Monthly Archives: October 2010

I hate job searching. I suspect — correction, I know — I am not alone in this. There are a lot of things I hate about it, other than the sense of failure and rejection that keeps hitting me over … Continue reading →

Temp just hit over 100 for the seventh day in a row.  The sore throat is omnipresent.  It is known not to be strep, or Epstein-Barr, and the mumps titer has not come back yet.  Whatever it is, it’s not … Continue reading →

 The Rays have just announced a lottery for single post-season tickets for ALCS and/or World Series tickets at Tropicana Field.  Unfortunately, the way they’ve been playing against the Rangers, it may be a case of too little, too late. Update:  … Continue reading →

Today is Binary Day: 10.10.10.  Hurrah!  As the guys at ThinkGeek point out, “There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don’t.” It gets better, though. 101010, when converted from binary … Continue reading →

“[My dog] is like a boyfriend and a child, all wrapped up in a package that won’t talk back to you.”

Fred Clark writes one of my favorite blogs, Slacktivist.  He is interested in the intersection between religion — and faith — and politics, economics, and everything else.  Although he has a number of religious posts, he also has many that … Continue reading →

EchidnaBoy (on FB):  IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVE REALITY, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVE IT DOESN’T EXIST THEREFORE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT SOME WIERD CREATION OF SOMEBODY’S MIND Me: First: don’t shout.  Secondly: Read … Continue reading →

With a few exceptions, I do not believe in human monsters.  I hesitate to use the word evil when referring to a human being.  (A human being’s actions are another thing entirely:  it is quite possible for otherwise decent people … Continue reading →

 My doctor is 95% certain I have strep throat. (Still waiting for culture results.) Damn.  I should only be contagious for another 24 hours, and the fever has abated, but I still feel awful. I have not had strep in … Continue reading →

October 4, 2010 Allan H. (Bud) Selig, CommissionerAddress: 245 Park Avenue, 31st FloorNew York, NY  10167 Dear Commissioner Selig: For decades before I was born, baseball has been “America’s Pastime.” I have been a baseball fan for many of my … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to write something every day.  Unfortunately, I tend to have a habit of not posting in a week, then posting six items in one day.  Sorry. Today, I am trying to figure out what to write about.  … Continue reading →

Rays win the AL East! Rays win the AL East!  Damn Yankees go down.  This is not to say that the Rays won’t tank in the first round of the playoffs, but it’s still nice.

Ellen Degeneres has come out with an important video about a tragedy affecting our society, specifically our youth, especially youth who identify (or who are believed by their peers) to be gay. This is an important issue.  Bullying of all … Continue reading →

It occurred to me this morning that my post on Terry Pratchett and identity was incomplete: I didn’t even touch on Angua (rejection of identity by nature), Cheery (rejection of other people’s demands for how you self-identity), William de Worde* … Continue reading →

I thought of appending this to my previous post, but decided it deserved it’s own: The College-Of-Arms in England has issued Sir Terry Pratchett a coat of arms. It includes an ankh, a knight’s helmet, and an owl (in the … Continue reading →