Archive for October, 2005

Shaken, Part II

Monday, October 24th, 2005

I have now spoken to my father 4 times in the last 15 years. Two of those conversations were in the past week, and all four were initiated by me. None of them went more than 30 minutes. Actually, 15 years doesn’t really give you the full story. I moved out of the house at [...]

I’m not trying to preach, but …

Monday, October 17th, 2005

Can you remember the last time you went two weeks in a row without some kind of natural disaster or major act of war being thrown at you? I’m just sayin’.

Shaken up …

Friday, October 14th, 2005

I got an email from my mother yesterday, which was forwarded on behalf of my sister, which said that my father had recently been released from the hospital after a week’s stay. I think that pretty well sums up my relationship with my parents and siblings. I haven’t seen my father in about 15 years. [...]

Introductions

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

For those of you who are new to the concept of Mr. E., welcome aboard. This is an infrequent, rambling, irrational place for me to impose my opinions on the world at large. Let me tell you a few things about me. My name is not actually Mr. E. “Mr. E.” is a pen name. [...]

Mindball

Saturday, October 8th, 2005

OK, I’m probably a little behind on this one, but it buys me a day while I get my thoughts together. Have you checked out Mindball? If I understand this correctly, the device detects alpha and theta waves generated by the players. Besides being the closest thing to Jedi Training that you can get (if [...]

I’m back!

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

Well, I tried to escape, but the call was just too strong. Details will be arriving shortly.