Monthly Archives: August 2002

Having sliced the end of my right thumb on a cheesegrater last night, I now have a great appreciation those poor creatures that lack a fully useable, apposable thumb. Given this temporary failure of my right thumb and that I … Continue reading →

I've often wondered what drives suicide attackers to go through with their attacks. I can't imagine myself purposefully setting out after a target with the aim of ending my own life. How do you make that final step knowing that … Continue reading →

I'm not really a golf fan, but I think this picture sums up the difference between male and female professional golfers.

Obviously, no one was listening. We've all had enough of Elvis. We've had enough of that silly remix, we've had enough of how many fried peanut butter sandwiches he ate a minute and we've definitely had enough of psychics channeling … Continue reading →

Today is the birthday of my beautiful, talented and very pregnant wife. It also happens to be the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis, and we've both had just about enough of it. Elvis this and Elvis that. Everywhere … Continue reading →

In honour of Microsoft's decision to remove their “TrueType core fonts for the Web”, I have tweaked the style sheet for this site. It now uses the default san-serif font on your system instead of Verdana. Verdana was one of … Continue reading →