The Watcher

August 11, 2005
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The Watcher sits on his new Balance Ball Chair in front of his computer, clicking and reading. The Balance Ball chair is a springy inflatable ball, like those used in yoga, set in a plastic cradle with casters and chairback. Perched on it he can bounce, or twist, or lean, but most of all,...

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Savings

July 21, 2005
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I quit smoking January 1, 2003. That’s 933 days ago. So, let’s see, a pack a day is 933 packs, at say $4.25 each… $3965.25 Of course, some of that savings has been spent on gum. I have no idea where the rest of it went.

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They’ll Strangle Us in Our Sleep

June 24, 2005
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“Since then the robots have been getting gradually smaller, although Hatano points out that larger robots would be useful as security guards.” Our little ASIMO helpmates will be programmed to strangle us in our sleep when we are old, and frail, and have become too much of a burden on society.

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Shakey

June 17, 2005
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I suggest that the higher than average rainfall we experienced this winter is contributing to the higher than average quakiness we’re experiencing this spring. The ground is heavier. It’s also better lubricated. Slipperyier.

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Ick.

June 10, 2005
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If word about this spreads, I predict a cat holocaust. UPDATE: One implication of brain parasites controlling behavior: “Don’t drink the orange juice. It’s full of good little worker bee parasites.” Another: Our personalities result from complex interactions among the various brain parasites we have acquired over the years. “We need to starve the...

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My Life Passing Slowly Before My Eyes

June 9, 2005
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Last week, I was tipped off to theespressobar.org, an homage to the place in which I spent my early twenties. (Mouse around a bit to wade through the maps and discover the eBar within.) Twenty minutes ago I got an email from somebody I spent a lot of my teens with. He said he...

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