Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Quote of the Day
It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one’s thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them.
– Isabel Colegate
It’s a good “news day” when…
1) The pope does a youth rally and 2 kids are stampeded to death, resulting in pictures of the Pontiff kissing kids on the cheek and making promises to visit the injured.
I use a news aggregating service called Newser. http://www.newser.com/ Aside from being a testimonial to how condensed information delivery and receipt has become, it [...]
…or I’ll give you something to cry about….
I know that I am not the only one who wakes up in the wee hours with something on my mind. I suspect however that I may be the only biped who wakes up thinking about paradox. This morning, it was 12:30 when I craned my neck to look over the sleeping body of my [...]
Make Magazine! Yes, I am a DIY geek…
Maker Channel Ep. 10 – Sunlight poem, Pedal-powered blender, Handmade theremin, Time-lapse camera from make magazine on Vimeo.
A bejeeber free zone
There are some things that I am good at – by my own account. Others who’s opinion of me is good have weighed in – agreeing with my position on myself. They are allowed to have a high degree of credibility. Despite my high opinion of myself I must admit that there are things that [...]
Depressing News…
That’s it, there is nothing to follow.
The title of this post is a statement not a sign pointing to some larger truth. It is in fact the only partial truth that matters. Succinctly: The News is Depressing. I’m not talking about normal every day depressing news like the kind we used to get back in [...]