Pluggin’ Away…for Al and Hostile Intent
I met Albert Perrotta back in college, and we’ve been friends ever since. Distant friends, as we usually have a good hunk …
Read more...WNBA Rules Changes for 2006
Just a few quick comments on yesterday’s announcement of some rules changes in the WNBA.
Read more...Musing on…Spirit and Opportunity
The space program has always been a part of my life. It wasn’t difficult, being that my dad worked in aerospace–as did …
Read more...Cell Phone Contracts
I held off getting a cell phone for a long time. I’m not a big fan of phones in general–I’m famous for …
Read more...Nifty Stuff…Western Digital 320GB Hard Drive
I’ve been playing with personal computers since before there was an IBM PC, or a Mac, or even hard drives for personal …
Read more...Musing on…Bread and Promises
I just finished baking a couple of loaves of challah for a friend of mine because it’s her birthday and I promised. …
Read more...You Want Wings With That?
I was scanning through some news stories about the U.S., Canada, Israel, and a whole grab-bag of others. Over and over you …
Read more...Writer’s Blogk…The Addiction
I’m often surprised that after I tell people I’m a writer many become very attentive. Some are struggling writers themselves. Many are …
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Time Machine to…Temple of Artemis
I think if I had only one time machine trip to the extended hellenic period, one of the top choices would be to see what has been described by many as the greatest of the seven wonders of the ancient world–the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
Read more...Nameless Jerseys
Last year, when I saw the Tennessee Women’s Basketball Team take to the court with no jersey personalization–after years with names on player’s uniforms–I was deeply saddened. 2004 will forever be, for me, the year when women’s sports took a small step backward.
Read more...Nifty Stuff…Serenity DVD
While the DVD doesn’t release until December 20, 2005, I already know that I strongly recommend this title. Born from the mind …
Read more...Rec’ing on…The Holiday Drought
This is the time of year when a huge hunk of my fellow countrymen and countrywomen plop themselves down in front of a TV for a hefty helping of sports. Bowls. NFL. NBA. No problem! Women’s sports? [crickets]
Read more...The Dreaded Holiday Question
I got hit last night with that most dreaded of holiday questions. The one that sparks fear and terror in even the stoutest of souls. The question that causes tongues to tie and brains to seize. A query so insidious in meaning and yet so innocent in tone.
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Some Jury Changes
Surely, in all of the years of our constitutional government, we can come up with a few new, and possibly better, ways of conducting jury trials. We now have technologies the founders could scarcely have imagined. Why not make it work in the cause of justice? Here are a couple of ideas.
Read more...CD/DVD recordable discs
This is something that’s just killing me…I’m having a devil of a time finding DVD+RW discs that my recorder and players are happy with. Time was that NameBrand-M discs worked like a dream. Now I get disc errors almost all the time when recording.
Read more...Taiyo Yuden DVD+R
I’ve lately been using Taiyo Yuden DVD+Rs when I do my DVD recordings. This brand is considered to be the gold-standard, and after using several cake boxes of Shiny Silver 8x discs, I can see why.
Read more...University of Maryland’s Field Hockey Championship
The #1 ranked University of Maryland Field Hockey Team just defeated Duke 1-0 in the 2005 NCAA championship game.
Read more...Noting with Wiki
I finished the first draft of the latest SF novel at the end of this summer, and was faced with the always …
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