Who Needs Avatar? We Already Live In Parallel Universes

Sarah Palin is joining Fox News. Cue the cheers from her fans and loyalists who will get her fresh and mavericky take on world events and politics. Cue the jeers from her detractors, who are already writing punchlines that reinforce their … [Continue reading]

Hair-raising Legal Issues

Legal disclaimers are often annoying, and sometimes hilarious. The Bumpit is a toothed, plastic arc that is embedded near the scalp to provide the illusion of more voluminous hair. Just remember, each disclaimer is there for a reason. Because … [Continue reading]

Y2KX

Of course, the proper name for the year is MMX. 2010. The Year We Make Contact, or some such rubbish. Start the countdown clock for the Mayan Calendar hoaxes. I remember where I was ten years ago. I was a member of the working media, assigned … [Continue reading]

Flat Thinking

{{myquote|A lot of ideas looked good on paper, but probably should have been rendered in three dimensions or more.}} … [Continue reading]

The Big Empty

{{myquote|Never underestimate the ability of shallow people to fill a void in their lives with something equally as vacuous.}} … [Continue reading]

Digital Mercenaries in the Wireless War

Where to begin? Maybe with my admission that I've been a sucker, and odds are if you're honest you'll admit you've been one too. Congratulations go to Verizon, for waging one of the most effective marketing/advertising/PR campaigns in recent … [Continue reading]

Owning My Links

Part of the reason I started noodling with Wordpress was the ability to "own" my own site. Not have it hosted elsewhere, not beholden to anyone else's whims and limitations. I can do what I want with the template and the look and the feel and the … [Continue reading]