Author Archives: DAK

That’s me

Holy shit-dog this is scary! (and, yes, I really do say “shit-dog” for some strange reason. Remind me to tell you all the other stuff I say that I always thought everyone else did…which is fine, of course…except for how … Continue reading →

What follows is entirely self-serving schlock, not to be read by those with sensitivity or an overall world view. You have been warned. I think I started to realize that I was getting older (I use not the word “old”, … Continue reading →

As near as I can figure, the next generation of kids are going to be super-geniuses. This, of course, is good news. All the worlds problems are undoubtedly within 10-15 years of being solved, and solved cleverly. Food shortages will … Continue reading →

There’s something about this I find disturbing. OK, I find all of it disturbing. [editor’s note] I had intended to expand this post into a little diatribe about why Americans are so fat; but, I came up short while searching … Continue reading →

I think Meg said it best: It was like something out of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel–we fell in love when the butterflies were mating. I drove home between fields of corn, and hundreds of yellow butterflies chased one another … Continue reading →

As of this writing, 138,146 people have donated over $5 million to the Amazon Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. It’s a good idea any time, but perhaps more so now. Every dollar counts, and, tell your friends…

At work: Guy: Did you get the flag for the building? Dude: No, I wasn’t able to. Guy: What do you mean?! Dude: Everyone was sold out! Guy: Did you try that place? Dude: Yeah, I went to three other … Continue reading →

So it’s the morning after and incredulity has been replaced by fatigue. There was an interesting discussion on the radio yesterday. The topic was: Should this all result in Americans going to war as the attack on Pearl Harbor did, … Continue reading →

Some amazing scenes from today’s horrific events (via kottke): – eyewitness video of 2nd plane crashing into WTC (mirror1, mirror2, mirror3, mirror4, mirror5, mirror6) – time lapse of towers collapsing (mirror1, mirror2) – photo of plane just before it hit … Continue reading →