by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 18, 2014 | Opinion
The calendar is an amazing thing. From antiquity, when time was measured by the cycles of the moon, until the present, when years are measured to the fraction of a second, humans have wanted a system that allows them to organize time, plan for the future, and remember...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 15, 2014 | Opinion
I’ve spent a good part of today sitting in a hospital room with my oldest son, who will leave in a couple of days with an astronomical hospital bill and no major medical insurance to apply to it. Because of pre-existing medical conditions, he has been unable to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 10, 2014 | Opinion
Have you noticed how many web stories have titles like “17 Life Hacks for Girls,” “10 Foods You Should Never Eat,” or “8 Places You Must See Before You Die”? They often include subtitles like “You won’t believe number...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 6, 2014 | Opinion
Downton Abbey fans were cheered Sunday night by the American premier of the “upstairs/downstairs” drama’s fourth season on PBS. That’s true, at least, for those who haven’t cheated by watching the previously-aired British version. One of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 2, 2014 | Opinion
Image from http://www.hdwallpapersinn.com.So here it is, another new year, and I find myself making the same resolutions I made last year, and the year before. Perhaps you’ve had that experience? Surprisingly, I don’t find that frustrating at all. Such...
