I turn 36 today. I’m not really sure how that happened. Neither are a lot of other people.
I realize 36 is still fairly young, but it’s definitely not my 20’s anymore. My father died around age 64, so technically I’m past mid-life by his standard, although I’m pretty darn certain I can stretch well past that. With cryogenic freezing advances I might even make it to “indefinite”.
I really don’t mean to turn this blog into a media rant, but I’m on a roll today and will keep it short.
The 24 hour news cycle has officially killed the Fourth Estate.
Seriously, if there is, tell us in the comments. I’m sick of the exploitation, just give me the damn news.
Do you ever have days where you feel that you’re not so much writing as you are psychically channeling the obscure hallucinations of an illiterate eight year old?
(Physical security, that is)
Road House
“Be Nice.” “Until when?” “Until it’s time to not be nice.”
Don’t forget the rest of the quotes.
This is so stupid.
Terrorism is a tactic, which is also defined as a particularly nasty crime. There are a lot of definitions, but I tend to use various versions of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations:
Working from the library today and they have this on every door. Boulder was pretty liberal, but even they didn’t have a gun check at the library.
troll 1 |trōl| noun: 1. A cowardly creature that hides behind anonymity to demean, harass, or threaten others (sometimes illegally) because they lack the intelligence to engage in real dialog or debate. 2. A pathetic, almost-life form that leaches off society without contributing anything of value.
I read a few posts today on the deplorable harassment of Kathy Sierra (read Scoble, Feld, Kathy’s Site). Basically, Kathy is giving up on blogging and public speaking out of fear due to a series of death threats and online sexual harassment.
I watched Planet Earth on the HD version of the Discovery Channel last night.
It’s friggen awesome- the best use of my HDTV since the World Cup. I mean, where else can you watch a 20 foot Great White shark launch itself out of the water in slow motion in high definition as it munches on a sea lion fur seal? Only thing better would be sharks with freaking lasers on their heads.