BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. Years ago when I worked for Boeing, I had to file paperwork for a government security clearance to work within the Peace Shield program. This involved writing down every address I’d lived in, all my previous jobs, my current friends, and family members. It also meant answering some rather invasive […]
Steve, in an uncanny knack for putting his finger on the real issues, touched on what I think is the key aspect impacting on the type of writing we do within a weblog — the audience. And this includes audience expectations. It’s difficult writing War and Peace and have it fit comfortably within RSS feeds focusing on […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. So what does it mean when the car wash place turns off the power when you’re half way through? I sat there, surrounded by apparatus that should be spraying, soaping, blowing, and generally getting my car clean. But nothing. No lights, no movement. I thought the power had failed because […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. So many excellent comments associated with my previous writing, Shadow Talk, as well as exceptional writing in other weblogs such as Jonathon’s, Dorothea’s, Aquarionics, Elaine’s, Laura’s, and (soon to be) Chris’s. I only wish I could do justice to the debates because there’s a rich story unfolding among all the different views, but I’m not sure I’m […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I have a shadow, created by no form of mine. It follows me everywhere, but always arrives first, and lingers long after I’m gone. The more light I shine on it, the stronger it gets. So I hide it among my other shadows, in hopes that one day, it will […]