http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/ News & Nattering. What will the children think? en-us 2008-05-16T20:40:51-07:00 2008-05-16T20:43:51-07:00 "Yeah, pulmonologists have all the great journals. Chest!" "Yeah, I've seen that before on the racks. Though usually it has an opaque wrapper around it."... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/conversations_with_ones_s.html Well, actually an old Zelazny novel, the manuscript for which was "lost" in the author's papers for thirty years. Oddly enough, The Dead Man's Brother looks like a pretty straightforward... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/a_new_zelazny_novel.html Usually it's just being lambasted by coffee aficionados, local business supporters, pop culture critics, American culture critics, or people who question their "Fair Trade" policies with coffee growers. Add... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/poor_starbucks.html The new voice stress lie detectors ("Voice Risk Analysis," or VRA) don't actually seem to do any better than chance in detecting lies -- but they do deter folks who... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/voodoo_works.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/kids_dont_try_this_at_hom.html Yes, my genetic progeny -- voluntarily getting on the phone! Calling people! Must have been switched at birth. UPDATE: Katherine actually volunteered to call up her friends from whom... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/dont_know_where_she_gets.html So, I got a visit by a nice young college student type from Comcast. Since I get at least one mailer a month from them saying, "Hey, you already have... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/he_seemed_like_a_nice_you.html So I make use of some saved Google searches -- including Google Blog Search -- to get informed, via my feed reader, of some news items I'm following, such as... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/selfinforming.html What to do -- and not do -- when you get pulled over for a ticket. In most cases -- pretty much common sense and courtesy, leavened with a... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/but_occifer_i_only_had_tr.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/still_more_on_the_califor.html First off, many thanks and kudos to Margie for organizing this process. She rocks (and other construction materials). Nearly since we've moved into the house, we've discussed doing some work... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/landscaping.html Margie said I had to post this article/gallery of nudibranchs (sea slugs). Very pretty!(via Mary)... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/nudibranchs.html Been watching a few episodes of the new (well, in its second season, but new to me) Robin Hood series on BBC America. Think Hercules/Xena, only with fewer gods and... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/im_robin_hood.html Couple of good articles in the LA Times about the state supreme court decision yesterday that overturned the legal ban on gay marriage. It's an instant presidential campaign issue, for... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/more_on_the_california_ga.html So I really wanted WLW to work. It's got a nice interface, some clever features (tables!), a plug-in community, etc. Just a few problems: It regularly times out while posting,... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/back_to_ecto.html