Unrelated observations:
1. Why do all modern hand pumps have plastic nozzle heads?
In the good old days the nozzle was metal and fit easily on the valve stem. The modern plastic versions go on the tire valve steam with difficulty, and they are more prone to malfunction, or not working at all. The genius who thought […]

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Months ago I upgraded my website software. Recently it came to my attention that the archives to the old iteration of my website were still in existence and web search engines were still directing people to this defunct version of my site. To recitify the situation I deleted this old shadow of my website and […]

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I am a man who enjoys irony, and the absurd. I’ve been laughing at myself a lot recently.
Have you ever imagined the least likely thing that could happen to you, and then it came true? What about something so beyond your imagining that you couldn’t even dream of it happening?
I’m not talking about winning the […]

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I find computer repair sometimes frustrating, but almost always a challenge. Since I enjoy a challenge there is usually some vague way in which I enjoy fixing (or fighting) computer problems, even if I am half frustrated at the time. But often I am reminded why I don’t do this for a living.
In one word: […]

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What They Say
A philosophical muse today.
Jill Carroll, a reporter held captive by insurgents in Iraq, was released several days ago. The news media has been full of it, so unless you somehow avoid all news of current events, you know this. As a story of hope fulfilled it is touching. The threat of death is […]

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