Author Archives: WorldWideWeber

Impeachment

Posted on July 16, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

I’m for it. (Just thought I’d get that out there.) Actually, impeachment × 2. I’m not alone, of course. I’ve resisted the urge to talk about it, though, because I felt it was a dead issue. In a chat with … Continue reading →

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BZ

Posted on June 5, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

What keeps a guy off his blog? Well, these kind of things: Launching a redesigned website at his day job. The really fun part is cleaning up afterwards. It’s not just that things don’t always work as planned. It’s the … Continue reading →

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CDB

Posted on May 29, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

The bees are dying: one quarter of the US commercial colonies collapsed last year, and news accounts indicate that Europe has the same problem. Initial speculation centered on cell phones—supposedly the radiation is at just the right frequency to disrupt … Continue reading →

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Watched

Posted on May 20, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Who said it? I’m struggling with seeing the deployment of cameras in our local villages as being a benefit to policing. If it’s in our villages—are we really moving towards an Orwellian situation with cameras on every street corner? I … Continue reading →

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Intruder

Posted on April 22, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

And now—you be the photo editor (click to enlarge): Yes, it’s pathetic. I take pictures of a dandelion instead of commenting on Virginia Tech, Alberto Gonzales, or Iraq. So it goes. Adios, KV. Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot … Continue reading →

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KV:RIP

Posted on April 12, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Three weeks after I mention him here in the Basement, Kurt Vonnegut dies. I don’t think there’s a correlation. I mentioned Gore Vidal a while back, and he’s still kicking. From the New York Times obit: To Mr. Vonnegut, the … Continue reading →

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Strel

Posted on April 8, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

It should become a new verb: to strel something. To achieve through sheer force of will and bullheaded determination. You know, to do it the Slovenian way. Just throw your body at it.* It may be an act of the … Continue reading →

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Early

Posted on April 7, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Robin No. 1: What day is it? Robin No. 2: Saturday. Robin No. 1: No, I mean what’s the date? Robin No. 2: April 7, in the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar in the world. A modification of … Continue reading →

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Hoaxed

Posted on April 1, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

The devoted reader of this blog will know why its proprietor won’t be concocting his own April Fools’ Day joke. (Besides, his team just got slaughtered in softball, so cut him some slack.) He did manage to find a nifty … Continue reading →

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Hydrous

Posted on March 21, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Hot on the heels of a widely slammed article about global warming, William Broad of the New York Times wisely took on a cooler subject yesterday: big snowflakes. Hey, wasn’t I just talking about that? Someone’s been reading my mail … Continue reading →

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