Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The [more...]
This entry over at Nicole’s gofish made me sad and upset. It’s against the rules for U.S. soldiers in Iraq to have pets, but the skinny black puppy that wandered up to the Florida National Guard soldiers at [more...]
Back at my rental house in south San Jose, someone in the neighborhood had moved out last month, leaving the windows open. One of their smoke detectors had a weak battery, and it began to beep once a minute. The house [more...]
I don’t understand — why is NBC promoting the Olympics by using “Torino” instead of “Turin”? It’s not that I’m against using the native version of the name, but why [more...]
