Archive for September, 2009

Mission Creeps

Friday, September 25th, 2009

I had lunch this week at Panda Express. While eating I noticed a plaque on the wall that proclaimed their mission statement. Their mission is to “Deliver exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives.”
Leaving aside the notion of fortune cookies as a means to […]

No Puns Today

Friday, September 18th, 2009

I try to be funny. I suppose the funny thing is how often I’m merely trying. I’ve discussed before how most humor is based on distress or pain. I tried to demonstrate this to God today with this poor rendition of an old joke about the difference between tragedy and comedy. […]

Move Toward the Light

Friday, September 11th, 2009

The furor this week is all about healthcare. President Obama had the temerity to make his case before a joint session of congress which certainly served to fan the flames of a debate that was settling down to just embers. Of course, having no one better to talk this over with than God, […]

Hats Okay

Friday, September 4th, 2009

I talked last December about how Disney, at Disneyland, had managed to carve out a space where people felt okay wearing silly hats. Sure the hats are almost universally ones sold there in the park, a kind of approved niche of silly that makes it okay, but still, it’s a start.
Well this is one […]