January 2005

Come fly with me? No thanks

by Bill on January 29, 2005

I went to the west coast for meetings this week and decided to leave my computer behind. (The less I have to carry around when I travel, the better.) So I ended up “blogging” the old-fashioned way – without a connection, without a computer. I just wrote out a few things longhand style in a [...]

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Why I love the Internet – Numanuma

by Bill on January 23, 2005

Thanks to Seth’s blog for this. It’ stupid. It’s silly. It makes no sense. But it’s one of the reasons I love the Internet. For your edification, I give you Numanuma. (On a serious note … this really is one of the reasons I love the Internet. Too often everyone takes everything so damn seriously. [...]

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Multiple stories: Eric McCormack and The Dutch Wife

by Bill on January 22, 2005

I just finished reading one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a while. It’s called The Dutch Wife and it’s by Eric McCormack. (For those who spend too much time in front of their TV, no it’s not that Eric McCormack.) Any brief summary of the novel would be misleading. It involves a [...]

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You aren’t standing still (you’re going backwards)

by Bill on January 19, 2005

We seem to have an ironic quality built into us as humans. Nothing defines our existence as much as change. We change and the world changes every instant of every day. You would think we would get used to it after a while, but we don’t. While some of us adapt well to change, even [...]

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Grammar ain’t this writer’s strong suit

by Bill on January 16, 2005

One of the drawbacks of being a writer is the assumption many people make that I know something about grammar. I do not. I have only the scantest knowledge when it comes to this subject. A billion years ago when I was in grade school, it was the class I performed worst in although it [...]

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