes a martyr for greed 12/8/20081016 2Sociology Capitalism, Wal-Mart, Retail
905Weathering this recession12/5/20081657 1Sociology Economy
904The audacity of being Bill Shatner12/2/2008965 2Sociology Bill Shatner, Star Trek
November
903Review: Australia11/30/20081213 1The Arts Movies
902Review: Transformers (2007)11/28/20081006 0The Arts Movies, Science Fiction
901Advice for Republicans likely to go unheeded11/26/20081908 0Politics 2008 Bush, Republicans
900Of tweets and pipes11/23/2008918 0Technology Twitter, Yahoo Pipes
899Worst President and Administration Ever11/23/20081155 4Politics 2008 Bush, Cheney
898An experiment in mindfulness, Part Two11/20/20081019 1Philosophy Buddhism, Mindfulness
897An experiment in mindfulness, Part One11/17/20081285 0Philosophy Buddhism, Mindfulness
896Message to Sarah Palin: please, please fade away!11/15/20081181 1Politics 2008 Sarah Palin
895Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno11/13/2008865 0The Arts Movies
894Review: The Prophecy (1995)11/11/2008885 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
893America loves "socialism"11/9/20081242 3Best of Occam's Razor, Politics 2008 Socialism
892My million-word blog11/6/20081341 1Life 2008 Blogging
891Hope reborn and sanity restored11/5/20081181 0Politics 2008 Bush, Republicans, Democrats, Election 2008, Barack Obama
890At least I know my news sources are biased11/3/20081213 0Politics 2008 Television
889The wrath of Kos11/1/20081093 1Politics 2008 Progressives, Daily Kos
October
888Slick10/30/20081191 0Politics 2008 Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain
887Slow down, you blog too fast10/28/20081054 4Sociology Blogging
886Review: Revengers Tragedy (2002)10/26/2008719 0The Arts Movies
885Hate is so yesterday10/23/20081083 0Politics 2008 Election 2008
884The meaning of money, Part 210/20/20081344 0Sociology Money, Economy
883The meaning of money, Part 110/18/20081683 0Sociology Money, Economy
882The final debate10/15/2008749 0Politics 2008 Election 2008
881Beguiling Northern Arizona10/15/20081587 0Travel Arizona
880Review: Swing Vote10/12/2008653 0The Arts Movies
879The second debate10/8/20081268 0Politics 2008 Election 2008
878Screwed and angry10/6/20081405 0Politics 2008 Election 2008
877The vice presidential debate10/4/2008801 0Politics 2008 Election 2008
876InfoWorld peers ten years out into our technology future10/1/20081340 0Technology Information Technology
September
875The Wall Street villain in your mirror9/29/20081189 0Politics 2008 Economy
874The first debate9/27/2008928 0Politics 2008 Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain
873Review: Ghost Town9/24/2008764 0The Arts Movies
872Where no man has gone before9/22/20081162 1Sociology Gay Marriage, Star Trek
871The ownership society has arrived!9/20/20081339 1Politics 2008 Neoconservatism, Economy, Satire, Election 2008
870Consciousness as a two-way mirror9/19/20081140 0Metaphysics Death, Afterlife, Soul, Quantum Physics
869Belated cat blogging9/17/20081187 0Life 2008 Pets
868The measured notes of a remarkable man9/14/20081167 1Life 2008 Music
867Unsolicited advice for Senator Obama9/12/2008986 0Politics 2008 Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin
866Review: The Dark Knight9/9/2008852 0The Arts Movies
865I don't need no social network9/7/20081251 0Sociology Social Networking
864Lipstick on a pig9/4/20081095 2Politics 2008 Republicans, John McCain, Sarah Palin
863Review: I Robot (2004)9/1/2008917 0The Arts Movies, Science Fiction
August
862The problem with For Better or For Worse8/29/2008952 0Sociology Comics
861The government needs common sense contracting8/26/20081183 0Politics 2008 Contractors
860Real Life 101, Lesson 9: So you want to be a parent8/24/20081485 0Sociology Parenting, Real Life 101
859Not quite the end of the world as we know it8/21/20081140 0Politics 2008, Sociology Satire, Gay Marriage
858The Cold War Returns8/18/20081473 0Politics 2008 Cold War, Russia
857Mount Washington and beyond8/16/20081482 0Travel New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
856Bewitched in Massachusetts and Maine8/13/20081137 0Travel Maine, Salem MA, Boothbay Harbor ME, Massachusetts
855Road trip to Beantown8/11/20081215 0Travel Boston, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Lebanon PA, Mount Gretna PA
854Johnny, we hardly knew ye8/8/20081077 0Politics 2008, Sociology Infidelity
853For Obama: some environmental cheers and jeers8/5/20081047 0Politics 2008 Environment, Barack Obama, Energy Independence
852Growing Pains8/4/2008611 0Politics 2008 Blogging, Web Hosting
851A new inconvenient truth: we need to raise taxes8/1/20081372 3Politics 2008 Taxes, Environment, Virginia Politics, Transportation, Grover Norquist
July
850The real danger of being liberal7/29/2008924 0Sociology Unitarian Universalism, Liberalism
849My fantasy run for president7/26/20081244 1Politics 2008 Election 2008
848Caught in the Quicken web7/23/20081360 0Technology Windows, Operating Systems, Quicken
847Gunsmoke7/21/20081012 0Sociology Guns
846Review: I Am Legend (2007)7/19/2008880 0The Arts Movies
845Conservatism's harvest7/16/20081430 1Best of Occam's Razor, Politics 2008 Neoconservatism, Conservatism
844Give a little love and simplify your life7/13/2008996 0Life 2008 Progressives
843iMac Journeys, Part Two7/10/20081415 0Technology Computers, Operating Systems
842Some candidates are more equal than others7/7/2008856 0Politics 2008 Election 2008
841Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian7/5/2008856 0The Arts Movies
840Learn lessons today for the next recession7/2/20081266 0Sociology Economy, Financial Planning
June
839Review: WALL-E6/30/2008976 0The Arts Movies
838iMac Journeys: First Impressions6/28/20081443 0Technology Computers, Operating Systems
837Who's a strict constructionist?6/26/20081253 1Politics 2008 Guns
836Indistinguishable from magic6/23/20081086 1Technology GPSes
835An era is passing6/20/20081305 0Sociology Economy, Global Warming, Migration
834Review: The Day After Tomorrow (2004)6/17/20081412 0The Arts Movies
833Review: Rear Window (1954)6/15/20081011 0The Arts Movies, Shyamalan
832The audacity of stupidity6/12/20081677 0Politics 2008 Democrats, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
831The downside of brilliancy6/10/2008869 1Sociology Geniuses
830Real Life 101, Lesson 8: Avoiding the Credit Trap6/7/20081634 0Sociology Real Life 101, Credit
829Asleep at the wheel6/4/2008992 0Life 2008 Automobiles, Economy, General Motors
828Two Movies to Avoid6/2/2008953 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
May
827Review: Love Actually (2003)5/30/2008987 0Politics 2006, The Arts Movies
826My meatless Mondays5/28/20081149 0Life 2008 Global Warming, Vegetarianism, Hunger
825Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull5/26/2008817 0The Arts Movies
824Stupid is as stupid does5/23/2008899 0Politics 2008 Republicans, Transportation
823The synergy of RSS to Email5/20/2008926 0Technology Internet, Newsfeeds, EMail
822Solving the obesity crisis5/18/20081475 0Sociology Children, Young Adults, Health Care, Obesity, Exercise
821The change we need5/15/20081254 0Politics 2008 Republicans, Election 2008
820Review: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)5/13/2008952 0The Arts Movies
819Review: The Life of Elizabeth I5/11/20081336 0History Books, Queen Elizabeth I
818The hard road ahead5/8/20081557 0Sociology Environment, Energy Independence, John B. Anderson
817Save a human life and eat less meat5/5/20081066 1Politics 2008 Poverty, Food, Biofuels, Vegetarianism
816Thoroughly Eddie5/3/2008842 2The Arts Comedy, Eddie Izzard
April
815McCain's health care non-solution4/29/20081359 0Politics 2008 Republicans, Health Care, John McCain
814Review: The Forbidden Kingdom4/27/2008743 0The Arts Movies
813Trapped in exurbia4/25/20081295 1Politics 2008 Environment, Virginia, Housing, Energy Independence, Loudoun County
812Taking pleasure in hand4/23/20081156 0Sociology Sexuality, Health Care, Sociology
