Category: ramblings

I find that I often agree with Roger Ebert’s reviews of movies, and again, I agree with him here, in a small essay against the most evil of powered lawn implements: the leaf blower. http://www.suntimes.com/output/eb-feature/cst-edt-ebert14.html As a side note, I have often said that if, at some point, I am to be responsible for a…

I had a humbling conversation this morning with an editor friend, about how when you’re around people more creative than you, you feel energized, like you’re going to suck some of it up just by being around them; whereas when you spend a great deal of time around people duller than you, you’re made to…

I have never seen so many bad Terminator, Total Recall and bodybuilding puns in all my life, and it’s all because of this: Schwarzenegger Wins Davis Is Ousted as California Governor in Recall Election

Don’t try this at home, kids. http://c3po.barnesos.net/homepage/lpl/grapeplasma/

Well, we had hurricane Isabel come through last night, and we’re none the worse for wear. As I understand it, there’s trees down all over the DC area, and power and traffic lights out… but I haven’t seen it yet. I’m still at home all comfy and warm, with power and DSL. Mmmm… You’ll notice…

Okay, so maybe it doesn’t hold a candle to the Great Northeast Blackout of Ought-Three, but we lost power somewhere around five o’clock last evening during the hurricane force gusts of wind and driving rain, and didn’t get it back until tonight around eight-thirty or so. The weird thing is, we didn’t lose all of…

September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Only a month left to practice your patois!