Thursday, March 16, 2006
American Inventor
I admit it. I live in a house filled with geeks, and tonight, we are watching the American Inventor. First, I was happy to see Matt Gallant from The Planet's Funniest Animals finally got a new gig! Second, it amazes me what people consider marketable inventions. I'd seen the guy with the "wand" for...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Creativity Generates Creativity
I attended another sci fi/fantasy writers' meeting tonight. It is amazing how much of a high it is to be around creative people. Just talking about writing can be a blast. The group is up to five people. One is so science knowledgeable that he can't write on our level. In his mind, people are just...
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Sunday, March 12, 2006
Weather TV
Tornados are in the area, so now every channel is the weather channel, all day. As if it isn't enough that we have tornado sirens, emergency broadcast radio, the little radar in the corner of the screen and the scrolling marequee. We also need updates that last longer than a sitcom. Earlier today,...
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Saturday, March 11, 2006
Hell's Angels Sue Mickey Mouse
When you thing lawsuit and Hell's Angels, you probably think of someone suing the leather clad bikers, not the other way around. LOS ANGELES, CA, United States (UPI) -- The Hell`s Angels Motorcycle Corp. has filed suit in Los Angeles federal court claiming the film, 'Wild Hogs,' stomps on its...
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Friday, March 10, 2006
Patient Rights
As promised, here is the interesting passage from the patient's bill of rights at a local hospital: Be free from restraints or seclusion that are not medically necessary or used as a means of coercion, discipline, staff convenience, or retaliation. Now, I'm sure the author of this particular phrase...
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Thursday, March 9, 2006
Test Results
So I've finished my bi-annual, meaning every other year, annual exam stuff. I was told it might take up to four weeks to get all the test results back. Hmm...my grandfather was dead in four weeks from the time he was diagnosed with cancer. Let's hope there is nothing seriously wrong with me. I did...
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Monday, March 6, 2006
Vampires! I Tell Ya
I am in a snit. I went in for my annual physical. Of course they found a reason for a blood work up, since I don't have any -- no heart either, or so I have been told. Five pokes later, I leave, dreading my impending mammogram. My first. What happens? They call this afternoon to tell me the tech who...
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Wiki, huh?
Since joining LoveToKnow, I'm quickly becoming a wiki expert. The concept is similar to blogging, but invites more reader feedback, both by means of discussion about specific topics, like you guys do here, and also by adding directly to existing articles. The idea is to build up a bank of...
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Saturday, February 25, 2006
Don Knotts: Dead at the Age of 81
Old as the hills and forever remembered for his great comedic talents, Don Knotts is one of the great ones. I think I enjoyed him best in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. http://www.imdb.com/news/flash/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501535.html
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Friday, February 24, 2006
Published, Again?
Does anyone remember two or three years ago when I wrote some factoid books and then the publisher and I had a disagreement? Something to do with waiting until the galleys were approved before deciding to take the books in a different direction and I said no? Three of the five books I was contracted...
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