Few things could have cheered me more than this picture, drawn for me by Mike Golby’s daugher Cathryn, and the wonderful, wonderful story that accompanies it. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Cathryn. Thank you Mike. (And Cathryn — it’s not a man. Not that I don’t love some of the guys here abouts. Strictly […]
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Freedom to innovate
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. UpdateOf course, I realize that I’m probably a-l-l-l-l-l-l-l alone in the viewpoint I’m expressing in this post. Which is a true measure of freedom to speak — when you can speak amidst your peers and not get stoned. (Damn, did I just get hit by a falling link?) And no, […]
Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep, The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee Above his shadowy sides: above him swell Huge sponges of millennial growth and height; And far away into the sickly light, From many a wondrous grot and secret cell Unnumber’d […]
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Creaky body update
Today the sun is out, and a morning dove just landed on my office window sill, giving my cat Zoe the thrill of her life. The dove coo’d and Zoe did her little meow-clack-meow-clack sound she makes when she spots Prey. This didn’t worry the dove terribly because even doves are smart enough to know […]
Hey! The thinking person’s chew toy has been getting all sorts of public strokes lately. First, there’s a new gig at MSNBC. And today, he’s profiled in the New York Times: I like to think of myself as a Renaissance dweeb,” Mr. Reynolds said. (thanks to Dave W for links.)