I’ve just finished reading Al Gore’s book on climate change, and I have to say that I was not particularly impressed. I hadn’t expected a great piece of literature, and I wasn’t wrong. But I’m not going to pick holes Gore’s turgid prose style (though I do wonder if the text was even looked at by an editor). My problem is with Gore’s representation of the scientific data on global warming. [ more … ]
It’s been fifteen years, so I can’t tell you why I chose to buy A Momentary Lapse of Reason rather than Nevermind, but I did. A regrettable decision.
I have more than 12,000 e-mails in my inbox. Apparently this is bad.
This is a story about the single most frightening experience I have ever had.
It takes place in the summer of 1995-96 when I was working in a lab at University. One of my lab-mates, Doug, came up with the idea of trying a parachute jump. Doug had managed to organize a “great deal” on the jump ($140). Looking back, doing this on the cheap doesn’t seem so smart. But I’m always game for a challenge so I said “sure, why not”. [ more … ]
An hilarious (and alarming!) example of Exclamation Point Overuse Syndrome.
