There’s an interesting things that’s been happening as Monki is getting older. She’s developing a personality. Okay, that’s not the interesting part – well, it is, but not really relevant to what I want to talk about. See… along with the personality, you can see certain traits form and develop like eddies and whirlpools in a tidal inlet. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2017
She’s your kid…
A Word About Letters
Categories: Art, Of General Interest, On Writing
Tags: design, font, thoughts for a sunday morning, type
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The Postcard Dilemma
I love postcards. I’m a fan in general of souvenirs but nine times out of ten or even 99/100 if I buy anything at all, it’s postcards. When I travel, I tend to get postcards everywhere then spend my time in the evenings at local bars or coffee shops (or on trains or busses) writing them out and sending them from my next stop. Continue reading
Yesterdays and tomorrows
As an older father, right or wrong, I spend a lot of my time running numbers in my head. How old will I be when Monki hits certain milestones – when she graduates high school, for example, I’ll be 67. I’d kinda like to be around for those milestones (call me crazy, I know). Continue reading
Categories: Monki, Personal
Tags: beardo, dan dougherty, getting older, observations, time
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What city in Europe or North America is on the same latitude as yours?
You know, as we head into fall, and winter starts making a comeback (yes, I know this is only August, but that’s kinda the point here) it starts to get interesting to know where we are in the world. Not where in the world are we, although that’s important, too. Continue reading
Categories: Cities, Europe, Of General Interest, Personal
Tags: latitude, thoughts for a sunday morning, Vegas is Morocco
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Female Action Heroes: The 11 Most Influential of Our Time
The world is changing. Like it or not, this is the case. People who have long held privilege in Western cultures are starting to see those privileges leveled with those around them. Personally, I think this is a good thing. Continue reading
Categories: Cinema, Monki, Personal
Tags: female action heroes, ripley, Sarah Connor, wonder woman
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The Most Iconic Book Set in Every Country [Infographic]
This is a great infographic! Global English Editing services (I am not endorsing them – I know nothing about them) have put together this fun list of the most iconic books set in every country of the world. With this gorgeous map, you can tour the entire literary world—without ever leaving home.
If you scroll past the map/graphics you’ll find all of the books listed alphabetically by country so you can get a little sense of the plot. Unfortunately, there’s no hot links so if you want to grab any of them, click here.
And yeah, I specifically chose the Lithuanian entry as the graphic for this post.
Let’s hear it for the Goblin King
Categories: Art, Films
Tags: Call and Respond, David Bowie, Jareth, Labyrinth, thoughts for a sunday morning
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Allowance for Allowances
So, as it does from time to time, the topic of the future came up the other day. In this instance, it had to do with Monki and the idea of an allowance.
It seems that, coming as we are, from different cultures and different generations, we also have a different approach to things like allowances and teaching fiscal responsibility to the little one.
Since it’s still a bit of a ways off, it’s a discussion we will continue to have for a while, debating pros and cons, floating hypothetical situations and ultimately seeing what she needs when she needs it. Continue reading
The death of reading is threatening the soul – The Washington Post
So there was this article a few weeks back in The Washington Post: The death of reading is threatening the soul. Pretty heady stuff. Their subhead is Commitment to reading is an ongoing battle.
And I read it at a most opportune time. Continue reading
Categories: Books, Comic Books, On Writing, Personal
Tags: goodreads, Monki, reading, writing
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