811The scourge of faux patriotism4/21/20081439 1Politics 2008 Patriotism, Election 2008, Barack Obama
810Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)4/19/2008995 0The Arts Movies, Musicals
809The pope pays a visit4/17/20081387 0Sociology Religion, Catholicism
808Some pragmatic ways you can help save the planet4/15/20081417 0Politics 2008 Environment, Vegetarianism
807Not oil's well at the pump4/11/2008766 0Life 2008 Advertising
806Terminal Insecurity4/8/2008875 0Politics 2008 Terrorism, Airports
805Shedding a tear for the exit of mobile lounges4/6/2008849 1Travel Airports
804The sinful lure of dark chocolate4/3/2008767 1Life 2008 Food, Chocolate
803No foolin'4/1/2008850 0Sociology Psychology, Self Esteem
March
802A little empathy please3/29/20081368 1Politics 2008, Sociology Prejudice, Barack Obama
801Do the delegate math and the outcome is no longer hazy3/26/2008726 1Politics 2008 Election 2008, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
800Review: The Crying Game (1992)3/23/2008698 0The Arts Movies
799Iraq's holding pattern3/20/20081212 0Politics 2008 Bush, Iraq, Cheney
798A bundle of confusion3/18/20081440 0Technology Television, Internet, Telephone
797The price of incompetence3/16/20081504 0Politics 2008 Republicans, Democrats, Economy, Election 2008, Ronald Reagan
796Is the U.S. Post Office obsolete?3/14/20081277 1Technology Post Office, EMail
795What's a horny politician to do?3/11/20081400 2Politics 2008, Sociology Sexuality, Infidelity
794Review: No Country for Old Men3/9/2008957 1The Arts Movies
793The war taxes you are already paying3/7/20081525 2Politics 2008 Bush, Iraq, Economy, Cheney, War
792Review: Once (2006)3/4/2008583 0The Arts Movies
791More intimations of mortality3/2/20081009 1Life 2008 Aging, Health Care
790Welcome to Scott's World3/1/20081162 0Sociology Scott Adams
February
789Review: A Knight's Tale (2001)2/28/2008766 0The Arts Movies
788Boldly exploring the HD Radio universe2/25/20081128 4Technology HD Radio
787Carbon offsets alone aren't going cut it2/23/20081429 0Sociology Environment, Global Warming
786Love can be unlovely2/21/2008928 0Sociology Relationships, Marriage, Love
785Review: Reds (1981)2/18/20081020 1The Arts Movies
784My odd Valentine's Day gift2/16/20081024 0Life 2008 Marriage, Love
783Brought down by Bill?2/14/20081006 0Politics 2008 Election 2008, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
782Review: The Aviator2/12/2008930 1The Arts Movies
781Bye Bye, Modern Conservatism2/9/20081190 0Politics 2008 Bush, Republicans, Cheney, Election 2008, Conservatism
780Is cash obsolete?2/6/20081122 1Technology Money
779She's got a ticket to ride2/4/20081299 0Life 2008 Automobiles, Young Adults, Driving
778Still betting on Hillary2/2/20081347 0Politics 2008 Election 2008, Hillary Clinton
January
777In Step with The Capitol Steps1/30/20081004 0The Arts Theater, Comedy
776Riding recession's wave1/27/20081198 0Advice Economy, Financial Planning
775Advice I dare not utter1/24/20081582 0Advice Relationships, Parenting
774Mac Attack1/22/20081563 0Technology Computers, Operating Systems
773Review: My Fair Lady1/21/2008722 0The Arts Theater, Musicals
772The Human Blastocyst: My Friend, My Dependent1/18/20081233 0Sociology Religion, Humor, Satire
771My warranty has expired1/16/20081367 1Life 2008 Aging, Physical Fitness
770Hoping for no clear winner1/13/2008674 0Politics 2008 Voting, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
769Thoughts on the dynamics of successful organizational change1/12/2008948 0Sociology Management, Leadership, Empowerment
768Review: Borat1/8/2008923 1The Arts Movies, Comedy
767Marital lessons on love courtesy of my cat1/6/20081405 0Sociology Relationships, Marriage, Pets, Love
766Caucuses are still undemocratic1/3/20081032 0Politics 2008 Democracy, Voting, Election 2008, Voting Rights
765The Fallacy of the Experience Argument1/1/20081004 0Politics 2008 Leadership, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton
2007
December
764Review: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)12/30/20071118 2The Arts Movies
763Wrong Target12/27/20071181 1Politics 2007 Terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
762Have yourself a Bob Rivers Christmas12/25/20071260 0Sociology Christmas, Hypocrisy, Bob Rivers
761Confessions of a CPU and memory hog12/22/20071642 0Technology Web Hosting
760Interview with a cat12/20/2007864 0Life 2007 Cats, Pets
759Reveling in the Winter Solstice12/19/2007789 3Sociology, The Arts Theater
758Review: The Golden Compass12/16/20071122 0The Arts Movies, Fantasy
757The Blog Turns Six12/13/20071129 0Life 2007 Blogging
756Google hits another home run with Google Analytics12/9/2007948 0Technology Internet, Sitemeter, Google
755Sampling the Pod Porn Universe 12/8/20071672 1Sociology Pornography, Podcasts
754Barack Obama for President12/5/20071097 2Politics 2007 Election 2008, Barack Obama
753Send me to the Democratic National Convention!12/3/2007560 0Politics 2007 Blogging, Democrats, Denver
752The Rise of Soft Power12/1/20071100 1Politics 2007 Iraq, Military, Diplomacy, War
November
751Review: Enchanted11/28/2007849 0The Arts Movies, Disney
750The Wegmans Effect11/25/2007934 1Life 2007 Food, Shopping
749Second Viewing: Norma Rae (1979)11/24/2007740 0The Arts Movies
748Suicide's devastation and odd harvest11/22/20071094 0Sociology Death, Loss, Suicide
747Presidential candidate marriages under the microscope11/19/2007767 2Politics 2007 Republicans, Democrats, Election 2008, Presidential Candidates
746Two years later11/16/20071096 1Life 2007 Death, Love, Therapy, Loss, Healing
745Why Al won't run11/14/20071156 0Politics 2007 Election 2008
744Driven toward self destruction11/11/20071406 0Sociology Vices
743The measure of a democracy11/9/20071109 1Politics 2007 Democracy, Cheney, Pakistan, Impeachment, Lawyers
742Our Forgotten War11/6/20071088 1History French and Indian War
741But what's in the package?11/4/20071656 0Politics 2007 Election 2008
740Thanks for all the hits11/1/20071201 0Life 2007 Blogging
October
739Review: Elizabeth: The Golden Age10/29/2007862 0The Arts Movies
738Needed: a Department of Managed Growth10/27/20071362 0Politics 2007 Growth, Natural Disasters
737Making the new look10/25/20071568 0Technology Blogging, WordPress, Movable Type
736A new look10/22/2007425 0Life 2007 Blogging
735Tasting Tallahassee10/21/20071106 1Travel Travel, Florida
734You Porn: A Traveler's New Best Friend?10/17/20071041 4Sociology, Travel Internet Commerce, Pornography, Sexuality, Travel
733Between Places10/15/20071223 1Travel Airports
732I smell a cover up10/14/2007717 0Politics 2007 Bush, Justice, Terrorism
731So what's the problem with Mitt Romney being a Mormon?10/10/20071464 4Politics 2007 Prejudice, Religion
730Wordpressing10/9/20071206 1Technology Blogging, MovableType, WordPress
729Is this the best political blog?10/7/2007864 13Politics 2007 Blogging, Kevin Drum, Political Blogs
728A birth experience (1989)10/4/20073543 1Life 2007 Parenting, Love
727Two movie reviews10/2/20071105 0The Arts Movies
September
726MoveOn.org is betraying the progressive cause9/30/2007859 0Politics 2007 Iraq, Progressives, Military, MoveOn.org
725Sort of Enfranchised9/27/20071192 0Sociology Adolescence, Parenting, Young Adults
724A West Wing Retrospective9/23/20071399 0The Arts Television
723Democrats choose pragmatism on Universal Health Care9/21/20071147 0Politics 2007 Election 2008, Health Care
722The hidden power of Google Docs9/19/20071559 1Technology Internet Commerce, Google
721Here is how to really end the war9/17/20071418 0Politics 2007 Bush, Iraq, Voting, Protest, War
720The transition9/14/20071371 0Life 2007 Adolescence, Maturity, Employment, Young Adults
719Desperately seeking Reagan9/11/20071062 1Politics 2007 Republicans, Election 2008, Ronald Reagan
718How the political game on Iraq will play out9/9/20071270 0Politics 2007 Iraq, Military
717My Widened Stance9/7/20071337 1Sociology Sexuality, Republicans, Morality
716My strategy for Iraq9/3/20071460 1Politics 2007 Iraq
