Rejection
Meant to mention that I got a rejection slip from Analog this afternoon. Not entirely unexpected; it's not like I...
Bunny sadness
After various people commented on the cats-with-hats I pointed to the other day (I can't believe it didn't occur to...
Goldbergian
Fred points to this totally cool two-minute Honda ad (requires Flash 6 to view), titled "Cog," presumably an homage to...
Distressing day
I'm not gonna go into it in detail, but here's a bit of sample dialogue from this afternoon's altercation with...
Blah
Have been fighting a cold all week. Was feeling fairly good last night, but this morning, I think it won....
Tidbits
I was going to mention earlier that it had been a full 36 hours since we'd had any submissions, but...
House rules
While I was digging through piles of paper earlier, I kept coming across fortune-cookie fortunes. I once wrote a column...
Taxes and rebates
My usual strategy is to wait 'til tax day (or very close to it), then dig through whatever pile of...
Review: Spirited Away
Finally saw Spirited Away. Sadly, I was not as enamored of it as everyone else is. It has, as one...
Why Paint Cats
Last night I picked up a copy of Why Paint Cats, the latest bit of deadpan inspired silliness from Burton...
Not gadgets
By the way, Mary Anne is ill, and has no Net connection, and has a big scary exam coming up...
Gadgets and tech talk
In case anyone was thinking of buying a new iPod in the next couple weeks, might want to hold off...