February 2012
7 posts
Today, for Valentines Day, I succumbed to a dose of the rhinovirus delivered by a good-bye kiss. Now to end the day with an uplifting movie.
Socialists and conservatives may be born not made? →
I am not sure how the author of this article surmised that the point of this study was to determine that socialists and conservatives are born and not made, I don’t see arguments for either side anywhere in her write up.
However, what is interesting is that the study found that “… left-wing people are relatively more responsive to appetitive than aversive stimuli and that people...
January 2012
16 posts
Hello Scottsdale, Goodbye iPhone
My iPhone has mysteriously died on the way to the airport, not like battery dead, but dead dead :(. So that means no photo posting, no eBook reading, and no clock. Good thing I brought along a watch, a camera and a few books — the three things that I use the phone most for.
December 2011
19 posts
2011 Cigar Box Guitar Club Christmas Album →
DIY Christmas songs, this is pretty great. Very quaint. Complete with mistakes, off-key singing, and a cat.
Also, this space themed Christmas Album from 1955 is pretty great too.
Sitting Gives you Cancer →
I just fired up a fourth IM client instead of walking around the corner to talk to a coworker …
Ghost in the Machine →
Sometimes after rising I feel blanketed by heavy, fearful, and distressing emotions that continue to swim around me throughout the day. This sensation lets me know that I have had a bad dream the night before, but I will have little, if any, recollection of the nightmare itself. It’s as if there is a separate part of myself inside that is dealing with a separate part of my existence.
I am...
The economy must be doing rough this Christmas season because Kingsgate Mall is packed with shoppers.
Q: How many designers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Why does it have...
November 2011
8 posts
3.74 degrees of Kevin Bacon →
Not 6. Quite interesting. Even if it did involve the use of Facebook to gather the data.