715Review: Dazed and Confused (1993)9/2/20071012 0The Arts Adolescence, Movies
August
714Materialism in Perspective8/30/20071582 1Philosophy Christianity, Materialism
713Review: Elizabeth (1998)8/28/2007728 0The Arts Movies
712Mother Teresa on the couch8/25/20071289 0Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Love, Compassion, Humanism, Mother Teresa
711Real Life 101, Lesson 7: Fitness and Health Basics8/22/20071860 0Advice Dieting, Real Life 101, Physical Fitness
710Review: Stardust8/20/2007790 0The Arts Movies, Fantasy
709For the love of Dilbert8/18/20071368 0The Arts Comics
708Quick Political Hits8/15/2007767 1Politics 2007 Terrorism, Iraq, Cheney, Karl Rove, Election 2008
707Is mutual interdependence the solution?8/12/20071232 0Politics 2007 Economy, Federalism, Trade, Energy Independence, Global Warming
706Even more thoughts on love8/11/20071402 2Sociology Relationships, Love
705Hug an illegal immigrant today!8/8/20071551 1Politics 2007 Work, Economy, Immigration
704Review: The Simpsons Movie8/6/2007736 0The Arts Movies, Animation, Comedy
703No Easy Answers on Islamic Terrorism8/4/20071411 2Politics 2007 Terrorism, Iraq, Israel, Palestinians, Islam, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, Taliban, Election 2008
702A woman of substance8/1/20071024 0History Families, Relationships, Heroes
July
701Betting on our next president7/29/20071146 1Politics 2007 Election 2008, Hillary Clinton
700The Illusion of a FWB7/27/20071403 3Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Sexuality, Relationships, Therapy, Psychology
699A tale of two airlines7/26/2007880 0Travel Airlines
698TrueCrypt puts the personal in PC7/23/2007871 1Technology Windows, Encryption, Privacy
697Impeach Bush and Cheney7/21/20071246 1Politics 2007 Bush, Justice, Cheney
696How the Midwest was won7/19/20071459 0History Democracy, Bay City, Michigan, Michigan
695Review: Spamalot7/16/2007629 0The Arts Theater, Musicals
694Sinless in Sin City7/14/20071444 0Travel Las Vegas, Nevada, Searchlight, Nevada
693Unlamented7/13/20072099 0Best of Occam's Razor, Life 2007 Families, Relationships, Parenting
692AJAX is not just a scouring powder7/8/20071459 1Technology Computer Programming
691Review: Music and Lyrics7/7/2007629 0The Arts Movies
690Our stressed out nation7/4/20071155 0Politics 2007 Health Care, Weight Loss, Mental Illness
689Review: Sicko7/1/20071212 0Politics 2007, The Arts Movies, Health Care
June
688Some Quick Movie Reviews6/29/20071457 0The Arts Movies
687Crazy like a fox6/27/20071425 0Politics 2007 Bush, Cheney, Signing Statements
686Surprising gifts to classical music fans from rock artists6/24/20071105 3The Arts Music, Classical Music, Paul McCartney
685Uninspired6/22/20071445 3Politics 2007 Election 2008
684The Graduate6/19/20071367 0Life 2007 Education, Adolescence, Parenting, Maturity, Young Adults
683The beautiful are a different species6/16/20071667 1Sociology Beautiful People
682Savannah: New Orleans Lite6/12/20071174 1Travel Georgia, Savannah
681Review: Good Night, and Good Luck6/10/2007932 0The Arts Movies, McCarthyism
680Oh, the humanity!6/8/20071033 1Sociology Justice, Celebrities
679Death by Suburb6/5/20071327 2Life 2007 Environment
678It's too soon to say goodbye, Steve6/3/20071478 0Politics 2007 Blogging
677Trapped in the portal called life6/1/20071833 0Philosophy Mortality, Dying
May
676Review: Away from Her5/29/2007924 0The Arts Movies
675More bad XX chromosome advice from Amy Dickerson5/27/20071594 3Advice Pornography, Relationships, Marriage
674Why KML may revolutionize the world5/25/20071641 2Technology Internet
673The Rudest Man on Television5/22/20071434 2Politics 2007 Neoconservatism, Television, Conservatives
672Review: Children of Men5/20/2007956 1The Arts Movies
671The End of the Angry God5/17/20071400 0Sociology Religion, Hypocrisy
670Speaking of faith5/14/20071142 0Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Religion, Christianity, Faith
669No silver bullet5/11/20071691 0Politics 2007 Environment, Jimmy Carter, Energy Independence, Ronald Reagan
668Review: At the Abyss, An Insider's History of the Cold War5/9/20071335 0Politics 2007 War, Cold War
667My second home5/7/20071230 1Travel Hotels, Denver
666Mobile advertising: a very bad, very wrong idea5/3/2007870 0Life 2007 Capitalism, Advertising
665Mission disastrously unaccomplished5/1/2007280 0Politics 2007 Bush, Terrorism, Iraq
April
664The virtues (and drawbacks) of flavored water4/30/2007879 1Life 2007 Dieting
663New Hampshire's civil unions decision is good for business4/27/20071023 0Politics 2007 Homosexuality, Morality, Business
662The hazards of freedom4/24/20071455 2Philosophy Environment, Happiness
661A belated but very welcome spring4/23/2007946 0Life 2007 Nature
660Glycemic Junk Science4/20/2007938 0Advice Physical Fitness, Weight Loss
659It doesn't have to happen here4/17/2007934 6Politics 2007 Guns, Violence
658Same old soap4/15/20071452 1Politics 2007 Iraq, Election 2008
657Obituary for InfoWorld (1978-2007)4/12/20071592 0Technology Information Technology
656The Minuses of Don Imus4/10/20071310 0Sociology Celebrities, Shock Jocks, Talk Radio
655The universal translator arrives4/7/20071142 0Technology Computers, Star Trek
654End the Money Primary4/5/20071151 1Politics 2007 Election 2008
653.xxx marks the spot4/2/20071260 0Sociology Pornography, Internet
March
652Overpaid at $11.59 an hour3/30/20071384 0Politics 2007 Poverty, Employment, Retail
651Review: The Last Mimzy3/28/20071158 0The Arts Movies
650Real Life 101, Lesson 6: A few of life's little lessons3/25/20071415 1Advice, Best of Occam's Razor Youth, Real Life 101, Young Adults
649Bush is killing the Republican Party3/24/20071337 0Politics 2007 Iraq, Election 2008
648The Soulless City3/21/20071396 3Life 2007 Virginia, Tyson's Corner
647Comic Justice3/17/20071692 1The Arts Comics
646SiteMeter vs. StatCounter: a comparison3/15/20071175 1Technology Blogging, Internet
645End the Daylight Savings Time Extension3/13/2007990 3Politics 2007 Time
644Real Life 101, Lesson 5: Relationship Basics, Part 33/10/20071499 0Advice Relationships, Marriage, Love, Maturity, Real Life 101, Young Adults
643Brought down to earth3/8/20071381 1Sociology Relationships, Celebrities
642Real Life 101: Lesson 4, Relationship Basics, Part 23/6/20071530 2Advice Relationships, Marriage, Love, Maturity, Real Life 101, Young Adults
641Delusional Paranoia on Iraq3/4/20071843 1Politics 2007 Bush, Terrorism, Neoconservatism, Iraq, Iran, Cold War
640Real Life 101: Lesson 3, Relationship Basics, Part 13/1/20071258 0Advice Real Life 101, Young Adults
February
639Review: The Producers (Movie, Musical Version)2/27/2007849 0The Arts Movies, Musicals
638Real Life 101, Lesson 2: Personal Finance Basics2/25/20071389 2Advice Real Life 101, Financial Planning, Young Adults
637Not just another blog2/23/2007932 1Life 2007 Blogging
636The virtues of being ordinary2/21/20071141 0Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Celebrities
635Real Life 101, Lesson 1: Job Basics2/18/20071518 0Advice Work, Careers, Real Life 101, Young Adults
634Review: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death2/16/20071016 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
633My Inner Catholic2/13/20071625 1Philosophy Catholicism
632Adventures in Lighting2/11/20071185 1Technology Environment, Global Warming
631Ready or not, here life comes2/9/20071464 2Life 2007 Adolescence, Maturity, Young Adults
630Guffawing over a War Tax2/7/20071026 0Politics 2007 Terrorism, Taxes, Iraq
629Take my sports section, please!2/5/20071059 1Sociology Sports
628Why we must withdraw from Iraq2/3/20071058 0Politics 2007 Iraq, Civil War
January
627Over the Hill1/30/20071744 0Life 2007 Aging
626Review: Pan's Labyrinth1/29/2007595 1The Arts Movies, Fantasy
625Cutting the Presidential Timber1/27/20071944 0Politics 2007 Presidents, Campaigning
624Legacy Achieved1/24/20071650 0Life 2007 Friendship, Death
