It's strange and frustrating how much tone can or cannot be conveyed with words, but lacking the nuances of voice and facial expressions, words are all we have to go by when communicating online ( Read more... )

There is no such thing as a truly open mind and tolerant soul. In a recent story about a Japanese dating game about middle school girls, one commenter said, "Wow, who died and made you God so that you can judge others? Japan has a different culture and society then America or Europe. Why do you criticise them for that or expect them to comform to ( Read more... )

Ah, there is nothing like wet socks. Thursday I stepped in a small wet patch of carpet by my bedroom door. About six inches long by four inches wide, I thought I might have spilled something, so I thought little of it and dropped a towel on it to soak up the moisture, but the next day it was still wet. Even worse -- like some mysterious parasite ( Read more... )

The problem with today's modern houses is that there are no sturdy exposed beams. I mean, how, in a fit of frustration, am I supposed to hang myself with my LAN cable -- a way to die I picked up from greenpringlesandcoke girl -- if there's nothing to attach the other end to? Blast it; foiled by modern architecture again! I now know how Plath felt ( Read more... )

I finally did it. After watching the same motherboard, processor / fan, and video card for over a week, hoping in vain that it’d go on sale, I finally hit the “proceed to checkout” button. Now my fingers are crossed that everything will arrive quickly and safely and that I made no mistakes regarding compatibility. All that’s left is to find a ( Read more... )

Relationships are give and take. If you give all the time or take all the time it doesn’t work, because that breeds discontent and resentment and just isn't good. But there’s another danger to beware, being indebted to someone. When a person does something nice, it’s ideally because it makes them feel good, yet there are those who tally up the ( Read more... )

Cousins marrying cousins are a classic target for jokes and scorn. It's the last "race" we can joke about without being scolded about not being politically correct, but after reading this I began to look at this topic from a different angle.PITTSBURGH Apr 5, 2005 - It began as the kind of childhood crush that often becomes family lore shared at ( Read more... )

Blogs and online journals have given the average Joe with internet access a voice. Who listens and if what they say is worth reading cannot be guaranteed, but one thing you can depend on is the existence of drama. And when the drama involves the law, you can also rest assured that the vultures will come a-flocking, seeking their own five minutes ( Read more... )

My laptop has been running fine with one exception: the wireless router did not work. Actually, that's not entirely true. Once upon a time when I first got it it worked, but then I had to change the net settings while I traveled to use a modem, and when I returned the wireless refused to connect. The little icon at the lower right hand corner ( Read more... )

I rarely go this long without an update, but I've had a lot of drama to entertain me. Speaking of drama, recent news reminded me of the old adage that “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. You can see it in the infamous simulation study of the psychology of imprisonment conducted at Stanford University. You can see it in any ( Read more... )