Artificial Cheese

Travelling through airports and subways over the past year or so has given me exposure to a new state of people’s time and behavior. I like to call that state “isolated public idleness”. Its that state that people are in while waiting for a plane or standing around for a train. Its […]

I’ve been working at National Institutes of Health for a while, and my time there is slowly drawing to a close. I’ve had a lot of good memories and made some friends, but one thing that will stick in my mind is the vending machine that had strange powers over the value of the […]

During the recent Eagles preseason game, I was chatting with my Funksysteme counterpart while Gary Papa was doing the post game show. We both remembered Gary Papa as a well groomed, lively eyed sportscaster with sometimes a little too much energy, forming a contrast between himself and his uninteresting interviewed players. It must […]

There’s nothing like a power outage to expose just how much we take things for granted; its even worse when it’s a daytime power outage because there is no darkness to constantly remind you that the power is out. At about 2:30pm today, Bucks County, Pa. experienced a power outage. As soon as […]

There’re motherf’in blogs on this motherf’in plane!  I got the entire row of seats to myself this morning on a flight from Austin to LA, so I decided to write a bit.  Being on this high-flying job for about two weeks now, its time for me to throw down some opinions/observations/recommendations regarding my in-flight experience.
Fasten […]

Since I totally recovered from my lost wallet, I had the time to focus on other parts of my life.  I was able to concentrate on my new job and getting prepared for the legwork involved.
Ilamor decided to take me out to dinner at Villa Barolo in Warrington, Pa.  The food is pretty good and the […]

I’ve always been an avid video game player.  I try to stay on or near the cutting edge when it comes to hardware, including PCs and consoles.  I am starting to warm to purchasing one of the new consoles that were recently released.  When I was younger, the only thing standing in between myself and […]

This is a wonderful weekend. This weekend the clock in my car becomes correct again. No more disclaimers for my passengers, and no more embarassing explainations about my clock being an hour ahead. Today I can start saying the time with confidence and turn my embarassment towards more obvious matters. However […]

America is great because Americans are stupid. The majority of Americans have a simple job where they perform a simple task and get paid. They don’t ask questions, they don’t challenge the system, and they generally follow rules without questioning their purpose. This sort of cooperation makes for a very productive and […]

Some people just don’t see the big picture. I wouldn’t be concerned if ’some people’ just included your average white consumer with 2.5 kids and a two bedroom house. But thats not the case. I’m talking about the throttle of worldly knowledge; the looking glass between us and the world. I’m […]

I’ve always fancied myself as a somewhat intelligent person. Not particularly knowledgable, and not too smart, but intelligent enough to hold a meaningful conversation and perform moderately complex tasks. I performed one of those tasks today.
What the task entailed isn’t important, and it may take some time to explain, so lets just say […]

When I think of a racist, I think of a shotgun-wielding country boy with a greasy NASCAR t-shirt and a chipped tooth. That is a comfortable stereotype for me, as the picture painted doesn’t resemble me at all. I pride myself on being an un-racist, at least I did until I realized […]