623Love's End Game1/22/20071429 1Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Marriage, Love
622The Blog Returns1/21/2007215 6Life 2007 Blogging, Google
621The blog goes dormant1/14/2007562 6Life 2007 Blogging, Google
620Silver Dining1/10/20071175 0Life 2007 Dining
619Notes on "Notes on a Scandal"1/7/2007972 1The Arts Movies
618The Return of Government of, by and for the People1/4/20071258 0Politics 2007 Republicans, Democrats, Progressives
617Goodbye President Everyman1/2/20071237 0Politics 2007 Presidents, Gerald Ford
2006
December
616The Problem with Vengeance12/30/2006974 0Philosophy Justice, Iraq, Crime, Punishment, Vengeance
615Thanks Frank12/27/20061291 1Life 2006 Friendship, Death, BBSing
614Fiddling while Rome burns12/24/20061378 1Politics 2006 Environment, Poverty, Compassion
613Blogging Snafus Solved12/22/2006321 0Life 2006 Blogging
612Being the Oil in the World's Engine12/19/20061711 0Politics 2006 Iraq, Diplomacy
611Our Greatest 20th Century Republican President12/17/20061224 0History Bush, Republicans, Presidents, Ronald Reagan
610Four Years of Blogging12/14/2006646 0Life 2006 Blogging
609The Price of Growth12/12/20061161 0Politics 2006 Growth, Environment, Virginia
608Tower Records: Death by Internet12/8/20061075 0The Arts Music, Classical Music
607Rehosted12/6/2006195 0Life 2006 Blogging, MovableType, Computers, phpBB, Internet
606Spam Solutions for phpBB and MovableType12/4/2006534 0Technology MovableType, phpBB, Spam
605Second Viewing: Galaxy Quest12/1/20061241 0The Arts Movies, Science Fiction, Star Trek
November
604FastSearch: a faster search for MovableType11/27/200698 0Technology Blogging, MovableType
603Adventures in Virtual Private Servers11/26/20061409 1Technology Internet, Web Hosting
602Needed: a dose of reality for presidential daughters (and sons)11/24/20061520 0Politics 2006 Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter
601Review: Happy Feet11/21/2006671 2The Arts Movies
600Neoconservative Weasels11/19/2006651 0Politics 2006 Bush, Neoconservatism, Iraq
599A Dubious Passage11/17/20061337 0Politics 2006 Environment, Global Warming
598The universe through a straw11/14/20061535 2Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Karma, Brian Greene
597Coaxing Google11/12/2006695 0Technology Blogging, Google
596Election 2006 Postmortem11/9/20061235 0Politics 2006 Bush, Republicans, Democrats, Netroots, Election 2006
595Jim Webb: Mr. Smith goes to Washington11/6/2006932 1Politics 2006 Election 2006, Jim Webb, Virginia Politics
594Help! Google abandoned my blog!11/5/2006284 1Technology Blogging, Google
593Hypocrisy is, after all, only human11/3/20061284 1Philosophy Homosexuality, Christianity, Hypocrisy
592Coaxing the Cat11/2/20061424 1Life 2006 Cats, Pets
October
591Why Democrats should punt on a plan for Iraq10/30/20061050 0Politics 2006 Bush, Terrorism, Republicans, Iraq, Democrats, Election 2006
590Review: The Prestige10/28/2006499 1The Arts Movies
589Why do Republicans hate America?10/25/2006754 1Politics 2006 Bush, Terrorism, Republicans, Iraq
588Public Radio: The Agony and the Ecstasy10/23/20061130 1Life 2006 Television, Public Radio, Advertising
587The Illusion called the State of Iraq10/21/20061249 1Politics 2006 Bush, Neoconservatism, Iraq
586Tag! I'm it!10/18/2006949 0Technology Blogging, MovableType, Internet, Tags
585End Life Style Job Discrimination10/15/20061148 0Politics 2006 Capitalism
584Fine Dining at Ruth's Chris10/14/20061132 0Life 2006 Dining
583Great Expectations10/11/2006784 0Politics 2006 Election 2006
582Review: Rent (The Movie)10/8/2006899 0The Arts Movies, Musicals
581Pondering the genogram10/6/20061603 0Sociology Abuse
580Anthropomorphosizing Jesus10/2/20061231 0Sociology Religion, Jesus
579Obituary: The United States of America10/1/2006931 0Politics 2006 Bush, Republicans, Torture
September
578Adventures in Financial Planning9/29/20061714 1Life 2006 Financial Planning
577Let Iraq Dissemble9/24/20061297 0Politics 2006 Iraq
576Kashi: It's what I am eating for breakfast9/22/2006105 0Life 2006 Food
575Welcoming Arthur Dent9/20/2006880 2Life 2006 Cats, Pets
574Sweating Bullets for Democracy9/18/20061042 0Politics 2006 Election 2006, Vote Fraud
573Small Steps9/15/20061317 0Life 2006 Cats, Pets
572Empty Suit9/13/20061377 0Politics 2006 Bush, Iraq
571Threats from within on the Fifth Anniversary of September 11th9/11/20061293 0Politics 2006 Bush, September 11
570Lucky Animals9/9/20061245 1Life 2006 Cats, Pets, Homeless Animals
569The Last of a Generation9/6/20061110 0Life 2006 Death, Generations, Large Families
568The Plan9/3/20061717 2Life 2006 Financial Planning
567"Stay the course" is insane9/1/20061025 0Politics 2006 Bush, Iraq
August
566Another Suitcase in Another Hall8/28/20061439 0Life 2006 Shepherdstown, WV
565The lure of the feline8/27/20061416 0Life 2006 Cats, Pets
564No Longer the Top Banana8/25/20061646 2Politics 2006 Iraq, Israel, Iran, Superpower
563Review: Pulse8/22/20061134 0The Arts Movies
562JonBenet Ramsey and the tip of the iceberg8/20/20061364 0Sociology Death, Child Abuse, Preventable Deaths
561Many blogs, many motivations8/18/20061147 1Sociology Blogging
560Hallowell: the town that time forgot8/16/2006683 1Travel Augusta, Maine, Hallowell, Maine
559A Pit Stop in the Adventure of Weight Loss and Healthy Living8/13/20061252 1Life 2006 Physical Fitness, Weight Loss
558Pirates of the Caribbean8/11/20061596 0History Caribbean, Pirates
557Storm Warnings Posted8/9/2006689 0Politics 2006 Election 2006, Lamont, Lieberman
556Update from the Spam Wars8/6/20061151 1Technology Spam
555We are all brothers8/4/20061754 0Best of Occam's Razor, Politics 2006 Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Antisemitism, Brotherhood
554Rumblings of 19948/2/20061319 0Politics 2006 Bush, Republicans, Democrats, Election 2006
July
553Goodbye Planet Earth7/30/20061354 0Politics 2006 Environment, Global Warming
552Google Adsense Integration7/29/2006457 0Life 2006 Internet Commerce, Google, Advertising
551Our Emerging Federated World7/28/20061521 1Politics 2006 European Union, Federalism
550Ozymandias7/25/20061566 2Best of Occam's Razor, Politics 2006 Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon
549Review: Lady in the Water7/23/20061281 1The Arts Movies, Shyamalan
548Mont St. Michel and our final days in Paris7/23/20061399 0Travel France, Paris, Brittany, Normandy
547An American in Paris: Part Four7/21/20061234 0Travel France, Paris
546An American in Paris: Part Three7/19/20061228 0Travel France, Paris, Louvre, Versailles, Notre Dame
545An American in Paris: Part Two7/17/20061187 1Travel France, Paris, Architecture, Housing
544An American in Paris, Part One7/16/20061836 1Travel France, Paris
543The Short Night7/15/20061615 0Travel Airlines, Iceland
542On Vacation7/4/2006105 0Life 2006
541Competitive Eating: I Want to Throw Up7/4/20061119 1Sociology Food, Eating Disorders
540Why be happy?7/3/20061388 0Philosophy Money, Love, Happiness
539Many cultures along the W&OD Trail7/2/20061583 0Life 2006 Biking, W&OD Trail
June
538Getting Continental6/30/20061335 0Travel France
537Unnatural weather6/26/2006864 0Life 2006 Weather, Floods
536Some words on faith6/24/2006892 2Philosophy Religion, Bible, Faith
535The Power of the Shirt6/22/20061192 0Sociology
534Appalled6/20/2006845 1Politics 2006 Republicans, Medicaid, Health Care
533Review: An Inconvenient Truth6/18/2006999 0Politics 2006, The Arts Movies, Environment, Al Gore, Global Warming
532Trapped in the Crazy Hall of Mirrors6/16/2006779 0Life 2006 Stress
531Mediocrity abounds on the rental car lot6/12/20061150 0The Arts Automobiles
530Co-opted by the gay agenda6/10/20061555 0Politics 2006 Marriage, Gays, Gay Marriage, Human Rights
529Random thoughts during another business trip6/6/20061024 0Travel Colorado, Denver
528Pocket Money, Part Two6/4/2006898 0Life 2006 phpBB, Open Source
527In memoriam6/3/20061034 0Life 2006 Death, Elderly
May
526A hint of desperation in the Paulson nomination5/31/2006861 0Politics 2006 Bush, Global Warming
