Category Archives: me!me!me!

not stooping to the trite pun

I dreamed of designing a trebuchet to toss obnoxious cats over the back fence (of a yard wholly unlike any where I’ve ever dwelt). It would be calibrated to minimize energy of impact; I may be an ogre but I’m … Continue reading

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the stats

October saw a big jump in this site’s traffic, by every measure. I wonder why.

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today’s youth!

I went to a party as a Tall Blond Man In Black With One Brown Shoe but apparently nobody there had seen the movie.

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pseudolanguage

Sometimes I complain that no one ever gave me a nickname; now a couple of spammers have seemingly remedied the omission: To: “Malik Riley” <bpotter@pobox.com> Cc: “Bradly Fisher” <broker@pobox.com>, “Jaymie Tucker” <bronto@pobox.com>, “Kathlene Gardner” <bruce.metelerkamp@pobox.com>, “Sarai Little” <bugs@pobox.com> To: “Meritriona … Continue reading

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gaffe

Embarrassed myself this morning by not recognizing Jeremy Bornstein on the street, having attended his housewarming last winter. I’m a bit slow in the morning. I’m very slow at learning faces.

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bow to your corner

Kennita Watson has for ages been nudging members of our circle to try square-dancing with Stanford Quads, and this evening I went. My feet gave out early; though I wore my comfy shoes, I’m evidently not accustomed to making so … Continue reading

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translation wanted

Who can tell me what kuvia means in Finnish?

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