This presidential election has just taken a turn for the sinister. As excited as I am about Barack Obama (and now Joe Biden), I’ve hitherto felt that John McCain being elected would NOT be the end of the world. Well, enter Sarah Palin. Perhaps Jon Stewart would be the appropriate individual to introduce her: Or, […]
Author: Mark Egge
An Open Letter to Hollywood Screenwriters and Producers concerning the portrayal of nerds in popular release movies
Dear Hollywood Screenwriters Guild: I’m writing you today because I’m sick and tired (and just downright annoyed) with your pathetic and hokey attempts to created realistic impressions of “hackers” and “nerds.” To the best of my knowledge, you’ve never gotten it right yet, and you give people the wrong ideas. So, if you’ll allow me, […]
Head in the Sky
Ah ha! It’s been a while… Nevertheless (and rather to my surprise), life plods inexorably along, even in the absence of blog posts. Who knew. So. When I last checked in, I had a broken back (or, rather, a herniated disc). Though I get better day by day (little by little), this is still very […]
McCain’s Straw Broke My Back
Usually I try to stay above this muck and mire … especially when it comes to the content of my blog. Nevertheless, I post the following, because I think it deserves note and speaks for itself: — In other news, I’m a wee bit injured. Here’s a picture I stole from Yahoo (who stole it […]
Another Day In the Office
7 July 2008Up at 5:50 am, I kiss Christina goodbye, strap on my pack, and bike down the Montana Conservation Corps office. We load our rig (Blanco, a gigantic 2001 Ford Excursion (or Ford Extinction, as others call it)). Tools and packs strapped securely to the top, we merge on to I-90, west-bound for Ashton, […]