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New song parodies online
I've just updated songworm.com to include the four parodies I've written in the past few weeks, the most topical of which is "Valentines Day 2018 (Thinkin' and Prayin')".
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Not sure if I’ll write more of this
Once I took four numbers for security:
Held by someone else, I would stay shut.
Then it was your thumbprint:
Wakened by your touch.
Easier to use, but not by much.
Then I saw your face
I know you’re my user
I can trace
Your nose in 3D.
I’m unlocked!
Oh come on and use me
You didn’t lose me after all.
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Presidential election result
I've been stressed out for months about Trump's 15 to 30% chance of winning this nightmarish election, and my first reaction toward the end was that it was like waking up to find the nightmare was real. I'm hoping the reality is much easier to deal with than what we were imagining ( Read more... ) -
Devolution of communication
This comes from an actual financial blog entry today, but it looks like something out of a late-20th-century satirical SF dystopia about what communications will devolve into by the 21st century. Something Philip K. Dick might have written. This might also be a preview of how Cabinet meetings will run in 2017, depending on the outcome of the ( Read more... ) -
Brain index?
Sometimes I wonder how my mind is organized, so that some surprising things come instantly and others take forever. This morning, packing up to leave Baycon, was typical in the number of things I realized I could have said in a wittier or kinder way, as if the smart part of me was running some inefficient search that took all night. Maybe that's ( Read more... ) -
A pizza fairy tale
Once upon a time, there lived a modest old beancounter in the desert, and he had three sons who each set out to make his mark on the world. The eldest son played a small part in the exploration of outer space. The middle son played a small part in an organization that gives away magic that makes life easier for half the people in the world every ( Read more... ) -
Sasquan
It's the last day of Sasquan, and I'm leaving relatively early on the last day. In this case, because it's a Wednesday-Sunday con and the all-night filk turned out to still be Saturday, I headed almost directly from the after-filk breakfast to the airport ( Read more... ) -
Upcoming convention plans
For anyone accustomed to seeing me at my local SF con: This year I'll be skipping it in favor of an annual square dancing convention that happens to conflict this year. It was a tough choice, one I put off until just weeks ago when I started worrying about the hotels filling up, because I always have a good time at each, and sometimes a great ( Read more... )