Category Archives: Captain’s Log

posts about my life

Calling Innocence Evil

Posted on 14 February 2011 by Phil Martin

Just recently I read a few tweets that came across my feed, and they made me angry. Considering the public nature of the tweets, I believe I have latitude to discuss them publicly. A user called @camusdude recently tweeted the … Continue reading →

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Photo a Day

Posted on 7 January 2011 by Phil Martin

I blogged earlier today about my desire to take one creative photo every day. I have managed to do so today, and I give you: Lego Juggler! Taken with the Instagram app on my iPhone 4. For further pictures, follow … Continue reading →

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2.11

Posted on 7 January 2011 by Phil Martin

I’ve never really made New Year’s Resolutions because I know myself well enough to know that I would never actually have the discipline to carry out some radical new change in my standard operating procedure. But, this past year, 2.10, … Continue reading →

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Roadtrip

Posted on 1 September 2010 by Phil Martin

I have come a long way to be in Cleveland for the game tonight: 488 miles from Verona, Wisconsin, through Chicago, Illinois, past South Bend, Indiana, and finally to Strongsville, Ohio, the suburb where my grandmother lives in her condo … Continue reading →

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The Pre-Game Show

Posted on 30 August 2010 by Phil Martin

I am about to embark on an historic journey….what am I thinking? I almost forgot to bring extra plutonium! Actually, I won’t need plutonium where I am going, which isn’t Hill Valley, 1955, but rather Cleveland, Ohio. Earlier this year … Continue reading →

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Time to Think

Posted on 28 May 2010 by Phil Martin

Aaaah. Room to stretch. I am writing this post from the Messiah College campus on my iMac, all of the rest having been written on my iPad, and I can tell you, it is nice to get a little room … Continue reading →

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A Brief History

Posted on 25 May 2010 by Phil Martin

For most of my life, I have been a PC guy, that is, after my Commondore 64 days. I was there for the the very beginning of Microsoft Windows 3.1. I spent hours being amazed at their killer program, Paint, … Continue reading →

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Back Up and Running

Posted on 21 May 2010 by Phil Martin

Hello, readers. After several months of unintentional hiatus, my blog is back! I would like to welcome any new readers that I have solicited. If you would like to be more active, please register and you will be able to … Continue reading →

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Ca$h for Clunker$ is Not for Me

Posted on 14 August 2009 by Phil Martin

Being in the middle of the complex process involved in purchasing a vehicle, I feel I can now, at least a little bit, comment on the government’s Cash for Clunkers program. First, and my biggest problem with the program, is … Continue reading →

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A New Step

Posted on 15 April 2009 by Phil Martin

Hello There! Last week I took a new, rather large, step in my life: I put down a security deposit on a small apartment. This will be my first independent dwelling place, and I am very excited (though not as … Continue reading →

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