Clutter and Cycles – Personal Observations
Clutter and Cycles – Personal Observations decades ago - i made a couple observations of the psychological sort - purely anecdotal - not researched - no proof to offer -…
favorite authors/books & profound influencers
favorite authors/books & profound influencers in no particular order Zenna Henderson (fantasy/scifi) Ask for my favorite writer and I'll probably reply with the name of this little-known author. She wrote…
gracefully i kill you (a short story)
gracefully i kill you (a short story) it’s 1914 - at the train station hoek van holland - as a frenchman mounts the steps to the train - he hears…
what Sartre learned at the movies
what Sartre learned at the movies in a highly readable online article on Jean-Paul Sartre* - it was revealed that the famous 20th century French influencer found inspiration for his…
lessons from the Monty Hall Problem
lessons from the Monty Hall Problem NOTE - you'll need to be familiar with the Monty Hall Problem to get anything out of this - if you aren't - then…
quit babying – proposal to combat malicious emails
quit babying - proposal to combat malicious emails isn't it ironic that legit emails from coworkers or even the upper echelons of the company - contain links and attachments -…
ebook entitlement
ebook entitlement i'm thinking of doing a series on false entitlements - like this one i came across recently - having to do with ebooks many people think they have…
my microsoft legacy
my microsoft legacy i see that the microsoft word team has tried to fix a problem i faced down almost 3 decades ago - it occurred when deleting a section…
translating the convoluted
translating the convoluted someone on the internet posted resentfully that "now i do X" - that X was some behavior he didn't like having to do - but felt compelled…
the most basic vocab
the most basic vocab lotsa weird things occur on buses - and one situation that can be awkward and infuriating to listen to is when a foreigner asks a bus…