I knew I was done living when the adrenaline expired. But that was when I defined living as drinking, moving, and dancing in my mind while first class flew silently above with hot towels, oblivious to my alleys of real or feigned despair. With a haze so thick about my soul that all but the[...]
One of man’s greatest achievements, as a species, supposedly, is “walking upright.” But walking isn’t all there is to it. It’s surprising what you’ll take for granted until it’s taken away. You don’t have to go very far before you find people who’ve forgotten some of the basic “rules of the road,” so to speak.[...]
To: Whoever Installs All That Crap on New Computers Give me a break. Now, I’ll admit, I’ve only purchased two new computers in my life. One in 2000 and one in 2006. But in the meantime, I’ve had two new computers at work, and helped a dozen other people get new machines set up. We[...]
NewScientist.com put out an article last year, one which I just ran across. I thought you’d find it interesting. This is actually a magazine for people interested in science, not just a random blog. In case you’re not a link following person, here are the 13 things (if you follow the link, it’ll have a[...]
I know, sometimes I write disparaging things about America. And other times, I defend her. It leads people to wonder what — exactly — is my opinion on this nation. About half the time, the things I say or write on a blog about the United States of America are merely reactions to what others[...]
Following are some passages I underlined during a reading of To Sail Beyond The Sunset (1987) by Robert A. Heinlein, the last novel he published before dying in 1988: “I remember Earth. I knew her when she was clean and green, mankind’s beautiful bride, sweet and lush and lovable… It is futile to mourn over[...]
There is a school of thought, albeit a relatively unpopular one, that poor grammar or punctuation on printed signs should be corrected with a Sharpie or other tool, vigilante style. In the News: Vigilante Copy Editor (New York Times) And there are older instances, such as this one (The Virginian-Pilot).
Following are some passages I underlined during a reading of The Cat Who Walks Through Walls: A Comedy of Manners (1985) by Robert A. Heinlein: “It does not do to encourage bad banners; one should retaliate, urbanely but firmly.”
In The News: Adobe starts subscription for Photoshop and Dreamweaver (BBC News) This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone; many software companies are moving in this direction. Instead of having to ship millions of boxes and discs every year when they upgrade the software, they’re just going to add the updates to the online[...]
Following are some passages I underlined during a reading of I Will Fear No Evil (1970) by Robert Heinlein: “…most people think of money as something to pay the rent. But a money man thinks of money in terms of what he can do with it.” “…it’s impossible for a woman to lay it on[...]
For about $5, I made this measuring cup holder that’s hidden inside a kitchen cabinet: (Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
My wife and I invoked our “30 minute rule” when watching this movie. The rule is: if the movie can’t interest either of us in 30 minutes, then we turn it off and quit wasting our time. According to Wikipedia, this film is based on a 1974 novel and “the story follows the hunt for[...]
Following are some passages I underlined during my 2002 reading of Stranger In A Strange Land (1961) by Robert Heinlein, of which I wrote on Nov. 14, 2002, “Perhaps the best book ever written.” (I no longer feel that way, but it’s still a pretty good book.)
There’s a new White House Tumblr page, and the first entry includes an image with this lettering: “ANIMATED GIFs (HARD ‘G’)”. First, let me say I’m proud that they didn’t put an apostrophe in “GIFs”, as so many on the internet seem to do these days.
Because I assume everyone wants to know my opinion (ha!)… In the News: Is Handwriting Still Important? The Digital Generation Skips Penmanship (BBC News) While I’m admittedly old-fashioned in many ways (for example, I don’t have a “smartphone”), I can usually argue practicality (for example: there’s no point in me having a smartphone). But the[...]
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