I Don’t Know If I Should Laugh or Cry

It’s been a frustrating evening. About three weeks ago I received a surprise. I received a text message and a picture message from an unknown Arizona phone number. The text message looked like it was a piece of forwarded junk. You know the kind, some idiot receives a humorous picture by email and then forwards … Read more

Security with Frickin’ LASERS…

I’m not the most “glass half-full” person in the world, but I do try to pry some minor comfort from a situation that can only really be called a “loose-loose situation.” Last week, our home was burglarized. I can tell you, it’s quite an unusual feeling to come home on a normal day, start about … Read more

Spread the word, this is BAD!

Honestly, I thought this was an incredibly elaborate joke a la the Ben Stiller Show, but apparently it isn’t. This is a real mini-series, coming to the small screen near you – if you happen to be in the US. But with an impact like this, there’s no where to run.

Triumph in Ticketing

There are some distinct disadvantages to this whole “time zone” arrangement they use to keep the clocks on this planet all organized. One of the bad things is that when you want to do something in another time zone, it’s just the wrong time, and so it was for me early this morning. Tickets for … Read more

Snake oil isn’t dead

OK, we’re all feeling the pinch with gas prices, but I really hate it when people start taking advantage of others when they’re vulnerable. That’s bad enough, but when the local news helps them, I’m appalled. Today, the local ABC affiliate, channel 15 published this story. It’s about a company that sells magnets (yes, magnets) … Read more

Save Early, Save Often

I just finished up writing my review of The Sontaran Strategem and the Poison Sky, my MacBook turned off. It was low on battery, a bit, but it hadn’t even hit the critical level yet, and it didn’t hibernate the machine, either. It just turned off. Now I have to go back to my last … Read more