Haiku is a traditional style of Japanese poetry. It is a seventeen syllable poem consisting of a verse of five syllables, a verse of seven syllables, then one more verse of five syllables. In the traditional form, it is supposed to be about the seasons. While I like being forced to tell a...
Today started off with a phone call from my plumber. “I have good news and bad news.” “OK, John, give me the bad news first…” “Well, I dug about five holes in your yard, and finally found your sewer connection pipe. There are tree roots growing right...
I don’t have anything much to say today. I added a counter yesterday to my little page. Today, I know that nine whole people stopped yesterday to read my musings. Sadly, I am no closer to achieving FI:nAnC”IaLL FR:E:E DO:M. I guess the merchandise section of Frenchy’s...
Shouldn’t technology make life easier? Isn’t that the point? Ever think it’s gone too far? For example, my new laptop features handwriting recognition. I can write directly on the screen, and the computer instantly translates my scribbles into text. Sounds like a good idea. Here is an...
Zombies. The world is full of them. Today, I felt like an extra in “Day of the Dead.” Stopped for gas on the way to the airport. The gas pump credit card reader wasn’t working, so I had to trudge inside to have a rare face to face transaction. Now, granted, the person inside is a gas...