August 2009
1 post
July 2009
2 posts
The Great American Starship: A Profile in... →
My angry rant about Bill O’Reilly.
June 2009
3 posts
April 2009
8 posts
Vegassing
I’m aware of the fact that ‘Vegas’ is not a verb, but I intend to use it as such anyway.
I flew in yesterday. My flight was fairly uneventful, by which I mean there was no turbulence, no terrorists, and no snakes.
I’m staying with my sister and her husband and their six kids, and they’re great. I’ve been horribly out of touch with my dad’s side of the...
1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the...
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I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal.
– Groucho Marx
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March 2009
6 posts
Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love...
– Erich Fromm
Reflections and wishes over a small dog
As I write this, my miniature dachshund Emmett is asleep in my lap. He’s breathing silently, his chest rising and falling, but he’s otherwise motionless. He looks sublimely content; a tiny smile on his face.
I have to wonder when I will be so content. As it stands right now, I’m waiting, hoping, wishing for someone I care about deeply to come home, hoping that I haven’t...
In the beginning, there was nothing, and it exploded.
– Terry Pratchett (on the Big Bang theory)