I'm putting up with a little feces storm; it's flying off the fan in all directions. Let's start with work. Lately it's been grueling. I'm coding like a mad twenty something, wasting my weekends for the man and being very much the good little corporate drone. I do my best to avoid crazy hours but … Continue reading Australia It Is
Category: Observations
My Dream of Liberty Encased
I have cinematic dreams that I watch as a little sleeping movie critic. I'm sure you're familiar with this weird state of consciousness. You know you're asleep and dreaming; the dream is unfolding around you, but part of your mind, the part that knows you're dreaming, is aware and watching. It's busy taking notes, making snide … Continue reading My Dream of Liberty Encased
Argentina or Australia
We're planning a major trip for the fourth quarter of 2013. It's been over a decade since my wife and I last sojourned beyond North America so this year we're going to spend a few dollars, before the Obama economy reduces them to useless paper, and see more of the world. Two countries have long … Continue reading Argentina or Australia
2012 Blog Robot Review
The WordPress.com robots gave us an amusing end of year blog attaboy. Here's an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 11,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 18 years to get that … Continue reading 2012 Blog Robot Review
Books to Ignore
My superpower is indifference. Indifference is the soporific that lets my inner beast nap in peace. Without it I would have long since turned into a murdering psychopath, but I remain calm, rational, nearly ethereal, as I proudly ignore the unhinged idiocy of my fellow human beings. I prize my detachment, my don't-give-a-shit-ness, my lordly … Continue reading Books to Ignore
Apocalypse Never or I Told You So Day
Let's begin with an apology to the Mayan's. There's not a whit of verified historical evidence that the ancient Mayans predicted the end of the world or that they were any more upset about cycles in their calendars than we are in ours. Modern Mayans repeatedly pointed this out but arguing with new age morons, … Continue reading Apocalypse Never or I Told You So Day
Git me a Hub’bery
Sometime ago I crossed my machine synchronization threshold. I routinely work on four operating systems, three laptops, a few servers, a bunch of phones and so on. I synchronized the directories I cared about while forming deep and rewarding relationships with file sharing services like Dropbox. Dropbox is great but its success has attracted the … Continue reading Git me a Hub’bery
Election Reflections
About the only surprise coming out of the recent US election was Puerto Rico's foolish vote to seek statehood. People, you don't board the Titanic after it has hit the iceberg. In time Puerto Ricans will learn what Quebec separatists have already painfully absorbed. If fence-sitting is your main tactic for extorting favors from larger … Continue reading Election Reflections
Faith a guilty pleasure
Faith Korean TV It’s a quiet Labor Day weekend in the drivel dome1 and your fearless reporter is a tad bored. I could help with the housework or get out and exercise but I have better things to do. Last night while trolling the intertubes for something to watch on Hulu I came across a … Continue reading Faith a guilty pleasure
Where’s the Olympic beach?
Readers of this blog know that I do not approve of the Olympics. What started out as an eccentric bit of 19th century classics nostalgia has morphed into the expensive, corrupt, drug fueled, real-estate orgy we endure today. Whatever athletic ideals the Olympic movement espoused died on national and corporate altars decades ago. By the time … Continue reading Where’s the Olympic beach?
Analyze the Data not the Drivel 