Author Archives: Ealasaid

I don’t make New Years Resolutions anymore — I realized a while back that they invariably turn from a list of Things I Will Do! into a list of Things I Didn’t Do And Now Feel Bad About. And I … Continue reading →

Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer’s. He describes it as “an embuggerance” and says “Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there’s time for at least a few more books yet :o)” Still. It’s a horrible … Continue reading →

A new AIM bot has appeared in my chat program – McLovin12Four. Googling shows me nada, except that other people are Googling about it too. Any of my readers know what this is?

Peter and I wound up talking for something like half an hour the other day about whether or not “Christmas tree light repairman” is a word in English. (It is one in German, which is how the matter came up.) … Continue reading →

Some time before Rock Band came out, I mentioned to Twon that I should ping the guy who runs the music school I used to attend and ask for a drum lesson to help me out on drums. Then we … Continue reading →

Mark Morford’s column on the Golden Compass hits the nail right on the head. Be sure to follow his links, there is a lot of good reading in there.

WOOT! FINISHED! Final word count: 50,149. What a year. I learned a lot about my writing style in comparison to Twon’s, and had a ton of fun. WOOT. Masochist that I am, I can hardly wait to do it again … Continue reading →

By Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko This is a fascinating, if slightly outdated (it was written in the mid 90s), look at millionaires in the US: what makes them tick, how did they get so rich, how do they … Continue reading →

The subject of who folks are going to vote for came up on a board recently, and I realized I hadn’t taken a hard look at Democratic candidates voting records. Why do I vote Democratic? I am a hardcore reproductive … Continue reading →

WOO! NEARLY THERE!