"Many machines used to come pre-configured with AOL. I'd sooner access the Internet by tapping in rhythmic fashion on powers lines running into my home while drenched in highly-conductive saltwater." John Carroll from ZD Net News Tweet This Post
I bet you thought I would never get around to you. Not so, you have been on my mind since I started the whole Blog Crush thing (actually stole the idea from someone else). So here it is. I adore reading Queer Penguin. He is smart and funny and cuttingly …Read the Rest
It's been a week of strange dreams. Some of them have been real doozies, and not the fantasy, dancing jalapeños with strawberry cricket bats or the super Mario flying kind. They have been dreams of things that I would like to happen, day dreams coming to me as I have …Read the Rest
OK, so name me a world leader with a partner that you could describe as hot. Laura Bush? Too Stepford. Cherie Blair? Too Lex Luthor Janette Howard? Um…who? Camilla Parker Bowles? Oh HELL no!! Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton? Sweet, but simple; Crazy as a …Read the Rest
On my window ledge at my desk I have a snow globe from San Francisco. It's a really nice one, glass with a ceramic base rather than plastic, given to me by a friend when James and I were to first leave at the end of 2002. I keep it …Read the Rest
kidult (ki.DULT or KID.ult) n. A middle-aged person who continues to participate in and enjoy youth culture. -adj. Relating to something, particularly a form of media, that appeals to both children and adults. Example Citation: 'Adult toys' may sound like a risque phrase, but it is also used to describe …Read the Rest
Thank you for Smoking is Fox Searchlights latest foray into the black arts of ironic truth selling. Based on Christopher Buckleys, this is a cutting look at todays culture of spin. While the film focuses on the tobacco industry there are messages there for just about any lobby group you …Read the Rest
My understanding of this term, bravery, is changing. Obviously this is a term of some interest to us here at Brave Creatures. At one time I thought it meant not being afraid of anything. Later, I thought it meant facing your fears and overcoming them. Now a comedy of errors …Read the Rest
Yes, yes, more from Bill and Scott . "Homophobes should navigate away from this site and then immediately go and drink anti-freeze. It looks pretty and it tastes good too!" Tweet This Post
Today was a bad day Lemons into lemonade Tweet This Post
As the last of the recent theme of less funny, more meaningful Wørds of the week. Back to the strange and interesting next week. Reconcile – n 1. to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons. 2. to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.). …Read the Rest