I am clamping down on what I choose to publish to Facebook and what information I share. Nothing personal towards anyone – I just feel a need to exercise more control over what happens on my page. Read the rest of this entry »
The case against uppercase
August 28th, 2011 Posted in Brain Droppings
Aug, 28 2011
One of the things i struggle with as a rather lousy typist is the caps key. Its use adds yet more effort to my already fumbling efforts to hammer out something legible using only the first two fingers of each hand. I never learned to touch-type and so don’t have that flowing, effortless movement touch-typists enjoy when using a keyboard.
To the contrary, my spasmodic typing style is painful and awkward. Bringing the caps key into play is yet another monkey wrench thrown into my work. I’ve noticed that lately i have been avoiding the use of this key, except for at the start of a sentence. To date, no one who reads my stuff has complained, so obviously it’s no big deal to most people. Read the rest of this entry »
Writin’ Goofy Shit
August 15th, 2011 Posted in Brain Droppings
Aug, 15 2011
A long time ago in another life (actually 5 or so years ago at another job), I used to write a weekly opinion column. My general tone was mostly of a serious bent… commentary on local or national issues, potshots at politicians, and so on. It ran Thursdays and the editor of the paper I worked at often told me that letters or emails concerning the content of the op-ed page usually went skyward after my column ran.
These were generally not favorable towards me (or to the paper’s management for printing that tripe) but at least we knew people were reading my written thoughts, and that the piece had compelled them think or react. This is a good thing since most columns by a local writer in a local paper are largely ignored, or read and quickly forgotten. Read the rest of this entry »
The Horror House On The Hill
August 14th, 2011 Posted in Brain Droppings
Aug, 14 2011
I have often wondered if the smaller creatures of the world…. the mole, the bird, the moth, the toad… have the ability to communicate amongst themselves. They basically have the odds stacked against them due to their size and relative inability to defend themselves, and it would seem highly likely that as members of the downtrodden caste, nature would give them at least a little something extra to help them survive.
If they do indeed have the ability to speak to one another in some fashion, I have no doubt as to what they talk about in my neck of the woods during the warm months. Read the rest of this entry »