Monthly Archives: March 2009

Spreading Pure Imagination, or Once Again Catering to My Readers

Remember a while back when I said I was creepily high on Google search for “surviving hanging”, and had an inordinate number of hits for that exact topic?  Right?  Well, not any more, my friends.   Not anymore.  Apparently web searches … Continue reading

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A Toast to Women of Science and Technology

Today is Ada Lovelace day. I had no idea what that was yesterday.  Really!  Ironic, I know.  Well as it turns out, Ada Lovelace is widely considered the ‘first programmer’ – and a virtual one at that – for her … Continue reading

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Incidente en el Pescado de la Bahía de Banderas

Hola, mis interwebs amigos.   I have a very sad tale to tell you.  I like to call it the Incidente en el Pescado de la Bahía de Banderas, or The Fish Affair of la Bahía de Banderas.  It also explains my … Continue reading

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A Tale of Three Bamboo

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For some reason, even though that first line from A Tale of Two Cities resonated in my young brain so loudly, I just couldn’t get into that book.  … Continue reading

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Amalgamation: a story.

“I’m leaving.” “Hmm?”, I replied.  “Where are you going?”  I feigned obliviousness.  It’s a defense mechanism built out of hope that I was quite adept at using. “No.  I mean I’m leaving”, she said. When you walk into the surf … Continue reading

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Duh, what’s up Doc? Duh…

I had a pet rabbit once.  Rabbits are stupid.  Yes, they’re cute and fuzzy and soft, but underneath the surface…they’re cute and fuzzy and soft.  In other words, there’s just not a lot of synapses firing in there.  I dunno, … Continue reading

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EPU: Lilacs.

I am the proud owner of lilacs, once again! See, I love lilacs.  They’re the state flower of New Hampshire, so I spent quite a few years smelling them in the springtime growing up, and they served as a nice … Continue reading

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Do you know what happens when you leave a fish too long in an elevator?

You don’t?? Well here’s a clue: Fish is biodegradable. That means it rots! Ah, the Jazz Butcher.  Love that band. Seriously, though, do you know what happens when you leave a cell phone too long in a fish?  Apparently nothing! … Continue reading

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Gauntlet+Lint= Lintlet

Strange things happen on Twitter.  Well, strange conversations at least. And even stranger, in my particular tweet stream, many of them seem to involve @StephStricklen. Yep, our very own KGW Live @ 7 anchor.  She seems to attract strange conversations … Continue reading

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I said GOOD DAY SIR. GOOD DAY!

I don’t take offense easily AT ALL.  Really.  So when it does happen, I’m not sure how to deal with it.  And I am offended.  Boy howdy, am I ever.  Actually angry, even, which feels very foreign to me of … Continue reading

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