Satirical pro-measure-36 arguments
In Oregon, Measure 36 on this year's ballot adds the following to the Oregon state constitution: It is the policy...
Author Archive
Items: technology and art
A few items before I go to sleep: Speculative Literature Foundation announces Technology Exchange program. You can donate your spare...
Nearby coffee
People who've stayed with me have generally noticed fairly quickly one serious flaw in my hospitality: I'm not good at...
State Fair
Forgot to mention in that last entry that I also recently saw State Fair (the 1945 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical...
Recently viewed
Some thoughts on some of the things I've been seeing with my new Netflix membership: Once Upon a Time in...
New Palm
I've been waiting for months for there to be a PDA that uses Palm OS 6, a.k.a. Cobalt. That (latest)...
X Prize
SpaceShipOne has successfully completed its second flight to win the Ansari X Prize. Cool beans. There's lots of debate about...
The nosebleed section
Tonight was the second time in a week that I suddenly sneezed hard and my nose started bleeding. (This has...
Items Without an Apparent Theme
Who needs a theme when you've got items? Own a zeppelin! For only ten million US dollars, you can purchase...
“Better than Cicero”
Heh—I just encountered a bit of news from before the debate, when each campaign was saying what a great debater...
Words easily confused (or misspelled, or not) #14
Time for another installment. (To see previous editions, search my journal for the phrase "words easily" (no quotes)—that'll show the...
Something they don’t know
On a couple of occasions recently, I've been in (or narrowly avoided) situations at work where each member of a...