It goes without saying that I haven't been writing so much this year. Good thing it goes without saying, then. Still, I say it to kick off this rare moment of actually writing something because I'm trying to fix the problem by first identifying the problem. I seem to be lacking something: Is it inspiration, or time ( Read more... )

Wow - the last two minutes must have been scripted, they had so much precision ( Read more... )

I have to come back in here and finish the thought from my earlier entry a bit, because one thing that is probably not clear is that I don't like or dislike this trend of writers inserting themselves into their articles. It's just something that has been catching my eye ( Read more... )

I've been sitting here tweaking the way my page looks again, but I'm far from satisfied. I still don't like the colors, but I don't want to go to all the trouble of figuring out what the magical codes might be for every shade I'd like. Back when I used to work full-time, in an office, and get a paycheck, I had an interest in HTML, and was learning ( Read more... )

So now for the deep thoughts, and that Washington Post Magazine, and all of that.

I'm a big fan of the Washington Post. I really am. It seems odd to be a fan of a newspaper, and in truth I only read the fluffier sections regularly: the Style section, the Weekend section, and the Sunday magazine. I'd feel guilty about it except for two things: One ( Read more... )

(Past "W" topics: What's in a name?; Why Jeff is a Great Guy ( Read more... )

I'm just seeing how this works, and free-associating.

The screen I used to type this up has a box labeled subject:(optional). I typed in the "T" of "Testing the Waters" and a drop-down menu appeared, full of old subjects I'd created all over the Internet, but only those that begin with the letter T ( Read more... )