Category Archives: Personal

So many people ask me where I get it from. What sort of chemicals am I dowsing my brain with? Actually, I don’t dowse my brain with anything, ‘cept maybe the carb rush of several bowls of cereal. Actually I … Continue reading →

I ride Amtrak a lot and, from time to time, I’ve run into fellow passengers that were or are citizens of European countries. Normally I’m not a very talkative person with strangers but, sometimes the subject of the differences between … Continue reading →

On this Independence Day, as Ivar’s representatives attempt to turn our urban skies into an air raid zone, I can’t think of anything profound to say. Over the years I’ve had complex feelings about this country. But when I think … Continue reading →

Over the past few days, my friend and I have been sending huge mails back and forth to work out a means for him to transfer new site content to me. Hopefully we’ve got the details worked out. It’s sort … Continue reading →

Well, primarily I was concerned about getting out of synchronization with a backup server in the Fish Farm. However I am now of the opinion that this fear is unjustified. Baka can just copy things again. Now the entries will … Continue reading →

This idle time between job assignments and server updates is mildly irritating to me. I need to go do something. I think I’ll go build a few pages on one of those commercial services. Maybe I should go get the … Continue reading →

Speaking as an old school nerd, it’s my opinion that these attempts to attach chic to nerd subculture are unnecessary and a source of needless stress. Perhaps it’s sour grapes and crass elitism on my part but, I dislike these … Continue reading →

Can the human mind cope with extreme longevity?

A few weeks ago someone infected me with the “All Your Base Are Belong Us” meme by way of the e-mail vector. I’m not going to explain this because you probably already know about it or will hear about it … Continue reading →

Miscommunication and ambiguity will never be reduced to zero. People get sloppy in communicating and get sloppy in understanding. Also many times they aren’t entirely sure what they want. Ideals must always be compromised. There are few rules without exceptions … Continue reading →