525The best way to honor our fallen soldiers this Memorial Day5/29/20061078 0Politics 2006 Iraq, Military, Honor
524Review: The Da Vinci Code5/28/20061102 0The Arts Religion, Movies, Christianity, Jesus
523Run, Al!5/26/20061055 1Politics 2006 Al Gore, Election 2008
522The Internet needs your help5/24/20061681 0Politics 2006 Internet, Network Neutrality
521Fear of the French5/22/2006874 1Sociology France, French
520Welcome to the New Middle Age5/19/20061184 0Sociology Aging, Midlife, Baby Boomers
519Don't kill FEMA5/16/2006895 0Politics 2006 Bureaucracies, FEMA
518The honor never ends5/14/20061162 0Life 2006 Aging, Death, Loss
517Idling our Male Engines5/12/20061351 2Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Sexuality, Midlife
516Unsuited5/10/20061133 0Life 2006 Work
515How to sustain a Democratic majority5/8/20061619 0Politics 2006 Democrats, Election 2006
514News is not free5/6/20061206 0Sociology Blogging
513Report from the Post-Mom Era5/3/20061459 1Life 2006 Aging, Death
512Stirring the melting pot5/1/20061123 1Politics 2006 Diversity, Immigration, Citizenship
April
511Pocket Money4/28/2006947 0Life 2006 phpBB, Open Source
510It's time to prepare for the end of the oil era4/26/20061422 0Politics 2006 Oil, Energy Independence
509West Winged4/23/20061191 1The Arts Television
508Rearranging the Deck Chairs4/21/20061125 2Politics 2006 Bush, Election 2006
507A daughter grows up4/18/20061547 0Life 2006 Adolescence, Parenting
506Just another secular Sunday4/16/2006968 3Sociology Religion, Christianity, Faith
505Adventures in Weight Loss and Healthy Living4/13/20061721 1Life 2006 Dieting, Physical Fitness, Weight Loss
504America's real enemy is from within4/11/20061899 2Politics 2006 Bush, Terrorism, Republicans, Neoconservatism, Iraq
503My harried week out west4/9/20062174 0Travel Work, Colorado, Denver, Dining
502Yes on a guest worker program4/5/20061034 1Politics 2006 Immigration
501Petless4/1/20061000 0Life 2006 Cats, Pets
March
500A Milestone: Entry #5003/31/2006661 0Life 2006 Blogging
499Requiem for a Feline3/28/20061094 6Best of Occam's Razor, Life 2006 Death, Cats, Pets, Love, Loss
498Review: Stay Alive3/26/2006749 0The Arts Movies, Bad Movies
497George Mason University Grows Up3/25/2006941 1Life 2006 Education, George Mason University
496Fight Smart3/23/20061539 0Politics 2006 Terrorism, Iraq
495Review: V for Vendetta3/21/20061111 0The Arts Movies
494Wigged out at Wegmans3/19/20061120 4Life 2006 Food, Shopping
493USGS: a great place to work3/17/20061354 0Life 2006 Civil Service, Federal Employment, Work, Careers
492If Aubrey fought Hornblower, who would win?3/14/20061263 3The Arts Fiction, Literature
491My Movable Type Recent Visitors Application3/12/2006732 0Technology Blogging, Computer Programming
490Raising our retirement sails3/10/20061485 0Life 2006 Aging, Financial Planning
489Good Night Lauren3/8/2006780 2Life 2006 Blogging, Death, Happiness
488Proud to be a Boomer3/6/20061212 0Sociology Midlife, Baby Boomers
487Ask Mr. Advice Guy3/3/2006990 0Advice Advice
486The Delusional 34%3/1/20061174 1Politics 2006 Bush, Republicans, Conservatives
February
485Don't snub Alan Hovhaness2/27/2006777 0The Arts Music, Classical Music
484Iraq's Unconventional Civil War2/25/20061062 1Politics 2006 Bush, Terrorism, Iraq
483What the health care industry can learn from veterinarians2/23/20061203 0Politics 2006 Pets, Health Care
482Life lessons courtesy of my cat2/21/20061213 1Philosophy Cats, Pets
481Washington D.C.: The Place Where I Belong2/19/20061380 0Sociology Washington D.C.
480Good intention wreak unintended consequences in the Middle East2/17/20061342 0Politics 2006 Bush, Terrorism, Neoconservatism, Iraq, Iran
479Little Cherubs2/14/20061421 0Sociology Children, Teaching
478Time to dig up the lawn again2/11/2006839 0Life 2006 General Annoyances
477Advice from Heather2/9/20061481 0Life 2006 Physical Fitness, Health Care, Weight Loss
476The view from the bubble2/7/20061102 0Life 2006, Politics 2006 Bush, Neoconservatism
475Are free societies incompatible with Islam?2/5/2006903 0Politics 2006 Religion, Islam
474Signs of Human Progress2/3/2006800 0Sociology Christianity, Human Rights
January
473The Last of the Square Deals1/31/20061192 0Politics 2006 Civil Service, Work
472The Two Sides of Google1/29/20061089 0Politics 2006, Technology Internet Commerce, Internet, Google, Business
471Virginia to gays: share our values or get the hell out1/26/20061006 0Politics 2006 Diversity, Christianity, Compassion, Virginia, Gays, Gay Marriage, Human Rights
470Communication Taxes are Obscene1/24/2006787 0Politics 2006 Taxes
469The Delight of Joss Whedon's Firefly1/22/20061228 0The Arts Television, Science Fiction
468Are people more courteous in blue states?1/20/20061099 3Sociology Republicans, Democrats, Biking, W&OD Trail, Fairfax County, Virginia
467A Governor with a Clue1/17/2006737 0Politics 2006 Fairfax County, Virginia, Virginia
466Destiny's Unseen Hands1/15/20061208 3Metaphysics Religion, Mysticism
465Sampling the Retired Life1/12/20061062 0Life 2006 Leisure, Retirement
464My Father the Boy Scout1/10/20061332 1Sociology Parenting, Morality
463Happy Holidays from the IRS1/8/20061015 0Life 2006 General Annoyances
462Occam's Razor's 2005 Ten Most Popular Entries List1/8/2006112 0Life 2006 Blogging
461The End1/6/2006753 0Life 2006 Death, Loss
460The Good Doctor1/4/20061045 0Life 2006 Health Care
459The Coding Vacation1/2/20061473 0Technology Computer Programming, phpBB
458Rethinking the calendar1/1/2006856 0Sociology Time
2005
December
457Squeezed12/31/20051379 0Politics 2005 Bush, Economy, Financial Planning
456Channeling Mom12/29/20051512 0Life 2005 Death, Loss
455The Id Unleashed at Craigslist's Casual Encounters12/27/20051323 3Sociology Sexuality, Internet, Craigslist
454The Pope Wears Prada for Christmas12/25/20051012 0Sociology Religion, Catholicism, Christianity
453Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe12/23/20051054 0The Arts Movies, Fantasy
452The Meaning of the Law12/21/20051352 1Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Law, Human Rights
451Second Viewing: Pleasantville12/18/2005880 0The Arts Movies
450Welcome to the Matrix12/16/20051650 0Technology
449Three Years of Blogging12/13/2005892 0Life 2005 Blogging
448The Angst of Evolution12/11/2005998 1Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Evolution, Creationism
447Bah! Humbug!12/10/20051412 0Life 2005 Families, Christmas, Holidays
446You broke it, you own it12/8/2005901 0Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Iraq
445The Elegance of XML12/5/20051457 0Technology Internet
444The bane of disposable printers12/4/20051182 1Technology Planned Obsolesence
443Review: Oliver!12/2/2005647 0The Arts Theater, Musicals
November
442The Unfair FAIR Act11/30/20051566 0Politics 2005 Civil Service, FAIR Act
441Dinner at the Marysville House11/28/20051369 0Travel Helena, Montana, Montana, Marysville
440Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire11/26/2005741 1The Arts Movies, Fantasy
439Yin without Yang11/24/20051086 0Life 2005 Aging, Death, Loss
438Addicted to Cute11/22/2005860 1Life 2005 Animals, Cuteness, Pandas
437The Other and Bigger Air and Space Museum11/20/20051034 1Travel Museums
436Clueless11/18/20051187 2Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Neoconservatism, Iraq
435Inheriting the baggage too11/17/20051719 0Sociology Families, Relationships, Death, Genetics, Mental Illness
434The chickens have come home to roost, at last11/14/20051222 0Politics 2005 Bush, Neoconservatism, Progressives, Economy, Virginia
433Eulogy for my mother11/13/20051667 8Life 2005 Death, Loss, Obituaries
43285 Years and 8 Months11/10/20051351 2Life 2005 Death, Loss, Obituaries
431A Bittersweet and Surreal Time in the Land of Love11/8/20051412 0Travel Pennsylvania, Resorts
430In Life's Last Throes11/5/20051602 3Life 2005 Loss, Dying
429Resilient11/3/2005972 0Philosophy Families, Mental Illness
October
428Rocky Mountain High10/31/2005884 0Life 2005 Helena, Montana, Hiking, Montana
