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These are the words that immortalize the Harlequin at the ending of “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman, by Harlan Ellison. If you want to know how that is, that these words mean so much, you’ll just have to read the…
These are the words that immortalize the Harlequin at the ending of “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman, by Harlan Ellison. If you want to know how that is, that these words mean so much, you’ll just have to read the…
Quoting a story published today: The number of meth-lab busts plummeted more than 30 percent last year as most states put in place laws to restrict the sale of over-the-counter cold medicines used to make meth, according to the Drug…
The story out of N’Orleans today: Governor Kathleen Blanco has activated National Guard personnel to patrol the city. Over the weekend several teens were killed in a drive-by shooting. If you check the stats in the story, there are more…
Time has once again proven why I don’t bother with their publication. Here’s a quote from the article in question: Studies reveal that most married couples start out happy and then become progressively less satisfied over the course of their…
This story has been making the rounds lately: Austin ISD wants to fire an Austin High School teacher over nude photos posted on the Internet. She defended her actions in a blog by saying that the pictures are not pornography…
Every week brings another e-mail to the inbox, generally with a syrupy message about keeping in touch with family and friends and not winding up regretting things when you’re an old fart. Look, I love all of you, OK? There…
When we are pressed for time during a car trip, we have been known to pull into the local burger place to get the children something to eat. Truth be told, we do this far too often. The son always…
One of the arguments I’ve had with critics of Open Source software, is that they (the open source programmers) want people to use a product for which there is no profit, i.e. they are given away for free. That’s funny.…
I was chastised recently that I should “respect my betters”. There was a time when this sort of insult would have required a dawn meeting with pistols in the name of honor; but since shooting the random boor in the…
Back when I worked in a big architectural office, I was generally relied upon to generate details for whatever section of the project was my responsibility. Inevitably, when I would bring some suggested details to the Project Manager’s attention for…