Category Archives: nothing special

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 →

Two of my favorite authors are Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.  I know of people who think of them as, not interchangeable, but linked, primarily because of the absolutely wonderful Good Omens. I read them for different reasons. Neil Gaiman … Continue reading →

Four hours sleep. Breakfast, but no lunch. On days like this I start obsessing about things; my mind has a mind of its own, it seems.  Today, as it often is, it is focused on my  mistakes. On the slights … Continue reading →

You may have noticed that I will sometimes (these days, rather frequently) write about music. I write about music, or use song lyrics to speak for me. My music takes a lot of personas:  there are songs that I simply … Continue reading →

October 1st is a significant day for me. Three organizations that have had profound impacts on my life celebrate anniversaries: On October 1, 1891, Stanford University opened its doors to students. Go Cardinal! On October 1, 1958, NASA became operational … Continue reading →

Yesterday, while discussing email addresses over coffee with a friend, I found myself reminiscing about my early days as an AOL subscriber. This was relatively early in the email game for most people outside of technical or academic settings. Back … Continue reading →

The commenting problem is fixed.  Sort of.  Turns out it was not so much a Blogger problem as a FireFox problem.  When I use Safari, I can actually comment.  Thanks to datagoddess who mentioned that she had to change from … Continue reading →

I just wish I had seen it when it was first written in 2004 —  I could have used it a lot since then:Teresa Nielsen Hayden’s “Things I Believe.” There is far too much to quote extensively, but one statement … Continue reading →

We here at WWF love T.S. Eliot.*  And good parodies of T.S. Eliot, too.  Having already presented “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, as Rewritten for Frat Boys” some time ago, it now falls to us to introduce all … Continue reading →

As it stands, your choices are either 1) keep hiding, and die a slow death of starvation, or 2) wait until nightfall, try to escape, and die a quicker but much more violent death at the paws of one or … Continue reading →

You really need to start posting about something other than your psyche.  You may be interesting, but you’re not that interesting.

All I can hear in my brain is Cole Porter’s “It’s Too Darned Hot,” from Kiss Me, Kate. (No thanks for the earworm, Cole.)  This post both sums up how I’m feeling today, and reminds me how much worse things … Continue reading →