Author: Mark Egge

Tofurkey

Well, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. It’s a little bit late, I suppose, but I passed a generally happy Thanksgiving, so … consider that to be more of a statement of condition than a recommendation. I had a happy thanksgiving. That’s what I’m trying to say. Thanksgiving dinner would have been better with tofurkey, but, alas, I […]

Dell Ambivalence

Ah, my love/hate relationship with Dell continues. Wednesday afternoon, my power adapter randomly broke. Which made me hate Dell. But then, I called Dell’s technical support, spoke to a very nice and exceptionally woman named Kalpana, and by 10:00 the next morning, I had my replacement power adapter. Which made me love Dell. I think […]

Hear me roar

Hoary frost. My window, this morning, was covered with hoary frost. Granular crust. My eye, my left eye, this morning was covered with granular crust. Functional literacy. It’s amazing how many college students can’t figure out how to work the printer stations in the computer labs. Someone will swipe his card, wait, swipe it again, […]