This is The Thing

One of the things that I’m fascinated with is the concept of “memes”. Like a gene in a DNA sequence, memes are things that become embedded and shape the motion and attitudes of a culture. (For fascinating reading about some of the memes that shape our particular culture, check out Daniel Quinn’s wonderful “Beyond Civilization”.) [...]

My name is Carol, and I’m a technophiliac. Hey, c’mon guys! You’re supposed to say: “Hi Carol”. I admit it. I am a technophile. I have a friend who calls me a “techno-head”, but I don’t think that I can pretend to be a true technohead. Although I can write an SQL statement with a [...]

. . . what a swell party this is! ” Have you heard? It’s in the stars Next July we collide with Mars. Well, did you evah? What a swell party this is!” … Cole PorterAnd so begins my next “discovery blog” post about another form of strange, modern amnesia — what I’ll dub, for [...]

No, they haven’t paved paradise, but I think I simply must wax a bit poetic about my computer. Yes, my computer. My beloved “Emma” — who tragically underwent, at my own hands, an illness of hair-tearing proportions over the weekend. I acknowledge that this was entirely my fault. For Emma remains a truly sturdy member [...]