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...]
The weather always gives us something to talk about, doesn’t it? Complaints are coming in from back home, where friends and family tell me it is terribly cold; here in San Jose it has been up to 70° for the [more...]
There was potential good news today: a Field poll of Californians shows that a slim majority favors same-sex marriage rights. 51 percent in favor, which is the first time majority opinion was in favor since 1977, when [more...]
Maybe I’m just looking back with rose-colored glasses, but it seems to me that there was once a time when a tragedy or disaster was given a wide berth… people would wait a long time before trying to make [more...]
