Thirty years ago, during the winter quarter of 1979, I took one of the best classes I ever took at Ohio State, which introduced me to my all-time favorite book. The class was called Science Fiction as Literature (or something with a similar, college curriculum-sounding name) and the book was The Forever War, by Joe [...]
Archive for February 22nd, 2009
The Forever War
Posted in Books, College, tagged Books, College, Science Fiction, The Forever War, The Ohio State University on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… Not Much To Say On A Sunday Afternoon …
Posted in Reflections, The Economy, tagged economy on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it’s a lazy Sunday afternoon and Dad is pestering me to write a blog entry. I’ve told him I’m not nearly as fluid as he when it comes to this, but I’ll just check in with a quick entry. Last night we had dinner with our good friends Paul and Laura Williams, and today [...]
Just to Keep Dad from Monopolizing the Entire Blog
Posted in College, Columbus, weather, tagged College, Columbus, weather on February 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What up fam? Just posting this so ‘webnerbob’ is no longer plastered over the entire page. An update…. School’s been going well. The weather is getting slightly better, but everything is so muddy. All the snow on the ground is of the gray, dirty variety. This combination — of the mucky ground and these stalwart [...]
Bag Boy
Posted in Growing Up, Work, tagged Big Bear, Growing Up, Work on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was 16 or so, I got my first job, as a “bag boy” at the Kingsdale shopping center Big Bear. I filled out an employment application, was hired in a few days, and then started working a few days after that. I was interested in getting a job so I could have some [...]
