...but it's a better tool than most people are capable of effectively using, apparently. I bet if I asked anyone in an administrative (aka "secretarial") position what his or, more likely, her proficiency level in Word was, he or she would doubtless say "expert." This despite the fact that I have just about never seen …
Category Archive: General
Apr 23 2008
My feelings about American Idol
Because I know you all were desperate to know. David Cook should win. David Archuleta should die in a fire. I'm not particularly invested in what order the other contestants get voted off, though I like Brooke, although I suspect I wouldn't if I knew more about her position on various issues -- does she …
Mar 30 2008
Digitize me, already
"So, then, if you're an atheist, where do you think you go when you die? Where do you think your mom is now?" This sentiment, which was presumably some kind of attempted "gotcha" moment by one of my relatives, is an example of a dualist notion. That is, somewhere inside of me, hiding in my …
Jan 18 2008
Tammy Gann (1957-2008)
It is important, when someone dies, not to remember what we will, but to honestly bear witness to who that person was. Click "more" to continue.
Jan 05 2008
Pardon a bit of optimism
My generally dour outlook has been softened somewhat as of late. Could 2008, after all, be not such a bad year? Are we not heading into the future that reasonable people really want? Witness: some significant moves towards reasonableness in high technology. DRM, the despicable accusatory scheme of the music labels, is no more. The …