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This morning I opened the refrigerator and something spoke to me. The voice was deep and primitive, and clearly fit all rules of language. While it sounded like an ancient tongue, unrecognizable to me, the hostile tone was unmistakable. Armed with a 10” Henckel and a spray bottle of heavy-duty bleach-based cleaner, I took a cautious, closer look ( Read more... )

My true love has gifted me with an iPhone, and needless to say, the toy-loving geek in me is thrilled to pieces! However, all is not easy or obvious in new gadget land. The very first issue is with my service contract, which is with Sprint, where my mobile service has lived for the past ten years. I have six months to go on my contract, and ( Read more... )

If you would like to receive a card from me, delivered by a trained and uniformed government employee, please leave a comment with the following information ( Read more... )

It’s true that I’m an unapologetic potty-mouth. It’s true that when I bother to supply new content, I tend to write about adult concepts, mostly because I’m, well, an adult. However, it’s also true that despite listing my age as 69 (I’m looking forward to the offers to endorse skin care products) I’ve encountered material that, due to someone ( Read more... )

Warning:

This journal has been rated as having adult concepts and occasional strong language. If you don't like it, you can fuck off; you don't have to read it. But don't you dare think about censoring me!

OK then, back to your regularly scheduled programming. Have a lovely evening.

Your Social Dysfunction:
Happy

You're a happy person - you have a good amount of self-esteem, and are socially healthy. While this isn't a social dysfunction per se, you're definitely not normal. Consider yourself lucky: you walk that fine line between 'normal' and being outright narcissistic. You're rare - which is something else to be happy ( Read more... )

Thanks! I’m soooo ready for the next trip, although I’ll be staying with friends this time.

I’m heading up to Cambridge to attend this conference, which I’ll be covering for this website. If I don’t exactly do a trip report when I get back, I’ll certainly link to the resulting column. I just hope they don’t ban me from the campus when they ( Read more... )

I have the opportunity to attend a conference in Boston (well, at MIT) and I'm looking for a place to stay on the nights of November 15th and 16th, which is very last minute. Boston is always tough, with fewer hotel rooms in relation to visitors than NYC, and none of the hotel/travel sites have shown any availability under $200, which is way out ( Read more... )

Apparently, a pair of shoes. Literally ( Read more... )