Month: July 2016

Of Politics, Pokemon, And Surviving The Collector Gene

Mankind survives because of the collector gene. If you don't believe me, think about the family next door to you. The ones who, due to the fact that your great-grandmother collected odd bits and pieces of everything that came into the stores (and junkyards) in the way of electric do-hickeys, from the time the first … Continue reading Of Politics, Pokemon, And Surviving The Collector Gene →

My Hippie Name? Generation Pig-headed

Anyone else out there notice that since the animal rights people started to go against branding animals, we started "branding" people? You have, of course, the standards: 3 picture identification cards required for financial transactions, Masses of different forms of social media: "choose one word that describes you" who's on, What's up, people check, "If … Continue reading My Hippie Name? Generation Pig-headed →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: Re-tirement, And Other Wheelie Important Topics

When we bought our most recent car, which we had to,  since our last was turned into a cube by a much bigger and more unfriendly vehicle, we decided that, since there are only a few, like at the most three, days of snow per year here, but the days we do have are hefty, … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: Re-tirement, And Other Wheelie Important Topics →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: Spam, Spam, and Spam.

Yesterday we here in Gutenberg Land got hit by thirty degrees Celsius. That's the high eighties, for those in Fahrenheit only countries. And although it's not really unusual here- We've had high body temperature to raging fever range in July on occasion- the gist of the problem is: We're one of those three days of … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: Spam, Spam, and Spam. →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: Now You’re Cooking

I was about six when I cooked my first meal. Scrambled eggs. I don't really remember why I did it, except my father had cancer at the time, my mother was teaching and constantly exhausted, and we kids were up at all kinds of hours and constantly starving. All I remember is I made breakfast … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: Now You’re Cooking →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: Enough With Schroedinger’s Cat Already

It's conference season here in Gutenberg Land. And since the U is out, but the foreign speakers, visiting scholars, and of course main plenary speakers are arriving, things are getting really hot. As in: for those who don't know about Gutenberg U, one of the most interesting facts is the symbol of the university, the … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: Enough With Schroedinger’s Cat Already →

What, More Pokemons? Where Is Harvey When We Need Him?

In this age of facebook, Pokemon, and Big Brother, with or without House, I am one of the probably few remaining friends of the great Elwood P Dowd. (Others please drop a note. We are a vanishing breed) See, For those of you who don't know who that is, Elwood P is the hero of … Continue reading What, More Pokemons? Where Is Harvey When We Need Him? →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: Pokemon Go. Away.

One of my relatives is Pokemon mad. Which I assume, from the little bit of reading I did on it, has something to do with Californian culture and Japanese cartoons. Nuff said. What I didn't figure on, especially in these days of news programs filled with violence and killings, Brexit, and, in general, unbelievably stupid … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: Pokemon Go. Away. →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: Welcome To The Month Of Möbius

Here in Gutenberg Land, we have now entered the phenomenon known as the month of Möbius: The time when everything that was inside suddenly turns on itself and becomes outside. Winter iceskating suddenly becomes in-line skating, racing in huge  packs of fifty or more yelling loudly as they race through the nearly dark streets. Wearing … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: Welcome To The Month Of Möbius →