(Okay, I couldn’t think of a third thing beginning with “a” for the title.) 1) Toward the end of my mother’s life, when she was still living at home (she lived in her apartment until she was 96 years old), … Continue reading
Two observations about phones (by which, I maybe need to clarify, I mean smartphones). 1) Yesterday I took a bus trip. I last took this trip two years ago (and the year before that, and so on). What was striking … Continue reading
Someone mentioned this: Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany, one of the great novels of the 20th century, is available as a Kindle book for $1.99. My advice? Rush out and buy it (well, you don’t have to literally “rush out,” … Continue reading
1) I don’t remember why I read this — but I’m glad I did: “And now, Conan The Librarian: 8 fictional shows, games, and books we wish were real” At first I was pleased that they mentioned eXistenZ — a … Continue reading
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web… (Okay, I do have to mention that it always strikes me as pretty amazing that all of this — all of the Web-based stuff that we take for granted now — … Continue reading
You want to see a really good story? How about this one. I won’t include any spoilers — just give it a look (I’m talking about the image — don’t worry about the text). Hope you have a pretty good … Continue reading