The new mobile rig

This is the new mobile blogging rig!  I’d never used woot.com before this, and here I am.  This is happening on a “refurbished” Vizio tablet, and I’m thinking the refurbishosity stems from a single dead pixel, which I’m mostly convinced I’m going to be philosophical about and ignore.  It’s still very cool.  Lea and the … Read more

19-year-old Qatari: “We just sit, smoke, and eat junk food”

Heartening news, my fellow Americans:  the crimes of indulgence against our bodies are not quite as heinous as those in at least one other country.  In Qatar, half of all adults are obese, and 17% of the population is diabetic.  Wouldn’t you have guessed the United States headed those categories?  (Here, about a third of … Read more

Tweeting your insomnia

I see a post nearly every day, usually in the morning, on Facebook or Twitter lamenting that the poster can’t get to sleep. The poster, who is sitting upright, performing a task with his/her hands requiring considerable dexterity, and staring at a brightly lit and colorful screen can’t get to sleep. Go figure. Have a … Read more

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