It is very strange to have my (apparently) precious routines disrupted. For instance, I have no cable TV (no CNN updates, MSNBC (Olbermann and Maddow), Comedy Central (Daily Show and Colbert Report), Discovery Channel, etc.), library only internet access, or … Continue reading
Still dealing with passings. Make a will, folks.
My mother passed away this morning, peacefully and comfortably. She had been undergoing treatments for cancer but was unable to rally. My father passed away in 1992. If you smoke, quit. [corrected date error in post title]
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide [via Tobias Bucknell] (tags: writing freelance) The Reality of a Times Bestseller | Lynne Viehl Author Lynne Viehl shows you the royalty statement of a NYT bestselling book. [via Tobias Buckell] (tags: business … Continue reading
Did accounting changes just before the issuance of the strongly positive 1st quarter profit reports have an effect? After Year of Heavy Losses, Citigroup Finds a Profit [NY Times] Citigroup, the battered banking giant, eked out a first-quarter net profit … Continue reading
Everyone remembers Columbine. One of the reporters of the original event, Dave Cullen, wrote a book about Columbine. It sounds like much of what was told to us is incorrect. [link via Doug] 10 years later, the real story behind … Continue reading
Off-Grid.Net - Off-Grid – life unplugged: solar, wind, hydro, architecture, smallholdings, free stuff a resource… (tags: reference howto activism diy environment sustainability green solar offgrid alternative sustainable renewable)
Obama and habeas corpus — then and now – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com Greenwald: "To recap: Obama files a brief saying he agrees in full with the Bush/Cheney position. He's arguing that the President has the power to abduct, transport … Continue reading
Like Rafe, I am concerned because “[o]ne of the biggest reasons I supported Barack Obama was the stand he was willing to take as a candidate against the worst excesses of the Bush administration in prosecuting the war on terror. … Continue reading
Bad Light Bulbs | Science Friday | NPR "Thank goodness! I thought I was going nuts. I have been changing my compact fluorescent light bulbs over and over again wondering why they were burning out so quickly. I thought it … Continue reading
