Category Archives: nothing special

Jan (my computer) may be dying.  He’s crashing every five minutes, from an “unresolved kernel trap.”  I do not know what that is and the people in my house who do are not currently home.  We will see.

Tonight, after the 100,000th time seeing an ad for paper towels, I came close to losing it. See, in each of those ads, whatever the brand, you see kids, or even worse, a dad, making big messes, that Mom then … Continue reading →

My father, who died in 1996, was a football player.  He played for Georgia Tech, and had half a season with da Bears before he blew out his knee.  He loved the game. He had three daughters and two sons. … Continue reading →

Good News: I seem to be getting over whatever it was I had.  No fever, only minimal sore throat.  I was out and about today, going to a DOR jobs workshop and to the library. Bad News: The Rangers beat … Continue reading →

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 →