Pleasant fever dreams…

The last time I was sick for any period of time we still had cable, and I spent hours watching the worst monster movies I could find on the SciFi channel. I’ve got some sort of nasty virus again, and am seriously messed up, to the point where I can’t really see what I’m [...]

The view from a barstool

We did trivia last night at our local pub – out of the money for the first time in about nine months. The quiz was strictly on trivia of the 21st Century, which, one must admit, is pretty damned trivial; any decade in which Britney Spears could be considered a cottage industry on her [...]

Someone cue that “O RLY?” owl

Two things: first, I recently read about Cory Doctorow, the author/blogger/activist/Boing Boing guy, being described as a “polymath“; I believe this was on 43 Things or something. That seems like a good thing to be, and I suppose in the abstract I’ve considered myself something of a polymath due to my various pursuits as [...]

Wait, did I just dream that?

For today’s Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot moment, everybody do me a favor and verify this the next time you have a chance: head downstairs at the Fort Totten Metro stop to the Green Line platform, go to the Greenbelt tracks over on the left, and take a look at the map of the surrounding area. Every station [...]

When life isn’t really living

Recently left this comment in a blog where the “pro-life” movement was being discussed; in particular, it was unveiled as more of an “anti-choice” movement instead.
Amanda has hit on a real touchstone of the “pro-life” movement: their selective approach. Often, pro-life conservatives are the first to speak out against funding for social programs in the [...]

The Sweater Poll

A sweater plays a central role in today’s episode of The Secret Frequency podcast. It was worn by Howard Wolfson, a consultant for the Clinton campaign, on the day of the New Hampshire primary and was very visible on news broadcasts.
The sweater is apparently made from the ‘Marius‘ pattern (which has apparently been [...]

What it’s all about

Back from the Left Coast, which I will get into later. In the meantime, it occurred to me that I hadn’t let anyone know of the particulars regarding the Hidden Message.
Previously, I’d written all my thoughts in my LiveJournal, which served very well for a number of years. Over the last few months, [...]

Now that I’m a parent… I still don’t understand

Years ago, when I first came across the whole ‘explicit lyrics’ label debate, I got into a discussion with a young mother about censoring lyrics of songs at the source.  I was told, in no uncertain terms, that keeping the ears of children safe was more important than free speech and “When you’re a parent, [...]

Goin’ to the candidates’ debate…

Before you ask the question, the answer is yes – I do in fact wonder if it’s all worthwhile, sometimes.
No one has heard of Jesse Johnson, the candidate that I’m supporting for President. Our Web page isn’t even up yet. The last candidate who ran for us, David Cobb, is still far from [...]

Hello, Hello, Hello!

It’s nice to be here at the Hidden Message.
Like scooterbird, I have abandoned my old livejournal account (same user name) because I haven’t been happy with their customer service and policies. I also have an existing blog which I will not be abandoning, Penumbral Lore; Shadows of Science. It’s a ‘theme’ blog, which [...]