Alien Insomniac on Life after WWIII for Sunday, August 28, 2005

Sunday, August 28, 2005

Yes, I Accept T-Mail

But, please, no J-Mail. On August 20, 2005 the San Jose Mercury News published an article by Kimra McPherson on the return of the typewriter. The article at the Mercury News site is archived and they want $$$ to let you read it. I found a copy at the Greensboro, NC News-Record. Apparently some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Why A Little Information Can Be A Dangerous Thing

Stalkers have quite a bit of help from unknowing participants. In 1993 when Former President George Bush moved into his offices in Houston, the then Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle published two or three pieces of information that, put together, gave away his location. Now I understand all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Conversation in the Narthex

Him: The, uh, guestbook is right there. Me: Um, I'm a member here. Him: Oh, okay, then good morning. It's not his fault. I have only been a member for 4 months and I attend more Saturdays than Sundays. More and more people know me so this should be a rarity. Sign in to see full entry.

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It's nice to be almost not recognized

Before April 21 I had a lot of restaurants I frequented. One of them is a Chinese diner near where I work. One of the waitresses and I have sort of befriended each other. She always sits at my table and we talk about whatever is going on in our lives. It's kind of an odd friendship. We don't hang... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thank You. I could have used that last week when I was there.

I just got a mini-catalogue offering me $20 off any $75+ purchase. I was in the store a week ago. It would have come in handy then. Sign in to see full entry.

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