Every now and again, I have a vivid dream that plays out like a story. I write down the better ones. The dream gives me the really interesting stuff, the outline and the major events, and I fill in the rest as I write.

( Story copyright 2008 by me )

This morning's To The Point on KCRW is about the Imperial Presidency. Follow that link to leave your own comment (or vote on mine) on whether Bush ought to be brought to justice for his crimes. Or follow this link to listen to the program, which is at 11 AM PST today.

I had almost finished writing this post when Xjournal decided to crash, and lose everything I'd written over the past hour or so. Someone or something is testing my resolve. Well, here I go, writing it again. I'm resolved to post it.

Yesterday I listened to Antonia Juhasz on Weekday KUOW, talking about the vast influence that oil companies have ( Read more... )

"The story so far: In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry, and been widely regarded as a bad move..." --The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

"Let me explain... No, there is too much. Let me sum up." --The Princess BrideI was recently unearthed by a good friend of mine from my High School days--the ( Read more... )

Well, here it is, at long last: The GPK FoundationWhat is it? Glad you asked. It's a 501(c)3 family foundation, started by my parents with a portion of my father's retirement money. They told us about their plans roughly a year ago, and it's been gradually coming into focus since then ( Read more... )

Alzheimer's sufferer Terry Pratchett pledges $1 million for research

For zenspider, links to previous journal entries in which I've posted job leads and recruiter contact info: one, two, three.

And below, for vaxjedi and anyone else who might be job-hunting: more of the same, copied and pasted from my inbox (which I fear to open these days as it is always overflowing, mainly with crap). The only company I can really vouch for is ( Read more... )

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Anyone successfully achieved what's described in the subject line?

I found a Skype plug-in called Yugma that's supposed to be able to do it. No luck downloading it, though - their website appears to be broken. Which is not a good sign anyway.

So I recently cracked I Am America (And So Can You!) See if you can identify which of these quotes is not his:

"If there's a bigger contributor to left-wing elitist brainwashing than colleges and universities, I'd like to see it. There's an old saying, 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.' Which means a lot of knowledge must be a really ( Read more... )