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...]
We are a nation of over-reactors: “Our greatest recent overreaction to a rare event was our response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. I remember then-Attorney General John Ashcroft giving a speech in 2003 in [more...]
I should have known better, but then again, I always do things I know I shouldn’t. Just a little while ago, I sat down to watch a travel show on Washington, DC. Now I’m achingly homesick. San Jose has [more...]
One sentence from this story is either brilliant in its Edgar Allen Poe styling, or a hilarious typo: “With the capitol doom looming in the distance, scores of Metro workers repaired the damage done when the [more...]
