Additionally, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve shamelessly abused that pun. In brief, the nagging problem that has bothered me for seven years or so was a tiny black gallstone. Tiny like a peppercorn. Big enough to be a problem. It’s gone, along with its home. What has this taught me about [...]
It seems convenient to admit it now that he’s gone, but I was a fan of Michael Jackson. The years between his Jheri curls and my bald spot were sufficient for me to grow up and he to grow really weird. Still, through the grunge years, the adult contemporary, the drum ‘n bass, MJ remained—consistently—MJ. [...]
I have been admittedly less than discreet in my exposure to the Internet in recent years. I tend to sign up for any service that looks mildly useful. The fact that GMail filters spam as efficiently as it does, has a lot to do with it. My thoughts on security and transparency must wait. Anyway… [...]
Further proof that everybody in the Hero Honda marketing department is either in the closet, or flamboyantly out of it. HH has created a new segment to drop this turd into—’Macho’, with the rest floating in the ‘Biker’, ‘Style’ and ‘Commuter’ pools. I won’t bother indicating which is which, because it matters about as much [...]
Scene: Bed, ready to drop off to sleep. Me: I bought lots of life insurance for you. Have you bought any for me? ET: (nods) Me: Cool! How come you never told me? ET: I wanted it to be a surprise. (giggles) Sometimes I get depressed about the things I don’t have. But in other [...]