Posts Tagged: Writing
Twitter to the Editor
Posted by on Friday, August 8, 2008 in - 3 comments
While recently ranting about the office in my usual manner, I conceived of a scheme to write a series of one-phrase letters to the editor of our local paper. The purpose was vague, but the results would be hilarious. If only I had the attention span top follow through on such schemes. • A friend …
89 Tag Lines
Posted by on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 in - leave a comment
The system that powers this weblog was recently upgraded with a new open-source weblog platform (because the world needed one more). What separates this weblog system from all of the others? The clever name: Blörg. • In the process of the upgrade, I’ve retired the randomly rotating …
Overheard at Canadian Tire, a one-act play
Posted by on Monday, April 28, 2008 in - 3 comments
Setting: Waiting in line at the cash at a Canadian Tire hardware store. • Man (to woman): “Wanna go to WalMart?” • Woman shrugs. • Man picks up laser-pointer from display, shines light in woman’s eyes. • Man: “Cool light.”
Tim Banks
Posted by on Monday, May 14, 2007 in - 13 comments
A good friend of mine, Peter Rukavina, has been writing on his Ruk.ca weblog (in various incarnations) for about eight years. I’ve always enjoyed reading what Peter writes. Over the years, Peter has written a variety of posts about Tim Banks. Tim is the President and CEO of the APM Group, a …
Secret to a Successful Marriage
Posted by on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 in - 8 comments
One of the many secrets of a successful marriage is to have a relationship in which one partner does like black jelly beans and the other does not.
Superbowl Sunday Sermon Suggestions
Posted by on Sunday, February 4, 2007 in - 5 comments
The Real Superbowl Holds the Blood of Jesus! • Jesus is My Quarterback • Jesus is My Coach • Jesus is My MVP • Jesus is My Half-Back • Hail the real Mary • The Quarterback Sneak (into heaven) • Which End Zone are You Running For? • The Star of Our Half-Time Show: The real Prince …
I Digg a Good Gaim
Posted by on Friday, April 7, 2006 in - 23 comments
In the past few weeks I’ve found myself typing “gaim” when I mean to type “game” and adding an extra “g” when I type “dig(g)”. I’ve also typed “exit” into a few chat windows when I mean to leave. • Even my muscle-memory is turning nerdy.
RSS Readers for the Gnome Desktop
Posted by on Friday, July 15, 2005 in - 1 comment
I’ve written a brief article about RSS readers available for the free/open-source Gnome Desktop for The Gnome Journal. • The Gnome Journal is “an online magazine devoted to everything surrounding the Gnome Desktop”. This issue also includes an interesting article about marketing Gnome …
Creative is not a noun
Posted by on Thursday, December 16, 2004 in - 24 comments
Pet peeve: people who use the word “creative” as a noun. Example: • “ • “The ad will run on Friday, but the creative will be ready by Wednesday.” • ” • If you say things like that, I don’t like you. Don’t bother offering justifications. • (disclosure: According to Dictionary.com …
Reviewing the Future of America
Posted by on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 in - 1 comment
I've written a review of the McSweeney's book, The Future Dictionary of America, and the accompanying CD, Future Soundtrack for America. • As I state in the review, I’m a bit creeped-out by the politics and slightly-too-hip-ness of it all. That said, this is a good CD. • Here's a sample …