The Importance of Cucumber Sandwiches
It is our memory of the feelings in a given situation that our survival system uses to decide about any given current situation. Those feelings keep us out of harm, or lead us back to ecstasy.
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Soccer Death Match 2010
Chippy is in our local idiom for when the tackles start to get personal…
Spock’s Brain and Miss July
One of the laptops in the house went cold a few weeks back, and it has made a significant impact on the dynamics of our family. At the time, it was the fastest computer in the house, and there was competition over using it. This loss made plain how lousy was the so-called family computer. … Read more
Attention to Detail
I was driving past the entrance to a Target the other day, and I was annoyed. It was my intention to go past the Target to a different store, and was not interested in parking. However, I had to wait for the foot traffic to clear, and for the cars in front of me to … Read more
Xmas Letter, Postage Due
I have a new Christmas letter up on the web site. If you’re into Christmas letters, mine is not as offensive as most, or so I think. What is interesting is that, after twelve years, I can crank one out in a single sitting, whereas I used to struggle with them for days at a … Read more