why i won’t shop at China Mart

On Facebook, i commented that i will not shop at Wal Mart, under any circumstance. A former co-worker, also tech savvy, commented that if i limited my choices to buying things not made in China, i wouldn’t have much to choose from. And he’s correct. But it got me thinking- how is it that i…

to the three yammering fundies at the borders

This goes out to the three hyenas that were a paltry 12 feet away from my girlfriend and me as we tried enjoying some coffee and reading time at the Borders in Gresham this Saturday. Dear ladies, i just wanted to let you know how much i appreciated having my ability to read and the…

another beginning

Sigh. All i wanted to do was move the journal to a different directory. It shouldn’t be hard but apparently it is. I ended up breaking the entire thing. I wanted to spend more time trying to fix it and i had a pretty good idea of where the problem was. Unfortunately it required skills…

general generalness

This an actual quote from a singles site: HI MY NAME IS [name deleted] AND I HAVE 3 KIDS SO IF YOU DONT LIKE KIDS PLEASE DONT BOTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE MY LIFE AND I WOULDNT GIVE MY KIDS UP TO PLEASE ANY MAN NO MATTER WHAT THE LAST GUY I WAS WITH DIDNT LIKE…

check your IQ at the door, please

As some of you know, i had a nice long tirade about the behavior of certain guys in the locker room at the gym i go to. Guess what? I’ve got more tiradesauce to pour upon you. Prepare to be anointed. Let’s start with last night. There’s this rule that if you’re going to sit…

let the beast run free

From the previous version of synaesthetic.com: I haven’t ranted for a while. Tonight that ends. Top of the list is one that i actually did rant about some time ago- the guy at the gym who decided that it was acceptable to stand at the sink nude and shave himself. I thought i had it…