Life, the Universe and Everything
Archive for October, 2010
Are You Serious, Mrs. Thomas?
114 years
I was in bed this morning and I had a WTF moment. I couldn’t believe my ears. I must have heard the news announcer wrong. No, I hadn’t. Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginny Thomas, had left a message on Anita Hill’s answering machine wanting an apology for her testimony of sexual harassment in her husband’s confirmation hearing. The audacity of […]
Poor Lid UI Design
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in When Reason Fails
Yesterday, I went with a co-worker to 7-11 to get something to drink. Now, I usually don’t go to 7-11, but I needed to get outside. I got a pumpkin spice latté. It tasted OK for a latté that came out of a spout of a machine. I put the top on the cup and […]
Just When I Thought No One Could Be Crazier Than Sarah Palin …
014 years
… there then comes along Christine O’Donnell. What bugs me about people like Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell is not that they wear their religion on their sleeves, but that they voice their non-scientific beliefs as if they were truth and science fact as if it were false. O’Donnell, on Bill Maher’s former show “Politically Incorrect,” […]
Choosey Beggars
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Musings
This past weekend my family and I went into the City to see Molière’s play Scapin. Bill Irwin starred, directed, and adapted the play. You may remember Bill Irwin as Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street, but he was also a star of the Pickle Family Circus and is very accomplished in clowning and physical humor. […]
The Anonymity of the Internet
014 years
A week ago I saw an article about the unabashed racist comments on the Internet that you don’t hear in public conversations. At the start of the article, the author of the piece asks several rhetorical questions, concerning what this means: Is racism on the rise or has the progress in race relations been an illusion? […]
You Can’t Go Back to Rockville
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Scriblings
You Can’t Go Back To Rockville From foreign soil, You’re flying home today. Tears stream from your Mother’s eyes, As she waits for your return, Alone at the station of Rockville. Her mind savors long, lost memories. How could they all have forgotten The medals, the scholarships, the trophies? All of them, he has won […]
The Most Common Book I See Read While Commuting
014 years
Every day I ride the train to and from work. Some commuters listen to music, text, sleep, or stare blankly into space. But most read; Kindles, iPads, cell phone, and some the old-fashioned way with paper books and newspapers. Of course, reading the news is the most common thing read. But what is the most […]