427Daylight Savings Time: Too Much of a Good Thing?10/29/2005815 0Politics 2005 Time
426Bush's Biggest Mistake10/28/20051415 0Politics 2005 Bush, Republicans, Neoconservatism
425Needed: Better condoms10/25/2005798 2Technology Sexuality
424New Thinking Needed on Child Support10/23/20051257 0Politics 2005 Families, Children, Poverty
423Review: Othello10/22/2005877 0The Arts Theater, Shakespeare
422No time for reflection10/20/2005128 0Life 2005
421Seize the day10/17/20051490 0Philosophy Families, Loss, Dying, Compassion, Disease
420Red vs. Blue: Myth vs. Reality10/15/20051084 3Politics 2005 Republicans, Democrats, Poverty
419Bird Flu Fever10/13/20051314 1Politics 2005 Disease
418Review: FlightPlan10/11/2005965 0The Arts Movies
417The Measure of a Marriage10/9/20051323 2Sociology Relationships, Marriage, Midlife
416Intrigued by ActiveGrid10/7/20051580 0Technology Computer Programming, Internet
415Thoughts on Time10/5/20051360 1Life 2005 Jet Lag
414Empowered and traveling10/4/20051343 0Travel Work, California, Empowerment
413Something is gonna give10/2/20051206 1Politics 2005 Bush, Economy
412Serenity: space opera done right10/1/20051077 1The Arts Movies, Science Fiction
September
411Some more thoughts on blogging, and its future9/30/20051444 1Technology Blogging, Writing
410The Futility of Porn Enforcement9/27/20051464 0Politics 2005 Pornography, Sexuality
409Our unstoppable energy9/25/20051495 0Politics 2005 Protest
408The telephone transformed9/23/20051198 0Technology Internet
407God eyes Crawford, Texas and she is pissed9/21/20051114 0Politics 2005 Bush, Cindy Sheehan
406Review: March of the Penguins9/18/2005798 1The Arts Movies
405Cognitive dissonance strikes again in the West Wing9/17/20051079 0Politics 2005 Bush, Republicans, Neoconservatism
404Like moving an aircraft carrier with paddles9/15/20051386 1Politics 2005 Bush, Civil Service, Republicans, Hurricane Katrina, Bureaucracies, FEMA
403The Gitmo Scapegoats9/13/20051245 1Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Torture, Human Rights
402The Illusion of Safety9/11/20051533 0Politics 2005 Bush, Republicans, Hurricane Katrina, Poverty
401We were cyberspace pioneers once, and young9/8/20051861 3Technology Blogging, Internet, BBSing
400Why Occam's Razor is like the Oxpecker Bird9/6/2005905 0Technology Blogging, Internet
399Anger on Herndon response to day labor problem is misplaced9/5/20051140 0Politics 2005 Immigration, Law, Human Rights
398Thank God for Allies9/3/2005914 1Politics 2005 Hurricane Katrina
397Time to take off the rose colored glasses9/1/20051677 1Sociology Bush, Hurricane Katrina, Bureaucracies
August
396Capitalizing on the 2006 Election8/29/20051124 1Life 2005 Bush, Republicans, Democrats, Election 2006
395Government is the price of progress8/28/20051695 3Best of Occam's Razor, Politics 2005 Bush, Republicans, Capitalism, Progressives, Poverty, Great Depression
394Defying Gravity8/25/20051017 0Life 2005 Work, Happiness
393After Iraq, then what?8/23/20051704 1Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Republicans, Iraq, Israel
392Taking Oz for a Spin8/21/2005631 0The Arts Musicals
391Oh the Mediocrity! Driving America by Interstate8/20/20051262 0Sociology Traffic, Chicago, Indiana, Ohio
390Exquisite Corpses8/18/2005627 1Travel Museums
389The end of the best of times8/13/20051437 0Politics 2005 Environment, Virginia, Energy Independence, Loudoun County
388The Blogging Vacation8/12/200590 0Travel
387How Iraq will dissemble8/10/20051415 1Politics 2005 Bush, Neoconservatism, Iraq, Iran
386All Hat and No Cattle8/8/2005952 2Politics 2005 Bush, Neoconservatism, Iraq, Cindy Sheehan
385In the final lap of life, anxious, but embraced in love8/7/20051532 0Life 2005 Dying
384Unsafe at any hyper-speed8/5/20051433 0Technology Space Program
383The Wonderful World According to John Denver8/3/2005601 0Philosophy Happiness, Music, John Denver
382No Escape from Exercise8/1/20051301 0Sociology Biking, Physical Fitness, Weight Loss
July
381Robots and Spiders and User Agents - Oh my!7/30/20051307 0Technology Blogging, Internet
380Slip Sliding into the Past7/29/20052040 0Life 2005 Civil Service, Work, Computer Programming
379Stop Selling Our Highways7/27/20051075 2Politics 2005 Taxes, Virginia
378Pondering 2008 Election Possibilities7/25/20051470 0Politics 2005 Bush, Republicans, Democrats, Election 2008
377My Daughter the Vampire7/23/2005925 1Life 2005 Adolescence, Children
376Why I Blog7/21/20051470 2Life 2005 Blogging, Writing
375Imagining My Life in 20157/19/20051160 1Life 2005 Aging, Retirement, Unitarian Universalism
374Education: Walk the Walk7/17/20051468 2Politics 2005 Education, Taxes, Fiscal Conservatism
373Pass the soma7/15/20051352 0Sociology Education, Future, Weight Loss, Mental Illness
372In the Nursing Home7/13/20051445 0Life 2005 Love, Loss, Dying, Disease
371You Shouldn't Do Should7/11/20051161 0Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Mental Illness
370Bring Back the Trolleys7/9/2005888 0History Traffic, Trolleys
369On Terrorism: Don't Feed the Animals7/8/20051573 0Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Neoconservatism, Iraq, Israel
368Discovering the Living Earth with Google Earth7/6/20051285 0Technology Internet, Google
367How the Waves Were Won7/4/2005910 0History Navy
366Driving with Dad7/3/20051073 0Life 2005 Aging, Elderly
365Pumping and Preening at the Gold's Gym7/2/20051613 0Life 2005 Virginia, Gold's Gym, Physical Fitness, Weight Loss, Herndon
June
364Needed: A Leave Sharing Law for All6/30/20051105 0Politics 2005 Progressives, Children, Parenting, Child Care
363Three Mini Movie Reviews6/28/20051434 1The Arts Movies
362America: An Empire In Decline6/26/20051348 1Politics 2005 Iraq, China, North Korea
361Celebrities Trapped in Immaturity6/25/20051019 2Sociology Marriage, Celebrities, Divorce
360Government of the Corporation, by the Corporation and for the Corporation6/23/2005899 1Politics 2005 Bush, Republicans, Capitalism
359The Vortex of Dying6/22/20051718 1Life 2005 Dying, Mental Illness
358Needed: A New Contract with America6/19/20051338 0Politics 2005 Bush, Republicans, Democrats, Progressives, Election 2006
357More Thoughts on Love6/18/20051385 0Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Love
356The Point of the Downing Street Memo6/16/2005945 1Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Neoconservatism, Iraq
355The Problem with SiteMeter6/14/20051110 3Technology Blogging, Sitemeter
354The Disingenuous Call to Support Our Troops6/12/20051281 0Politics 2005 Bush, Terrorism, Iraq, Military
353In the Airline Twilight Zone6/11/20051674 0Best of Occam's Razor, Travel Hotels, Airlines
352The Peculiar Way I Spent My Lunch Hours Recently6/9/20051358 0Technology Hydrology
351Review: Kinsey6/5/20051147 0The Arts Sexuality, Movies, Kinsey
350Professional6/4/20051502 0Sociology Civil Service, Work
349The Price of Being Male6/2/20051797 5Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Men
May
348More Mini Movie Reviews5/31/20051197 1The Arts Movies
347It's the Bushes vs. the Clintons5/30/20051196 1Politics 2005 Bush, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
346Viagra for sex offenders?5/28/2005685 0Politics 2005 Sexuality, Medicaid, Sex Offenders
345A Nation Built on Smuggling5/26/2005879 0History American History, Revolutionary War
344Review: The Tempest5/24/2005536 0The Arts Theater, Shakespeare
343Mount St. Helens: One Badass Volcano5/22/20051211 0History Mount St. Helens, Washington State
342Twin Sons of Different Mothers5/20/20051251 0Best of Occam's Razor, Life 2005 Adolescence, Friendship
341First Observations on Portland, Oregon5/17/2005785 1Travel Oregon, Portland, Oregon
340Hello G.I. Jane!5/14/2005778 2Politics 2005 Military, Women
339In the Land of the Suits5/12/20051352 0Life 2005 Work, Capitalism
338John Kerry: Yesterday's News5/10/20051112 1Politics 2005 Election 2004, John Kerry
337College Pretenders5/8/20051420 1Sociology Community Colleges, Education, Teaching
336Queer as a Three Dollar Bill5/7/200548 1Life 2005 Michael Jackson
