For some reason, there’s been a slew of little minor social annoyances that simply Should Not Be. They’re easy to fix, and generally shouldn’t be a problem, but […]
A Secular Sacred Christmas
Not feeling like Christmas is no stranger to me, but it was strange to hear my wife say it. “It just doesn’t feel like Christmas there,” she says. […]
Every Day is Exactly the Same
“Oh, American Beauty. That movie made me think. I hated it.” I froze. I really like American Beauty, and had almost said so. Instead, I said: “Why did […]
Customer Service Safewords
Can technology customer service have a safeword? Something like “I know what a SDIMM chip is” or “I’ve configured triggered port forwarding by reading man pages” that lets […]
The More They Change – A Flash Fiction
“It ain’t the same nomore.” Joel winced at the words, then checked to make sure granpa hadn’t seen it. They were making their way down the rows of […]
Router and DSL Modem Issues
I spent most of last evening replacing my DSL modem with a new one. This should have been a simple thing. My router is a separate bit of […]