I recently became aware of an outfit called DisabilityHelpInc that I thought would be able to help me, a person of moderate tolerance and low perseverance navigate the wretchedly byzantine disability system we have. (Maybe it's not, but it scares and bewilders me.) I called them recently and had ... well, maybe you oughta read the letter I wrote ( Read more... )

I'm thinking about getting a Bluetooth headset for my new phone. What are your experiences and/or recommendations with these?

Plurk -- it's like Twitter, sorta, only more reliable, apparently more geared towards 'real people,' and it's my latest foray into the microblogging kick I'm currently on ( Read more... )

I asked miintikwa to provide five questions for me, in response to a meme she ran a long time ago. I've only now gotten around to answering. f you'd like me to ask you five or so questions, please speak up and I'll come up with something for you.

And I responded:
1. What do owls mean to you? Owls are intelligent and wise, still observers of truth. I ( Read more... )

I can't believe it.

Luciano Pavarotti is dead. Pancreatic cancer -- one of the worst kinds, from what I hear ( Read more... )