Not that I really added much to the blog since the first few weeks of its existence, but I have several time drains looming, so I thought I’d gracefully put the blog on hold here. Between pursuing a Masters degree starting this fall, working part-time jobs at a law firm and a library, trying to learn a language to make web apps with, and being an internet start-up co-founder, (oh, and figuring out a way to make some more money, too, since only 2 of those things actually provides my current income), I’ll have my hands full. Some day I’m sure I’ll be able to get myself back in jokey mode here. Until then, have a good one 
Blahgged Out Already
I can’t imagine why this genre of entertainment is on the decline
Soap Opera Di
gest, in its May 3 issue, had an ad for Pixie magazine. When I saw it I thought, “Look at the type of stuff those silly 13-year-old girls read. All those goofy colors, bubbly fonts, exclamation points everywhere, basically a National Enquirer for Dummies, if you can imagine such a thing. It’s like someone just took a crash course in all the most annoying features of Photoshop, and displayed them in one easy-to-vomit page.”
I’m glad no adults would ever read articles that are as shallow, meaningless, and forgettable as something in a tween magazine. I mean, it’s not like Soap Opera Digest, with it’s hard-hitting summaries of critical storylines Read more
Mini-rants
It’s bad enough clearing out the spam posts trying to get on my blog. But I got one in my spam box today that was pretty negative: “I typed a very detailed response to this post but for some reason the blog ate the whole thing. You might want to think about a new host that is more accountable.“ I thought, wait a minute. This spammer insults my blog, and then wants me to publish the comment in order to advertise whatever products the accompanying URL is peddling, and then I should a find a web host that is more accommodating for this spammer’s liking? Bastard! Read more
Important case law update
Some of you may doubt that our higher learned judiciary is working hard on the great and important social issues of our day. Well, you’re wrong, my friend, and as proof, here’s a case where some guy thinks a Harry Potter book is too similar to something that another guy wrote. Naturally the United States District Court of Appeals needed to clear that shit up pronto, before it moves on to mediating irreconcilable recipe disputes between the cooks living in the Top Chef house. I’m just happy that the phrase “yellow bathroom-cum-study” can be now formally cited in a legal opinion. Read more
Businessman in my own mind
Ah, small business magazines. They make it sound so easy. “Go Global From Day One.” “Get Good at Making Money.” “Launch a Micromultinational.” “Stay-at-home Mom. CEO of One of America’s Fastest Growing Companies.”
Well, since I lost my last long-term full-time job a couple years ago, I’ve tried many forms of reaching the American Dream. Here’s the real-life headlines that quickly hit me once I started trying to build a company: