“Being sorry isn’t nearly enough…”
March is women’s history month (in the US). I’m talking about some of the women who’ve inspired me. Here’s an interesting thing that happens when we talk about such-and-such history…
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The Analytical Engine
March is women’s history month. I am talking about some of the women who have inspired me. Today’s awesome woman is Ada Lovelace. You may know her as Lord Byron’s…
Excuse my dust
March is women’s history month. I’d like to talk about some of the women who have inspired me. Today’s woman is Dorothy Parker. She was a critic and satirist, a…
Cool cat…something about a kitty…
So, a couple of days ago, The Captain and I went in to the city to do some grocery shopping, and on the way home, we stopped at the local…
An ancient archived post
Here is my new favourite post I have ever made on my blog, ever. In the history of things I have posted on my blog. In going through an old…
Dear Nathan – IMPORTANT INFORMATION
I got a phone message from Nathan! (The ‘consultant’ Ex Libris has assigned to my book.) It was the same voice mail that he’s left the past three or four…
DIY instructable for DIY guides
After seeing the sock tutorial posted yesterday, an insightful viewer requested a subsequent DIY guide focussed on how to make DIY guides. Since the Internet was CLEARLY correct in recommending…
The Guider’s Guide to Guides or, Sock DIY Tutorial
Another thing the Internets have taught me about how to come up with ideas is that readers of blogs fully enjoy being told what to do. Which is to say,…
Top [nouns] that [verb phrase]
I am entirely out of ideas of what to write for this blog. In fact, since you’re a captive audience, I will also tell you that my other writing is…
Dear Nathan – Editors
Dear Nathan, I was thinking about who you should get to edit my manifesto. I mean manuscript. My eleventh grade English teacher came to mind, but after she was accused…
Dear Nathan
A few years ago, I decided to engage in some corporate espionage. I work in the field of book publishing, and I had been hearing rather a lot about vanity…