Last week I did something I don’t remember having done for at least two years: I didn’t post anything on this site, at least nothing of consequence. If you’re wondering how it felt, don’t. The reason I took the hiatus was because I’ve been so swamped with matters of life, work, and money (learning, not financial trouble) that little energy has been left for blogging. This is why, for your entertainment and education, I’ll go over a few of the things I’ve been thinking about this week. (Believe it or not, this will actually be a useful post, so read on.) Continue reading ‘Sure I’m Busy. Still Beats Getting Killed by a Manticore’
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I just finished reading George Orwell’s 1984. Yes, I know, most of us read this in high school, but I come from Florida, where the standard high school reading includes not much more than My Pet Goat, at least in public schools, which should tell you that I wasn’t among one of these. After knowing the quotes, the ideas, the phrases, the inspirations, the commercials, and the constant societal references pointed out by just about every tech-savvy user on the planet, I figured it was my turn to read the book.
Wow, what I had been missing!
1984 postulates what a totalitarian world would look like, one which succeeded where the USSR failed, one where no one ever really disagrees with the state because all thought of disagreement is purposely being wiped out, where war was peace, freedom was slavery, and ignorance was strength. It is fair to say that this is quite possibly the most frightening book I have ever read. Continue reading ’1984: A Quick and Dirty Review (Crimethink for the Rest of Us)’
Alright, this was supposed to be a much longer post, but — darn it! — I didn’t save it and it apparently went bye bye. So instead, here’s a short list and one sentence short overview of the books I’ve plowed through in the past two two weeks. Continue reading ‘Books I’ve Recently Read, Some I’m Going to Read Soon’
To clarify, this message aimed at is all of the parents (or about-to-be-parents) who read this blog (not just at my parents). Also, if you’re not a parent, or about to be one, you’ll probably want to forgo this, although you’ll probably at least want to forward it to someone who falls into one of the aforementioned categories.
Here’s the lowdown: My friend Melissa (Little Woolgatherings) is writing a book and she needs your help.
Continue reading ‘Any Parents in the Audience? A Favor, If You Please’
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