To whom it may concern: I will not talk to your stupid automated “natural conversation” phone menus anymore. No commonly encountered societal construct irritates me more highly, or takes me from content to extremely agitated more quickly. Pressing 0 used to work reliably. I encountered one last week that kept saying “Tell me something about … Read more
Three masked men, armed with automatic weapons and wearing flak jackets, slaughtered at least 12 people at the office of a satirical magazine in Paris this morning before escaping into the city. The publication, Charlie Hebdo, has published caricatures of Mohammed in the past. The gunmen reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar!” throughout the attack, and claimed … Read more
So after my ultra-lazy December 26, I had this really killer December 27 during which I made my study habitable by civilized people, and a fun December 28 & 29 in Oxford. Then I woke up December 30 with what I’ve Internet-diagnosed as quad tendonitis. Pain and swelling above my left kneecap whenever I use … Read more