I’ve gotten a lot of questions (okay, two) about whether Neil Diamond listed in my favorite music in my profile is a joke. I first (over)heard Neil Diamond on my parents’ stereo. Dad and Mom would play records a night or two a week after they thought I was asleep, and I’d listen through the … Read more
I’m close to a farewell to Usenet, aka “the newsgroups.” If my Usenet participation were an old game of Combat, the score would be blinking. This blog has rapidly become my primary writing outlet, and the pleasant interaction once to be had on Usenet has severely diminished. I’ve also noticed that it seems a very … Read more
Several places worldwide are currently considering banning the sale of the incandescent light bulb because it wastes energy and contributes to global warming. It doesn’t take a lot of marbles to look around and deduce that the traditional incandescent’s days are numbered. Compact fluorescent (CF) bulbs have arrived in every sense of the word, and … Read more