In Memory of Jean Voskamp
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on April 20th, 2004
Let’s state the obvious: Jean Voskamp was the life of the party.
Under a Full Moon
Posted by yoursinwriting in Stories on March 22nd, 2004
“I think that when they first met,” he whispered, “the Moon fell in love with the Earth. Madly, like I did for your great-grandma, and like your dad did for your mom.”
Why You Should Be Open to "Open Source"
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on March 20th, 2004
…what you end up with is a software product that has been reviewed and enhanced by potentially thousands of people, provided for the very reasonable price of zero dollars.
Liquid Lens like Human Eye
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on March 15th, 2004
More and more, science is “discovering” new technological ideas by looking at how Mother Nature did it in the first place. Philips Research has created a tiny (really tiny) lens that focuses by using an electric current to change the properties of a water/oil solution, which mimicks the workings of the human eye. If you Read the full article…
Sparrows
Posted by yoursinwriting in Poems on March 12th, 2004
a bud
becomes an eye
a twig
a leg
a feathery apparition
Killing Brain Cells Efficiently
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on March 5th, 2004
I think the beer advertisers are out of ideas. A recent TV commercial by… geez, I can’t even remember which brewery… Budweiser? Let’s say Budweiser. Anyway, it suggests that they have really stepped things up to meet consumer demand: You said you wanted a beer that was ice cold. Done! Excuse me? This is neither Read the full article…
Frappez-Moi!
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 7th, 2004
Friends from Toronto are in town visiting, and wanted to go check out the Lac-Leamy casino in hull. While watching Vinnie win $250, I noticed two things: French face cards have different letters: R for the king (roi), D for queen (dame) and V for the jack (je ne sais quoi). Sounds obvious, but it Read the full article…
Jackson’s Superbowl Breast Barely Misses Boob
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 3rd, 2004
I only tuned in to the last 4 seconds of this year’s Superbowl, so I missed the half-time show and Janet Jackson’s naked breast, pierced nipple and all. In trying to find the footage (for sheerly research purposes, you understand), I’ve read several news articles about the incident. The funniest was in this article, which Read the full article…
Somerset Sunset
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 1st, 2004
Walking home from a workshop, I passed a father carrying three pairs of skates. Trailing about ten feet back was a young kid swaddled in a snowsuit and hockey jersey, carrying a tiny plastic stick. His face was hidden behind his bug-headed, full-face-mask helmet. Another ten feet behind him trundled an even smaller child, with Read the full article…
Adventures in Self-Injury
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 1st, 2004
After dinner tonight I tried using one of my landlady’s snuffer-things to put out the candles. [Ed’s Note: His landlady likes to light candles when they have dinner together. There is nothing more to that story.] After putting all four of them out, two were still smoking, with that little orange, glowing ember on the Read the full article…
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