Word Pirates
Here’s an interesting web site, Word Pirates, a grassroots effort to take back words whose original meaning have been shamelessly misappropriated by politicians and advertisers and other of their ilk. Here’s one example … Read more
Year: 2003
Let Me See That Again
Antipixel made an observation about how he crops digital images much more often than he does film based photos. I tend to crop more since I’ve gone digital; I had ascribed it to … Read more
Good Fish, Bad Fish
In recent years the word has been getting out that certain species of fish are being over-harvested and as such should be avoided by the dining and fish buying public. In the words … Read more
The Man in Black
Funny thing is, when I stop and think about when and where I grew up, I must have heard Johnny Cash before even the Beatles! He is certainly one of the few musicians … Read more
Final Thoughts on 9/11
I think this is a day every patriotic American holds sacred to some degree. A solemn day, recalling the events of two years ago and also a bit of a fearful day, wondering … Read more
Stop the Presses
[Washington] The surprise resignation of the forty-third President of the United States, George W. Bush, on the second anniversary of the terrorist attack on America, was hailed by chiefs of state throughout the … Read more
On Change
Organizations move slower than snails, but relentlessly like glaciers. Jamie Dinkelacker, student of organizational behaviour
Two Years Later: the Assault Continues
But it’s not necessarily coming from the obvious sources. Read this chilling article for an in-depth review of how the constitution is under continuous attack; all under the guise of “fighting terrorism”. To … Read more
It’s a Small World
At first simply a story about a bunch of young folks who need to “get a life!”, this feature article from the LA Weekly is actually an interesting read, revealing little known details … Read more