So I did the natural thing.

I went running.

I'm posting this on LJ, it should crosspost to facebook ( Read more... )

I'm still in favor of the rule of law. Are you?

Successful people (and movements) celebrate their successes and *learn from* their setbacks.

Unsuccessful ones take their successes for granted and blame others for their setbacks.

Well, here we go ( Read more... )

As a public service (I lie, it's a veiled opportunity for snark), here are some tips for driving in the snow ( Read more... )

I've made some comments over on Facebook about the weather, and the drivers (mostly the drivers), but I hadn't done any of that here, so I thought I would ( Read more... )

There's a great LJ post someone made several years ago called "No more Mr. Nice Guy", about her frustration with many geek guys. I kind of wanted to write my own version of it, still directed at male geeks who don't quite get the whole relationship thing. But I think XKCD pretty much covered it ( Read more... )

people who don't vote are the political equivalent of those assholes who don't get their kids vaccinated.

If I were Barack Obama, I'd be thinking "Colin, couldn't you have waited a little while longer after endorsing me to say what a great guy that (convicted felon) Ted Stevens is?"

Michael S. Malone, author of some books germane to all our geeky hearts, as well as a 30-odd year journalist, with some thoughts on the state of the media. (Hint: they're not positive.)