Month: August 2006

There’s nothing like the moments in between major events to make your life feel like a soap opera as you wait for the other shoe to fall. In this episode, our main character kills time at a computer lab as he waits for his partner to finish soliciting help from a super powered neutral party.…

A comment from a reader led me to challenge my math (singular, because I employed only one mathematic). As you will no doubt recall, I recently calculated that a friend of a friend was a friend squared. This made sense only when I assigned a numerical value less than or equal to one (1) to…

Apparently, my blog automatically sends comments to moderation if they have a few key words. It’s really a nice feature, but if the words are hidden, the chances of real people getting pinned for moderation drastically increase. The list, should you care to be an ass and make me moderate your next few comments, is…

ar·bi·tra·tor n. A person chosen to settle the issue between parties engaged in a dispute. See Synonyms at judge. One having the ability or power to make authoritative decisions; an arbiter. ar·bi·ter n. One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator. One who has the power to judge or ordain…

My coworker Kevin Wilson and I played with this for a while today. However, in divvying up the rights to its usage, Wilson called Myspace rights and regular network broadcasting rights. Therefore, this shall not appear on my pilot, lest it airs in satellite or radio broadcasting. Sans syndication. Of course. In any case, what…

Courtesy of my friend Adriano: I’m busy and as much as I have time for you, dear Mildred Van Der Basten, I can’t be arsed to go into it now. I’m in the midst of a work whirlwind and I have 3 weeks until it abates. So, I must leave you with a thought: I…