Archive for November, 2009

Same goes for you Parrotheads

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Because this is a commenter on the Wall Street Journal site, I’m assuming he or she is a fan of Warren Buffett. In which case, he or she needs to exercise a little more devotion:

(Or maybe just a big Royal Fork lover!)

It was good knowing you, Western civilization

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

This would be cute*, but—while I hate to be a big spoilsport, and while I understand that there are so many other absurd indulgences out there that casting stones at this one is entirely arbitrary—honestly, there are lots of people starving right now.

Besides, it offends Stripey Francoise’s sensibilities.

*PDF version archived here.

On Robert Heinlein’s Double Star

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Yup, it’s this weekend’s edition of “Blogging the Hugos.”

Ha!

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Updating eBay account info today for the first time in years. (Perhaps the most wonderful thing about home ownership is realizing you won’t have to change your address again for the foreseeable future.) Oh yeah—I’d forgotten that I have an About Me page there:

“Not the Wallace sterling silver set.” I still think it’s funny!

The power of cyberspace!

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Author William Gibson’s reaction in real time to this news.