Monthly Archives: September 2003

Should I call her? Sure what harm could it do? Are you crazy, you’re married! It’s just a phone call! What if your wife finds out? No way! Thoughts can be sins, too! It’s just a harmless flirtation. Well…. No, … Continue reading →

Dave Winer’s Why They Hate Me – pure satori

What is a blog?  Deeper minds than mine have pondered that one, and far from reaching a consensus, the commentators, or rather practicing bloggers, keep expanding the blogosphere and pushing the envelope of what can be considered a blog. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

Since my college roommate got out of the pen after a long stretch for an unresolved Roman Polanski complex, he has been sending me weird bits and pieces of internet detritus. This little gem defies description, so I’ll just leave … Continue reading →

Hey Everyone, I just found outthat tomorrow, Sunday, from 1 to 5 pm, ALL OF THE HARVARD MUSEUMS ARE OPEN FREE OF CHARGE. This includes the Fogg Art Museum, the Sackler Museum, The Busch-Reisinger, the Semitic Museum and the Peabody … Continue reading →

An idea whose time has come. Once again the Pinhead is on the cutting edge of contemporary democracy. Trust Zippy to have his finger on the pulse of American political consciousness. The Dowbrigade respectfully nominates: Governor of Texas – Chuck … Continue reading →

  Just sent Dave the blurb for the Beginners Sessions at BloggerCon.  It’s starting to look like I will be leading all three sessions, which I don’t mind except it means I will miss what I am sure will be … Continue reading →

We’re starting to see these damn things everywhere.  What at first seemed either a sick joke or a classic American shill has been turning into a nightmare on the sidewalks of America.  Since I saw my first Segway from the … Continue reading →

WASILLA, Alaska – A hunter attacked by a grizzly bear on a remote trail said he used duct tape to bind his bite wounds, then rode an all-terrain vehicle to his pickup truck and drove himself to a hospital.   … Continue reading →

Quelles, ceci sont des nouvelles? Que les grenouilles syphilitiques desuccion slithering dehors de dessous leur roche au badmouth les mêmes Américains qui ont tiré leurs châtaignes hors du feu DEUX FOIS pendant le siècle passé. Pourquoi ceux jaded les imbeciles … Continue reading →

I don’t know who’s responsible, but I found this poster on the desktop of the machine I use in the faculty computer room at a major Boston area university (which shall go unnamed because the higherups don’t want any more … Continue reading →

I fell for this one 30 years ago, when it was called "The Biological Basis of Human Sexuality." We knew they wouldn’t be showing stag films in a Harvard biology course, unless they were about the horned rather than the … Continue reading →