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The Third Millennium Touchstone

Time was that if you had to find a phone number, you checked your Rolodex. If you needed to see if you had …

Revisiting Old Daunts

I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we all have “ordinary” situations that we consistently find intimidating or overwhelming–events that stress you out even when you only think about doing them. I know I’ve got a couple that rear their heads from time-to-time.

Fundraising? Don’t Call Me, I’ll Call You

My household receives a constant stream of phone calls from the likes of Telefund, The Share Group, and other similar entities. At least, that’s what my Caller-ID says. To all of them I say, “Stop it!”

Quick Hits From the Emperor Overlord

As Emperor Overlord of the United States, my days are full. I mean really full. You think you’re busy. That’s nothing in comparison. I try to leave it to the Washington branch to take care of the details, or even leave it up to all y’all to use common sense to fix things. So I can’t begin to convey how miffed I am that I have to take time away from playing Pop Answers on Facebook to deal with this schoolyard stuff.

Living In The Science Fiction World

When I sit back and look around our world at all of the mundane stuff we take for granted, I can’t help but be amazed. So many things were only in the wild imaginations of science fiction writers—not centuries ago, but within my own lifetime. What a wonder it all is.

The Alltel and Verizon Merger – Pretty Sure I’m Not Going To Like It

In 2008, when it was announced that Verizon wanted to gobble up hot rival Alltel, I fervently hoped the FCC would reject it. Because of the timing being under the watch of the lesser Bush, I knew it was likely that it would be approved. It has, so I find myself shaded by a cloud of dread.

I’m Not a Phone Person

Some people spend hours each day on the telephone, chating and bonding and doing all those other things that modern people do with that technology. For some reason, I don’t seem to be one of those people. (more…)

The Idiocy of Text Messaging

After engaging in a flurry of text messages, I was confronted by the cost of it vs a voice call. But, geek that I am, I needed to crunch some numbers.

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