nov 26, 2011 #novemberblogfest

I’m wondering if I can start saying really controversial things here now that most of November has gone by with so many fewer people participating. It’s funny, I’ve watched the page views on this literally go down as the days of the month have passed. I’m trying not to take it personally . I do have a nasty habit of posting the days’ blog post at like two in the morning, which I’m sure isolates this from coming up in most people’s facebook/twitter feed. So here’s to freedom of speech:

Lowering taxes on millionaires, and for that matter refusing to cut spending, are no longer defensible positions. The economy is just that bad.

nov 25, 2011 #novemberblogfest

It’s getting harder and harder to have interesting ideas to write about this month. Is this what happens when you become “domesticated?” Do the mundane necessities just take over waking thoughts? Am I so focused on paying attention to my baby’s cues for food and sleep and what I can get done between one nap and the next that there’s no room for anything else to bloom? Am I getting better at writing rhetorical questions?

At least my sense of humor’s still pretty sharp.

nov 24, 2011 #novemberblogfest

Things I’m thankful for (sincere, but brief, edition).

- My amazing beautiful wife
- My first born child
- That both are healthy after a very scary few minutes in the birthing process
- That we finally got a second car
- That we found where we live when we did
- That I get to play music as a job
- For how hard my wife works to keep our family going
- The generosity of friends
- Our church

nov 22, 2011 #novemberblogfest

Things I’m thankful for (non-serious edition)

- Corsendonk Pater Dubbel Ale
- Corsendonk Christmas Ale
- St. Bernardus ABT 12
- Trappist Rochefort 10
- Val-Dieu Grand Cru
- Ommegang Three Philosophers
- Ommegang Abbey Ale
- Lost Abbey Angel’s Share Ale
- Lost Abbey Lost and Found Ale
- Sam Adams Winter Lager
- St. Peters Cream Stout
- Kostritzer Schwartzbier
- Hanger 24 Chocolate Porter
- Port Brewing Santa’s Little Helper
- North Coast Brewing Brother Thelonius

Kidding aside, all of these make wonderful gifts

nov 22, 2011 #novemberblogfest

I wrote a lot tonight, but I’m not proud of any of it. So much so, in fact, that I’m going to post this excuse/justification/cop out instead. I’m not terribly proud of anything I’ve written this month if I’m honest. I realize the point of this challenge is to be disciplined at writing as opposed to make every post an example of a writer’s awesomeness, but I think the Novemberblogfest community as a whole may just be to the point where we can forgive posts like for the sake of being honest.