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Small Items of Great Magnitude

Small Items of Magnitude

Recently I noticed this little portable radio I've got. A few years back my son gave it to me. He knew I'd like it (I love radios - big, small, old, new, the one part of my radio past which remains in the continuum: my love of the radios themselves), and he took a secret, sardonic pleasure in giving me something given to him by someone who is not exactly my biggest fan.

In Search Of Words

In Search Of Words

A recent search for an appropriate
birthday card was fruitless. The funny ones were totally off the mark.
The mushy ones were the kind I'd never fathom sending, even to an enemy
(who, of course, sends a birthday card to their enemy, you might ask).
The deep, gushy, meaningful ones (which are just a tad different from
the mushy ones) were all off the mark. Those mushy ones and the
supposedly "deep" ones generally rub me the wrong way.

The Shadow Of Phil

The Shadow Of Phil

Being as it is February 3rd, we must all reflect on what Phil saw yesterday. The groundhog of note saw his shadow.

The Snake Welcomes The Groundhog

The Snake Welcomes The Groundhog

February 2, 2001: Groundhog Day The midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.

cool chart, eh?

Wandering and Wondering

The Mind Wanders and Wonders

Issues of perspective, time, growth, and aging have been on my mind. Much of the time, of late, I find myself pondering these purely ethereal and abstract concepts. Perspective over time is often tantamount to maturity of one's worldview, or possibly, simply the aging of the person and their soul, their copula, their very being.

Perspective is a curious measure or analysis, as it ages with the individual. "From my perspective," one will say, when describing their position, be it personal, moral, physical, or of rank or order.

Time is the big issue.

The Super Bowl is Not Tupperware

No, The Super Bowl isn't a new piece of Tupperware

Pigskin Although the Super Bowl holds minimal interest to me (Go, Giants!), the event as a major focus of national, even worldwide attention, interests me. The ads get great coverage, particularly in light of the fact that so large an audience will be reached with them in the telecast. The caliber of broadcast production, play-by-play, and even the actual game itself are issues of great debate and post mortem.

Could It Be Sorcery?

What could it be? Could It Be Sorcery?


TGIF!!

After yesterday and much of today, I welcome the weekend. I need some time off after the events of the past not-quite two days.

ï The computer gave me endless hours of trouble.

ï The in-the-computer fax program is missing a driver.

Blogging Away!

Blogging Away!

Blogger Homage

These weblogs are a fascinating thing. The traffic to (and among) them is also a matter of some intrigue.

This is a Manila powered website. What a useful, intuitive, and incredibly easy-to-use application it is. Do you want a weblog? Want to recommend the concept to someone? Again, very simple: send them over to Weblogs.com.

If the idea is appealing, there's a link, appropriate and to the point.

Exit the Dragon, Enter the Snake

Exit the Dragon, Enter the Snake

Kung How Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year!

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Omens, Signs, Indications

Omens, Signs, Indications

January is typically a slow month by many means of measurement and analysis. Retail sales drop after the holiday rush. Media ad content takes a dip after the holiday crush. Traffic in malls and places of consumer spending experience a downward cycle.

In some ways it is the first quarter blues. An annual reaction, response, result, and recuperation from the madness and hysteria of the holiday season. Layoffs of holiday staffers have occurred.

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