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...]
I feel like a traitor. Today, I cancelled my TiVo service after umpty-up years. And I really felt bad for the nice lady who cancelled it for me. She tried to sell me on the new Series 3 by extolling its features — [more...]
Do you think this year’s Olympics is the beginning of the end for that sporting tradition? I can’t help but wonder what bizarre set of circumstances led the IOC to actually pick a totalitarian regime to host [more...]
As the midday oath-taking got underway in the Senate, Vice President Cheney began swearing in senators in groups of four on the Senate floor. The first time I read that, I could have sworn that it said “Cheney [more...]
