The way I roll. I have been in the rehab/old-folks home for eight days: long enough to adjust to the routine. It's amazing how quickly we get on with a new normal. This doesn't mean I am comfortable or thrilled with my circumstances. I have a list of invalid annoyances. Let's do this from least … Continue reading Top Ten Invalid Annoyances
Category: Observations
iPhoning It In
Last week I fell in Faust park and tore the quadriceps muscles above both knees. Right now I am in a skilled nursing home waiting for a change in my "weight-bearing" status. For the time being I cannot stand or even bend my knees. An outing consists of being helped into a wheelchair and rolling around … Continue reading iPhoning It In
A Walk in the Park
At noon on February 23, 2011 I decided to get out of the office and take a little walk in nearby Faust Park. What could go wrong? Lots apparently. Faust park is in western St. Louis. It's distinguished by an absolutely charming butterfly conservatory. The conservatory is a greenhouse that's maintained at 85F year round. … Continue reading A Walk in the Park
It’s all over for Broadcast TV
Human beings are worthless lumps of lazy protoplasm. We only change our bad habits when that bitch --- reality --- forces us to reconsider our wayward ways. In this respect the great recession has been a wonderful teacher. It's sat us down and made us stare at the books. And arithmetic, being what it is, … Continue reading It’s all over for Broadcast TV
Soon we will all be Software Archeologists
One of my pet peeves is the ridiculously short lifetimes of digital media. I remember 9 track mainframe tapes and 5.5 inch floppies: technologies that thrived in an ancient bygone epoch known as the Eighties. Good luck trying to read 9 track tapes or 5.5 inch floppies today! You will have better luck with older … Continue reading Soon we will all be Software Archeologists
My Tag Wordle
I plugged my Delicious ID into Wordle and it made this picture of my popular tags. My current tag Wordle It’s a pretty accurate summary of what I’ve been thinking about for the last few months. We're all more predictable than we think!
Oh Crap Martin Gardner has Died!
Martin Gardner Last night I heard of Martin Gardner’s death at the age of ninety-five. When someone lives into their nineties death is not unexpected but in Gardner’s case it still saddens me. Martin Gardner’s famous Mathematical Games column set a standard for mathematical exposition that has yet to be equaled. He proved, month after … Continue reading Oh Crap Martin Gardner has Died!
The Reports of Library Death are Exaggerated
Not so long ago the pundits were predicting the Internet would kill public libraries. Boy were they wrong! Libraries have become the biggest and most successful Internet cafes around. I’ve been to Internet enabled public libraries all over the country and they are extremely busy. The downtown Los Angeles library has an entire room devoted … Continue reading The Reports of Library Death are Exaggerated
Analyze the Data not the Drivel 