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Holy (No.) One

In Aldous, Foolishness on 23 June 2008 with no comments

George Carlin died yesterday, at the age of 71. It’s hard to estimate Carlin’s value in the Western culture; his Seven Words are, today, somewhat less powerful than they were in 1972, and no matter his one-time popularity, their deflation is not significantly his doing, I think. At his height, TV love scenes [...]

Apropos of Transitivity

In Aldous, Foolishness, Uncategorized on 28 May 2008 with 2 comments

It’s Not Irony When It’s Ignorance
I run to catch the bus. I always run after class. The day is hot, I’m in a thin, woolen, long-sleeve pullover. The sun is still a benefactor; give it a week.
I’m waiting in line at the stop, and a younger guy lets me in front of [...]

Bits for 05/03/08

In Foolishness, Muse on 3 May 2008 with no comments

Or Miscellaneous Shit

Saw Iron Man. Yes.
I’m not a designer. I have a knack for the obvious, yes. But, I’m good with people (even if they’re pompous, annoying, cognitively dissonant, or ignorant), and I find myself explaining technical things successfully. I’m also irrationally persistent in some ways. So, I’ve applied, not [...]

Greenfield

In Aldous, Foolishness on 3 May 2008 with no comments

Opportunity in Desperation
Heard the other morning, via NPR, a story about venture prospecting in the heart of Iraq’s capital. The gent, nearly breathlessly, described Baghdad as one of the last “greenfield opportunities,” which is marketing speak for “The DoD gave us money to build theme parks in an attempt to prove just how cold [...]

A Few Things

In Aldous, Family, Foolishness on 19 February 2008 with no comments

Potluck
I can’t seem to get myself to a point where I can write up what I want to, so I’m going to dump a grab bag of half-baked observations and their attendant cognitive fumbling, in the hopes that you’ll find something worth reading among them. Maybe I’ll create yet another class of personal electronic [...]

For All N

In Foolishness, Muse on 8 February 2008 with 1 comment

On Inductive Karma
I’m done in for today. I’m done in for some indeterminate amount of time approaching however long it takes until I can sit down and ponder something other than convergent sequences. These things drain me like nothing ever before has drained me, as if their symbolically infinite expanses consume all efforts [...]

Thank You Credit Card Companies

In Aldous, Foolishness on 28 September 2007 with no comments

Thanks to the fact that the snack shop in my office building doesn’t take credit cards, presumably due to the fact Visa et al charge high transaction fees, the two Cokes and bag o’ Combos I was going to buy went back on the shelves. My heart thanks you, my arteries thank you, and, I’m [...]