So, considering the extraordinary time since my last post, I believe it's obvious this journal is no longer active. I have moved my commentary to Facebook, specifically .

I embrace communication in just about all its forms. I like letters, email, blogs, facebook, Internet chatting, phone texts and the occasional phone call. While I’ve not yet delved into micro-thought trends like tweeting, I can see the value in them. I also enjoy uni-directional varieties like TV, radio, books, magazines, static web sites, etc. I’m ( Read more... )

I saw "Alice in Wonderland" in 3D last night, and constantly wished I could remove my polarized glasses and watch the movie in 2D. I've yet to see a single "3D" movie and felt it was in any way enhanced beyond or superior to its traditional, 2D counterpart. In fact, my eyes get so weirded out by the shifting double imaging and reduced color ( Read more... )

An online friend of mine wrote today about how life resembles a game he used to play called "molecules," in which a group of friends bounce around an elevator until it reaches its destination. He pondered how many lives he's changed by "bouncing" into them, and if anyone's ever changed his ( Read more... )

In response to a friend's exhortion that those opposed to full-body scans at airports should just not fly, I responded with ( Read more... )

One of my recent posts over on facebook has generated a few responses. It simply points to this storyI could use this opportunity to scourge religion, blaming it for so many downfalls in our society and the world in general. As an atheist, and a gay man, I have both the reason and the expectation to do so ( Read more... )

I have very recently made contact with my brother, who I have never in his life spoken with. Last time I saw him he was about one year old. Now he's 28. I'm scared, and don't know what to say. How does one begin a dialog with someone you've never known, but who is so very important ( Read more... )

Yesterday Apple released a number of updated products: an impressive new iMac, beefed up Mac Minis, updated MacBook and Airports, redesigned remote and the Magic MouseAt first blush, the Magic Mouse seems a fantastic new update. It continues the single-button concept prevalent in all Apple mice, while embracing the two-button functionality of Apple ( Read more... )

A response to timcub's recent posting. If you cannot read it, it relates his encounter with a very vocal, public protestor of abortion, and some ruminations of his personal views on the subject.When I was taking college writing classes, and we arrived at the argument and persuasion section, we were forbidden to ever write about abortion or the death ( Read more... )

In response to GearJock's post on the fallacy of wishing...

"Don't wish, don't start,
wishing only wounds the heart."

-Glinda/Elphaba, WickedI'm reminded of a study I read about some months ago that discussed the probable causes of massive cost overruns on public works projects. Every time a major new road or stadium or such is built, they ( Read more... )