Well, as of this morning (Monday), I continue to fail to develop the really juicy symptoms I'd need to convince myself (or my spouse the doctor) that I have viral meningitis. No headaches - just a twinge of one on Thursday if I put my head on the floor to do exercises in a particular position). No problems exercising. No fever ( Read more... )

First of all, everyone is okay. Well, except for me, I think ( Read more... )

I've been wondering if I should make this a weekly feature...

Last night while sparring - Bartitsu, in case you didn't get the memo - I managed to:
a) go down to the floor, not the mat, while throwing someone. This is not a big deal if you land correctly;
b) land incorrectly;
c) managed to drop the other person on my leg

But no damage done.

Today as I was crossing the street, I was nearly run down. A DeLorean appeared out of nowhere, doing maybe 90 MPH, and I was barely able to get out of the way.

The driver was a tall man, white, with wild white hair and some sort of goggles. I couldn't make out the passenger's face.

During New Year services yesterday, I noted in my usual despair the mysticism inherent in certain parts of the services.

In particular, gematria, a Jewish version of numerology. I'm not a fan, to say the least; the last time I spoke on the subject in synagogue, I pointed out that the Hebrew for "State of Israel" had the same numerical value as " ( Read more... )

Years ago (2007?) the TV show The Sarah Conner Chronicles took the Terminator franchise to TV, and I admit that I enjoyed it for the most part ( Read more... )

1) When it comes to transporter beams I am not signing up for the beta release; I'll wait until release 1.3 minimum, and stay home on the major point releases (2.0, 3.0, etc ( Read more... )

I'm about to get what is probably my 4th credit card in the past 18 months ( Read more... )

I suspect my two office desk drawers have a more eclectic assortment of items than most.

Included, in a brief survey:

• Litmus paper in test tubes
• 1/4" audio adapters
• Chop with my name in Chinese, as well as traditional red ink
• Solid ink for use with Japanese brush pens
• Sealing wax, and seal

The editorial staff at the industry magazine have finally recovered sufficiently from their inner management turmoil, and the "newish managing editor" contacted me to ask if I sent in my column already ( Read more... )