A guest appearance elsewhere . . .
Ten Reasons Why Your Kids Might Think You Are No Fun
1. You believe the heel of the loaf of bread has more nutrients in it because it is browner. 2. You think that kids were made for the living room and not the living room for the kids. 3. You believe that being a disciplinarian consists of using repeated commands in a professional bossy voice. …
Operation: Piano Restoration
Another way cool Logos music thing. You can check here and here as well. Project: Operation Piano Restoration from Canon Wired on Vimeo.
And Then, Wham
As news comes in that China is starting to teeter, allow me to take a moment to remind everybody that there are two kinds of money. Given that miscreants are often put in charge of economies, the boundary between the two kinds of money is frequently murky, but it is important to note the two …
Vaclav Havel, Christopher Hitchens, and Kim Jong Il
On the death of Kim Jong Il, one wit tweeted that he liked to think that God had let Havel and Hitchens decide who would be the third one to go. That’s funny, but if ideas have consequences, and they do, then there are a few other considerations. We often say, when someone passes away, …
Not Compassion at All
You have a button in front of you, placed there by a helpful genie. But instead of giving you the standard three wishes (and why doesn’t anybody ever wish for ten wishes?), the genie has limited your options. If you push the button, the real income of all the “have-nots” in the world will double …
Caroling in Friendship Square
Pull, Don’t Push
Today’s happy news is that the next hard copy of Credenda is off to the printer this very day. This means that this is your second call to get yourself one. Go here to purchase this issue only. And, if you have not done so, go here to subscribe to Canon’s newsletters generally (look to …
The Mother of Shameless Appeals
Here is a clip asking you to consider a gift to CanonWIRED. Thanks very much for your involvement.
Now Taking Orders for Wordsmithy
My most recent book is at the printer now, and should be on the shelves at Canon later this week, with steam rising off of them, like they was a stack of hotcakes. The book is all about the writer’s craft, and how not to do things with your verbs like was done in the …