335Dissing Excellence in Government5/4/20051440 0Politics 2005 Civil Service, Capitalism, Contractors, FAIR Act
334My May Day Biking Journey5/2/2005126 0Travel Biking, W&OD Trail, Fairfax County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia
April
333So What's the Problem with Bringing a Gun to School?4/30/2005730 0Politics 2005 Education, Virginia, Guns, School Violence
332The Virtues of Small Cars4/29/20051051 2Technology Automobiles, Small Cars, SUVs, Energy Independence
331Better Living through Unemployment4/27/20051040 0Life 2005 Families, Work, Unemployment
330An Overplayed Hand4/25/2005941 0Politics 2005 Bush, Election 2004, Conservatives, Corruption
329My Eating and Exercise Strategies4/23/20051194 0Life 2005 Dieting, Physical Fitness, Weight Loss
328Obesity: A Modern American Value4/21/20051279 1Sociology Families, Work, Health Care, Weight Loss
327A Modest Proposal: Bye Bye Vatican4/18/2005956 2Sociology Religion, Catholicism, Satire
326Webdrive: Integrated FTP for Windows4/17/2005913 0Technology Internet
325View from the last bus ride4/16/20051152 1Life 2005 Aging, Dying
324Bosses I have known4/13/20052045 0Life 2005 Work, Relationships
323Spammers must die4/11/20051230 0Technology Blogging, Internet Commerce, Spam, Internet
322A salute to real love: Charles and Camilla4/9/20051165 1Politics 2005 Relationships, Love, Royalty
321The Agony of the Feet4/7/20051081 1Life 2005 Biking, Podiatry, Health Care
320Is too much freedom unhealthy?4/4/20051313 0Philosophy Education, Adolescence, Children, Parenting
319Dear Amy: Here's a Lesson in Men4/2/20051434 4Sociology Pornography, Relationships, Slash, Men
March
318Metablogging Again3/31/2005737 1Life 2005 Blogging, Sitemeter
317Leaning Left in Academia3/30/2005613 1Sociology Education, Progressives
316Uppity Pharmacists3/28/2005659 3Politics 2005 Women, Ethics, Pharmacists, Health Care
315Schiavo: It's not the Right to Life, it's the Right to Die3/27/20051109 0Philosophy Mortality, Death, Dying, Terri Schiavo
314Thoughts on Musicals3/24/20051181 0The Arts Musicals
313Guns Don't Kill People, But They Do Make It Easier3/22/20051173 0Politics 2005 Guns, Violence
312Pretty Good Password Management3/21/2005973 1Technology Internet
311The Game of Generations3/18/20051231 0Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Religion, Ethics, Morality
310To Win, Democrats need to be Inclusive3/16/20051050 0Politics 2005 Republicans, Democrats
309The End of Life3/13/20051379 1Life 2005 Families, Aging, Dying
308Michael Jackson: Pedophile3/10/2005680 13Sociology Children, Child Abuse, Michael Jackson, Pedophilia
307My Inner Entrepreneur3/8/20051097 1Technology Internet Commerce, Capitalism, Internet
306The Quest to Graduate to Human Being3/6/20051307 1Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Happiness, Shame, Toxic Shame, John Bradshaw
305The Transformation of the Information System3/4/20051863 0Technology Computer Programming, Internet, Information Technology
304The Implications of Rising Property Taxes3/1/2005857 1Politics 2005 Taxes
February
303Religion a la carte2/27/20051227 5Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Religion, Christianity
302It's a Shame2/26/20051528 4Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Psychology, Shame, Toxic Shame, Self Esteem
301Biking the W&OD Trail2/24/20051535 0Travel Biking, W&OD Trail, Fairfax County, Virginia
300No More Mr. Nice Democrat2/22/20051314 0Politics 2005 Republicans, Democrats, Howard Dean
299Review: Million Dollar Baby2/20/2005929 0The Arts Movies, Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank
298The Unseen2/18/20051193 0Life 2005 Relationships, Happiness
297Strategies for Coping with Suffering2/16/2005972 0Life 2005 Relationships, Covenant Group, Suffering, Unitarian Universalism
296The Best Work of American Classical Music2/13/20051003 0The Arts Aaron Copland, Classical Music, George Gershwin, Museums
295Wal-Mart and Unions2/10/2005649 0Politics 2005 Capitalism, Wal-Mart, Unions
294Good Billionaire2/8/20051045 0Politics 2005 Bill Gates, Windows, Philanthropy, Suffering
293Global Warming is Undeniable2/6/2005675 0Politics 2005 Republicans, Global Warming
292Workforce Planning - An Oxymoron?2/4/20051322 0Life 2005 Outsourcing, Work, Bureaucracies
291Howard Dean for DNC Chair2/1/2005938 0Politics 2005 Democrats, Howard Dean
January
290My Best Friend the Cat1/30/20051475 1Life 2005 Friendship, Cats, Pets, Love
289Social Insecurity1/28/20051285 1Politics 2005 Republicans, Social Security
288More Virginia Legislature Madness1/25/2005668 0Politics 2005 Freedom, Virginia, Virginia Politics, Equal Rights
287Review: One Hour Photo1/23/2005614 0The Arts Movies, Robin Williams
286The Cost of Indoctrination1/20/20051120 1Politics 2005 Education, Teaching, American History, Communism, Evolution
285And I Guess That's Why They Call It The Flu1/18/2005666 2Life 2005 Flu, Misery, Health Care
284Review: White Noise1/16/2005520 1The Arts Movies
283NetMeeting: Cool Stuff1/14/20051269 0Technology Internet
282Some Observations on Management1/12/20051290 1Sociology Work, Management, Supervision, Leadership
281In Denial on Iraqi Elections1/11/2005684 0Politics 2005 Iraq, Democracy
280Adventures in Rehosting1/8/20051514 0Technology Internet, Web Hosting
279The End of Struggle1/5/20051253 0Life 2005 Unemployment
278A Rant: Stupid Street Names1/2/20051105 0Life 2005 Humor
2004
December
277The Fading American Middle Class12/31/20041366 2Politics 2004 Wal-Mart, Pensions, Middle Class
276Mental Health Issues Strike Close to Home12/29/2004939 0Sociology Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, Health Care, Mental Illness
275Oh the Mundanity!12/26/2004876 1Life 2004 Leisure, Internet
274Grateful12/24/20041201 0Life 2004 Friendship, Families, Work, Christmas, Holidays
273The Tree of Life12/22/20041069 1Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Meaning, Reincarnation
272Review: Sideways12/20/2004612 3The Arts Movies
271In Praise of Uppity Blues Women12/19/2004876 0The Arts Women, Music, The Birchmere, Uppity Blues Women, Women's Liberation
270Just Say No to Obscene D.C. Baseball Stadium Subsidies12/17/2004881 1Politics 2004 D.C. Politics, Major League Baseball
269Change others by changing yourself12/15/20041073 1Sociology Psychology, Fashion, Projection
268Two Years of Blogging - A Status Report12/12/2004883 0Life 2004 Blogging
267Unusually Competent People12/10/20041231 0Sociology Work, Competence
266The Return of "Vietnamization"12/8/2004659 0Politics 2004 Bush, Iraq, Nixon, Vietnam War
265Driving the Hybrids12/5/20041032 1Technology Automobiles, Honda Civic Hybrid, Hybrids, Toyota Prius
264Will the real Christians please stand up?12/3/2004893 0Sociology Homosexuality, Christianity, Compassion, Jesus, Minorities
November
263Engage11/30/20041070 1Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Psychology, Happiness, Psychiatry, Mental Illness
262Long Live the Cinema Arts Theatre!11/28/2004988 1The Arts Movies, Cinema Arts Theatre
261Prayer won't solve the priest shortage11/26/20041101 0Sociology Catholicism, Celibacy, Priesthood, Women
260Six Figures Ain't What It Used To Be11/24/2004963 1Life 2004 Money, Work, Happiness, Meaning
259The Slimy, Icky Business of Car Buying11/21/20041429 1Life 2004 Automobiles, Car Salesmen, Honda Civic Hybrid, Hybrids
258A Lesson in Leadership11/19/20041358 0Life 2004 Work, Management, Leadership
257What Spirituality Means to Me11/16/20041056 0Metaphysics Religion, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
256The Ugly World of Grover G. Norquist11/13/20041596 0Politics 2004 Smaller Government, Grover Norquist
255Is Bush Channeling Captain Kirk?11/11/20041056 0Politics 2004 Bush, James T. Kirk, Star Trek
254The Message of the Youth Vote11/9/2004439 0Politics 2004 Progressives, Voting, Youth, Young Adults
253The chickens are still coming home to roost11/7/20041105 0Politics 2004 Bush, Fiscal Conservatism, Iraq, Karma, Accountability, Energy Independence, Health Care
