Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Observations on Apr 28th, 2009
As we watch the economy struggle to achieve some measure of equilibrium, many of us are considering appropriate adjustments in our personal lives as a precautionary tactic. While we may prepare for change and acknowledge the general consensus which, simply put, maintains that the status quo to which we had become accustomed, may never return, [...]
Posted in Observations, Odds & Ends on Apr 17th, 2009
I’ve been a proponent of organic gardening since the late sixties when I discovered J I Rodale and his Organic Gardening and Prevention magazines–in their present state both magazines are mere shadows of what they once were in their heyday. And I’ve had a compost pile in one form or another percolating somewhere on the [...]
Posted in Observations, Philosophy, Politics, Technology on Apr 15th, 2009
The first words I utter amount to a disclaimer that my take on recent events involving Time-Warner’s plan to cap internet usage in the Triad area–Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, NC–does not reflect the experience or the depth of knowledge a few of my friends have in the area of internet expertise and the technology community [...]
Posted in Observations, Philosophy, Politics, religion on Apr 6th, 2009
Without equivocation I voted for Barack Obama and haven’t regretted that decision for a second; however, I do feel that the president has allowed himself to be drawn into a political quagmire with regard to his policy toward Afghanistan where our latest course of action involves an expansion of US military presence with precious little [...]
Posted in Observations, Technology on Apr 4th, 2009
A couple of days ago Time Warner announced that it planned to implement a tier system for charging its broadband customers. Instead of increasing speed, improving infrastructure, and customer service the company chose instead to pursue draconian measures designed only to promote its own video on demand service. The move taken by TW is indefensible [...]
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Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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The Zero
A Novel
Jess Walter
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