Archive for February 2003
Snow haiku
White fluffly snow falls Here, state of emergency No work on Tuesday.
Read MoreSkipping Towards Gomorrah
” border=”0″>Skipping Towards Gomorrrah, as a present sooner or later. In it, Savage proceeds to find an American sub-culture that embraces each one of the seven deadly sins, and then proceed to commit the sin with them. This is difficult, since Dan cannot marry (making adulty impossible) but he does make a good run at it.
Read MoreShut Up And Deal
” border=”0″>Shut Up And Deal when I broke my ankle in Lake Tahoe recently.
I had a lot of time to sit in one place, and so I ploughed through most of the reading I brought with me. Jesse May, the protagonist of the book is two parts Charles Bukowski, one part card shark, and one part obsessive-compulsive. Written as a personal diary through several years of his life as a professional gambler, May shows us exactly what it is to ride the emotional roller coaster that is professional gambling.
The Biggest Game in Town
Snowboarding haiku
Getting off the chair Two quick pops from in my boot Done skiing today.
Read MoreShuttle Haiku
I see sad white trails On video wallpaper. None are coming home.
Read MoreHybrid minivans
A colleague at work is in the market for a new minivan, but mentioned that they get awful gas mileage. I knew there had to be something better in the works, and I was right and they get great mileage. And I discovered a feature of hybrid cars I haven’t yet noticed: the huge batteries…
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