252Fairfax County Turns Blue11/5/20041188 0Sociology Democrats, Progressives, Voting, Fairfax County, Virginia
251Blog Makeover, Part Two11/3/2004178 1Life 2004 Blogging
250Election 2004 Postmortem11/3/2004581 0Politics 2004 Election 2004, Voting
October
249Review: The Motorcycle Diaries10/31/2004728 0The Arts Movies, Che Guevara, Poverty, South America
248Taking Care of Business10/29/20041336 0Life 2004 Work, Stress
247Missing Bubba10/26/20041095 0Politics 2004 Bill Clinton
246The Root of Human Conflict: Emotion vs. Reason10/24/20041892 3Best of Occam's Razor, Philosophy Emotion, Reason
245Speculations on the Soul10/22/20041705 0Best of Occam's Razor, Metaphysics Death, Afterlife, Soul
244Purple Pill Time10/20/2004761 1Life 2004 Health Care
243Are the United States a bad investment?10/19/2004603 1Politics 2004 Fiscal Conservatism, Debt
242Selling Fear10/17/20041254 0Politics 2004 Bush, Election 2004, John Kerry, Fear
241Courage Lads!10/14/20041283 0Politics 2004 Election 2004
240Covenanted10/12/20041474 0Life 2004 Internet, Community, BBSing, Covenant Group, Unitarian Universalism
239Review: M. Butterfly10/10/20041094 1The Arts Arena Stage, Theater
238The Return of McCarthyism10/6/20041486 1Politics 2004 Bush, Fear, McCarthyism
237No Escape from the Truth10/4/2004876 0Politics 2004 Bush, Election 2004, John Kerry
236Review: What the Bleep Do We Know?10/2/20041276 7Metaphysics, The Arts Movies
September
235Caregiver Guilt9/30/20041546 1Life 2004 Aging, Caregiving
234Needed: Home Internet Security Appliance9/27/2004784 0Technology Internet, Internet Security
233Beware the Power of Kos9/25/20041144 0Politics 2004 Blogging, Progressives, DailyKos
232Goodbye Russ Meyer9/24/2004895 0The Arts Pornography, Movies, Russ Meyer
231In the ICU9/22/2004989 1Life 2004 Hospitals, Health Care
230New Computer Joys and Annoyances9/19/20041256 0Technology Computers, Windows
229Getting Fuzzied9/16/20041063 0The Arts Comics, Get Fuzzy
228Learning Lessons from September 11th9/14/20041336 0Politics 2004 Bush, Iraq, Israel
227USB flash drives should become our electronic wallets9/12/20041564 0Technology Flash Drives
226This and that9/11/20041492 1Life 2004 Blogging, Outsourcing, Work, Computers
225My Aura Revealed!9/7/20041829 1Metaphysics Auras, Rose Rosetree
224Oh Canada!9/5/20041146 0Politics 2004 Taxes, Canada
223Back to School9/3/2004978 0Life 2004 Community Colleges, Teaching
222Why do proselytizers think I am a moron?9/1/20041109 1Sociology Religion, Christianity, Proselytizing, Bible
August
221High Speed Tourists8/30/2004994 1Technology Internet, Canada
220City of the Young8/26/2004679 0Travel Canada, Toronto, Young Adults
219Random observations on Montreal8/24/20041082 2Travel Canada, Montreal, Quebec
218In the city of my birth8/21/2004809 0Travel New York State, Schenectady
217Moving the Parents8/18/20041235 0Life 2004 Aging, Moving
216Connectionless8/16/2004315 0Life 2004 Shepherdstown, WV, West Virginia
215Who Needs Television?8/14/20041347 0The Arts Blogging, Television, Internet, Public Radio
214From Physics to Metaphysics8/12/20041221 6Best of Occam's Razor, Metaphysics Brian Greene
213Light blogging this month8/10/200479 1Life 2004 Blogging
212Grieving for the living8/7/20041438 1Life 2004 Aging, Dying
211If either side "wins" the country loses8/6/20041042 0Politics 2004 Bush, Iraq, Dissent, Patriotism
210Review: The Village8/3/2004703 1The Arts Movies, Shyamalan
209Bush: hoisted by his own petard8/1/20041199 0Politics 2004 Bush, Iraq, Election 2004
July
208Stop me before I donate again!7/31/2004425 0Politics 2004 Campaign Contributions
207Emotional Sophisticates7/30/20041336 1Sociology Emotional Intelligence, Work
206My hero7/27/20041222 4Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Christianity, Jimmy Carter
205Our Wild, Wild Universe7/25/20041390 0Technology Brian Greene, Physics, String Theory, Quantum Physics
204Democracy is not always the solution7/24/20041114 0Politics 2004 Education, Democracy, Islam
203The end of the fast food job7/22/20041003 0Technology Outsourcing, Economy
202MoveOn.org's Foxy Mistake7/20/2004747 2Politics 2004 MoveOn.org
201The Best of Occam's Razor7/18/2004180 0Life 2004 Blogging
200Entry No. 2007/18/20041017 0Life 2004 Blogging
199Love those Firefox Extensions!7/15/2004876 0Technology Firefox, Internet Explorer, Browsers
198Free D.C.7/13/2004834 0Politics 2004 Washington D.C., Voting Rights
197Review: Anchorman7/10/2004881 0The Arts Movies
196The End of Cheap Oil7/9/20041337 0Technology Oil, Energy Independence
195Cheney should just resign7/7/2004971 0Politics 2004 Bush, Iraq, Rumsfeld, Cheney
194Review: Troy7/5/2004881 0The Arts Movies
193Virginia is for Haters7/4/20041028 2Politics 2004 Gay Marriage, Human Rights, Virginia Politics
192The Joy of Biking7/2/20041421 1Life 2004 Biking, W&OD Trail
June
191Just Folks6/30/2004898 2Best of Occam's Razor, Sociology Egalitarianism
190Why Bush Will Lose in 2004 - An Update6/28/20041577 0Politics 2004 Bush, Taxes, Election 2004, Howard Dean
189Review: Fahrenheit 9/116/26/20041366 2The Arts Bush, Terrorism, Iraq, Movies, Documentaries, Michael Moore
188The Stranger in the Mirror and the Unexpected Adult on the Stretcher6/23/2004961 0Life 2004 Adolescence, Aging
187Review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban6/21/2004660 0The Arts Movies
186Infidelity: It's Not So Simple6/19/20041275 1Sociology Bill Clinton, Infidelity, Hillary Clinton
185Suggestions for Hoteliers6/18/20041184 0Travel Courtyard Inns, Hotels
184Life in the Courtyard6/15/20041080 1Travel Work, Courtyard Inns, Hotels
183The Battle of Ox Hill: Developers: 1, Preservationists: 06/13/2004956 1History Capitalism, Battle of Chantilly, Battle of Ox Hill, Civil War, Historic Preservation
182The Pluses and Minuses of Business Travel6/11/20041471 1Travel Work, Business Travel
181Homing Instinct6/9/20041169 0Life 2004 Endwell, New York, New York State, Schenectady, Southern Tier
180George W. Bush: No Ronald Reagan6/6/20041272 1Politics 2004 Bush, Ronald Reagan
179An Odd Kind of Grief6/4/20041323 1Best of Occam's Razor, Life 2004 Death, Cats, Pets, Loss
178A pet death in the family6/2/2004514 1Life 2004 Death, Cats, Pets, Grief, Loss
177Bicycle Commuter6/2/2004923 0Life 2004 Biking, Traffic, Physical Fitness
May
176A Tribute to Robert E. Simon5/30/20041133 0Sociology Environment, Community, Virginia, Reston, Robert E Simon
175Therapy for Everybody!5/28/20041118 0Sociology Therapy, Psychology, Mental Illness
174Return of the 17-Year Cicadas, Part Two5/26/2004995 1Life 2004 Cicadas
173Racing toward environmental disaster5/24/2004986 0Politics 2004 Environment, Ronald Reagan
172Van Helsing: A Review5/22/2004726 0The Arts Movies
171Texas: Unitarian Universalism isn't a Religion5/19/2004745 0Philosophy Religion, Separation of Church and State, Unitarian Universalism
170The Poly Future?5/16/20041109 1Sociology Polyamory
169No Slots for DC5/15/2004743 0Politics 2004 Washington D.C., Gambling
168Return of the 17-Year Cicadas5/13/20041114 0Life 2004 Cicadas
167Fire Rumsfeld5/12/2004950 1Politics 2004 Bush, Terrorism, Iraq, Rumsfeld
166The Good (Work) Life5/9/20041571 0Life 2004 Civil Service, Work
165Your Hidden Taxes5/6/20041546 1Politics 2004 Taxes, Debt
164Aghast but not surprised by abuse of Iraqi detainees5/4/2004879 0Politics 2004 Bush, Terrorism, Iraq, Human Rights
163On Iraq: Told You So5/2/20042244 0Politics 2004 Iraq
April
162Sharon Mitchell: Porn Saint4/30/2004840 3Sociology Pornography, Sexuality, Sharon Mitchell
161Virginia Emerges from Budget Gridlock4/29/2004722 0Politics 2004 Republicans, Virginia Politics
160Porn is Mainstream4/26/20041293 0Sociology Pornography, Florida, Orlando, Florida
159In Denial on Iraq4/23/20041236 2Politics 2004 Bush, Neoconservatism, Iraq
158Spirited Away: The Best Movie You Never Saw4/21/20041085 2The Arts Movies, Animation
157Review: The Ladykillers4/18/2004422 0The Arts Movies
156The coming pervasive open source software world4/18/20041390 1