Archive for January, 2005

IM Etiquette

and other things that piss me off….
Do you remember what life was like before IM? Back when we actually had to speak to somebody on the phone if we had something to say. Or, god forbid, get off our ass and walk over to their desk to ask them a question. And if we wanted [...]

Dubya — Kids Point Of View

I was going through Keaton’s school bag [like I do most nights]. At Keaton’s school [as I'm sure most other schools do] they often discuss current events. To keep current on events in our world [hence, "current events"], they each receive a copy of the Weekly Reader. Apparently last week they were discussing the [...]

Fear Factor Censorship

Did you hear that Fear Factor is being sued because of the rat eating that appeared on the episode in Times Square? Last week President Bush spoke about the need for us to restrict frivilous lawsuits against the medical profession. I think we need to extend that to all lawsuits. It’s lawsuits like this that [...]

Too Techy?

Is there such a thing as being too networked? Is it a sign that you’ve gone to far when your ten year old IMs you from his room to tell you you are taking to long to come up and give him hugs and kisses before bed? Hmm… Just wondering. Hypothetically of course.