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Just got an email from the team leader for our little jaunt to Haiti next week. On the “things to pack” list, the first item is “a bible!” What have I gotten myself into? Jen says it’s okay to pack my new copy of the Tibetan Book of the Dead instead. Snottiness aside, for all . . . → Read More: Haiti Spent my morning on support tickets. Got the queue down from 40 to 27 before noon, and then went to karate. Dan is making me re-learn all my techniques left handed. This isn’t so bad for the punch responses. However the “forms” (formal exercises) are a cast iron bitch. Left? Right? Block? Punch? Gah. Back . . . → Read More: The demon bean New essay is up. It’s a retrospective on the writing process. In that spirit, here are all of them Scott Adams (creator of the Dilbert comic strip) has written a book that he calls a “thought experiment.” It’s a quick read (less than an hour), and it’s a decent mash-up of a whole bunch of good philosophy with a little bit of total BS. It’s free and available for download here: God’s debris It’s . . . → Read More: God’s Debris Sitting in South Station, waiting for the 10:25 train to board. The lady announcer crackles over the PA: Ladies and gentlemen: Before I leave this evening, I must preach to you of safety and love. Do not leave your bags unattended. We will turn them over to the police. Do not leave them with the . . . → Read More: Safety and Love Okay, new fascination. My brother introduced me to Free Running, also known as parkour. This is the since-time-immemorial practice of running through an urban environment, tacking every obstacle you feel like attacking in some moderately gymnastic manner. For reference, please see wikipedia, Parkour and so on. This evening, Dustin and I went down to providence . . . → Read More: Free running Safely home. Hooray. Apparently we left the back door standing open the entire time we were away. Not quite so hooray. My friend has apparently been passing bad checks, and I had the misfortune to be used as the delivery vehicle for his lies and deception. Certainly not hooray. It’s been a while since I’ve . . . → Read More: Day |
