Just As I Thought

So, I’m fooling around in Google Earth this afternoon, taking a virtual visit to Cardiff — whe

December 26, 2010

So, I’m fooling around in Google Earth this afternoon, taking a virtual visit to Cardiff — when who do I see strolling across the Roald Dahls Plass but Mary Poppins! Seriously. 

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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...]

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The War with the Customer

Take that, telemarketers

From the Post: Fed-up consumers found a new outlet for expressing their disgust with telemarketers yesterday by signing up in droves to put more than 735,000 home, fax and cell phone numbers on a new national do-not  [more...]

June 28, 2003
Just As I Said

Just as I Said: A Bad Day

An audio entry on being an accidental taker of a life, today on the way home. (Transcript in the extended entry.) At first, it was a blur of black that just appeared on the left hand side of my car. Less than a second  [more...]

May 28, 2003
General Annoyances

There’s someone for everyone

I’ve been seeing ads for new online personals services a lot lately. First, there’s “Soulmatch,” which purports to match up people according to their values, spirituality, and beliefs. Those must  [more...]

July 25, 2004

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