Any two ships meeting anywhere in space, despite the lack of any common reference axes, will always be the same way up.
Any two incidents that happen on a planet will always happen within walking distance of each other. This could be two shuttle craft crashing or landing; a [crash] landing that happens to be near [...]
I’m a fan of The Big Bang Theory which airs on Monday nights. It’s a show about four guys in their twenties who very geeky. Leonard and Sheldon, who are roommates, are each physicists who think and act on an entirely different realm than most people — that’s expected from PhDs. Across from their apartment [...]
I’m not a fan of poetry. I’m just not. I don’t rather much like reading it, interpreting it, seeing it, carrying a book that contains it, thinking about it, smelling it, saying the word, and most of all writing it. But, here’s an attempt at poetry. It’s a take on The Sick Rose by William [...]
Though I’ve always had an liking for the medical profession and have always wondered if I should have entered medicine, there is almost nothing worse than going to the doctor. I can’t stand it. I’m not talking about the dentist, podiatrist, psychologist or other sorts of doctors; rather, the general practitioner kind that will lock [...]
Children seldom hold back from doing things which would otherwise make grown-ups die of embarrassment if they tried it. One of the more highest forms of embarrassment is farting in public without the benefit of being able to deny it was you — elevators and cars are traps. One kid who was not afraid to [...]
I typically can drag myself out of bed by about 7:30 and make my way to the kitchen to pour a bowl of cereal to watch TV with. By the time I sit on the couch with my breakfast it’s 7:45. 7:45 is a special time in the morning as nearly every channel will begin [...]
In the surrounding neighborhood there were Christmas lights in the windows even before Thanksgiving, which is some kind of unspoken — or sometimes very loudly spoken — cardinal sin. I’m no Scrooge but why does the “holiday season” seem to start in November? Anthony also feels the same way but does appear to be a [...]
Have you ever heard of Clearwire? Clearwire is an ISP who offers internet service through a different medium: radio. The clearwire modem uses a radio signal to connect to the nearest cell tower rather than using a cable connection or running through the phone line. All ISPs are — naturally — susceptible to interference of [...]
Black Friday in the U.S. is met every year with incredible stories of sales, bargains and shoppers, but every year there seems to be at least one story that stands out. This year, a temporary Wal-Mart employee was killed at 5 am as the front doors were opened and the horde of salivating shoppers began [...]