I’m jumping off of the Star Wars bandwagon. I don’t want to see 28 other story lines in this universe. I don’t want Han Solo’s back story movies. I don’t need explanations of how the force works, or why the Rogue squadron was so important. I do understand that I may have to turn inContinue reading “So about Star Wars…”
Category Archives: Ideas
Always buy good tools
A few minutes ago an old Navy buddy of mine sent me this picture with a message that just said “memories”. He remembers something I’d sorta like to forget. This is a picture of my first car. I’m sure it’s not the same one, but the color and everything are the same. One of theContinue reading “Always buy good tools”
Influence of the next generation
Not everyone who successfully impacts the hearts and minds of one generation will carry that currency of influence into the generations that follow. -Neil deGrasse Tyson in Reflections on Carl Sagan’s COSMOS
Defiance
I don’t know why this never occurred to me before, but “the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that the flag was still there” is about defiance. The kind of defiance you need when liberty is paid for with blood. The kind of defiance you need when whatContinue reading “Defiance”
Philip Zimmerman on why he wrote PGP
This is actually from 1999 (updated from 1991), but I love this part: The right to privacy is spread implicitly throughout the Bill of Rights. But when the United States Constitution was framed, the Founding Fathers saw no need to explicitly spell out the right to a private conversation. That would have been silly. TwoContinue reading “Philip Zimmerman on why he wrote PGP”
Oats
Whoever came up with the idea of selling oatmeal at fast food places as a genius. And yes, Starbucks is fast food. What’s the food cost for a 1/2 cup of oats and some flavoring? Like 4 cents. I’ll bet the cup they serve it in costs as much as the food. I don’t understandContinue reading “Oats”
That’s a violation of my privacy
via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
Saying “I hate politics” is wrong
America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, ’cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna say “You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spendContinue reading “Saying “I hate politics” is wrong”
A conversation with Ray Bradbury
Things that you see when you’re 3 and 6 and 10 and 12 wind up in your fiction in your 30s…
It’s the little things
We use a Keurig at the office. I’ve resisted getting one at home because I have a hard time with the massive amount of waste for a single cup of hot beverage. Cameron at our office volunteered to collect, take home, separate the tops from the cups, remove the coffee and put it in herContinue reading “It’s the little things”
Michael Doornbos 