Huli ‘Kaw!

So it isn’t just the lead laced barbies and formaldehyde on clothing, and White Rabbit.
But I wonder how they got to our store shelves in the first place? Are these bootleg? But how come they’re up and out for all to see and take?
Don’t we have the proper authorities to regulate and insure consumer safety? [...]

D’oh…

I saw The Simpsons Movie recently, thanks partly to its hype, and because there wasn’t any better choice at the local cinema. I often catch the series on tv, and usually enjoy Homer’s idiocy. But an hour and a half of it was just overkill, and I was more annoyed than pleased. Because I was [...]

MUSH (part deux)

La lune, trop blême, (the moon, too white)
pose un diadème (puts a tiara)
sur tes cheveux roux. (on your red hair)
La lune, trop rousse, (the moon, too red)
de gloire éclabousse (with glory splashes)
ton jupon plein de trous. (your ragged underskirt)
La lune, trop pâle, (the moon, too pale)
caresse l’opale (caress the opal)
de tes yeux blasés. (of your [...]

On Leadership, and Being A Gracious Leader

“But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. ” – Carl Sagan (astronomer)
I had the chance to attend my alma mater’s [...]

Cut Me Some Slack

It’s been a week since my last entry, and before I lose momentum again, I’d better post something. It’s not the lack of material to write about, for ideas come in unexpected times and places. But I couldn’t be bothered to stop and jot them down, which I often regret when my WordPress page nags [...]

How Smart Are You?

Read this sentence:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS
OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.
Now count the F’s in that sentence. Count them ONLY ONCE.
Do not go back to count them again. Then see if you are correct, after the jump…

Older!?!

Care for some cake?
Well, ok, this wasn’t my birthday cake. But the idea came as an afterthought, after all of it was already gone. Right out of the blue, after quite a long hiatus, I felt the urge to write about the surprise party, the cake and the people who were with me. I [...]