Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v.3.02by Ezra S. F.Lots of Quotes- November 24, 2004 Richard Feynman - "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." John Kenneth Galbraith - "If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error." Doug Larson -...http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000353.html Google Scholar, Plane Rendevous, Police Cars- November 24, 2004 Google is great. Google Scholar is... is... a huge tease. You can get lots of stuff, but some of it just provides the abstracts. You have to register for the paid-for site to actually view the articles. It might be...http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000352.html Cookies!!!- November 22, 2004 There is a theory that some people have that providing goodies to IT personnel makes them like you and help you whenever you need it. How true is this Dunno... but it means that I get cookies, cake, pizza, etc....http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000351.html Contentment- November 21, 2004 My life is... well, pretty good. There are not any major problems about which I feel I need to vent. There are majorly good things that I don't want to spoil by bringing it up to people I am not...http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000350.html Challenges- November 19, 2004 Had fun last night. The manager of a local pub called me on my cell and asked me to help him with a problem he was having getting their new point of sale software to run. I went over and...http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000349.html Three Flat Tires- November 16, 2004 I am driving somewhere and in a hurry because I am late. So naturally, Murphy's Law takes into effect and causes my car to rumble as though I have a flat. So I get out to take a look and...http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000348.html The Boat Dream- November 14, 2004 This dream is a couple weeks old, but it stuck in my head. Okay, I was in a very small boat on a river. I was laying in the bow (the front) as we are speeding along at breakneck speed...http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000347.html Palm Stone- November 3, 2004 I am having an Instant Message conversation describing myself as a loser in the 3rd person as though I am someone else who is much better and worthwhile. Yup. I am weird....http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000346.html Petri Dishes- November 2, 2004 My social skills were described metaphorically yesterday morning as treating people as though they are in petri dishes. As an ex, she probably has deeper insights into me than most anyone else. It is true. People are my experimental subjects....http://www.ezrasf.com/rants/archives/000345.html |