42 Dreams of Arizona Bay

Searching for the question to the answer of 42.

No matter what …

… anything called “Better than –” is in fact not better than what it is supposed to be replacing.
Better Than Cream Cheese? Made out of tofu? No, it is not better than cream cheese. Unless you might consider that it might be healthier for you because it doesn’t have animal fat and is made out [...]

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Flush it all away

Leaving work last night, I could see beads of water dotting my windshield. It had rained and I missed it, I thought. The parking lot was barely wet; I could see little hints of water here and there. But it still made me happy.
And then on the drive home, it started to sprinkle a bit. [...]

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Welcome back, old friend addiction

When I play games, I tend to play single-mindedly. I play one to the exclusion of others. If the game has an end, I try to reach it.
I have possibly restarted my old addiction to Oblivion. Oblivion was supplanted by time constraints, a computer that was barely up to the job and most of all, [...]

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No response

I have decided to stop responding to verbal or written communication that makes the assumption that I am retarded. Speaking slowly or stating the very obvious and then pausing for a response counts. This may require a lot of silence from me, but I am determined to give it a try.
Carry on.

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They’re lumberjacks and it’s not OK

I’m bleary eyed.
Yesterday, all I could hear all day was the sound of trees being trimmed.
This morning, I woke up about 7:30 to the sound of chainsaws.
A lovely old tree is being taken down just outside my backyard.
I knew this was going to happen, and I’m sad to see it go, but I don’t really [...]

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Dumb moments in the city

When I went to Sacramento this weekend, I didn’t bargain on a jaunt to San Francisco. But it was fantastic.

Saw a view of the city that was spectacular, all for the price of parking in a fairly reasonably priced parking garage.
Looking like a complete idiot because I wore sandals to the city. Heather had told [...]

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Blasphemy!

Someone will be writing a sixth Hitchhiker’s book. And it will not be Douglas Adams. Not that I would expect Douglas Adams to write it at this point, but still. …
Eoin Colfer, the author of the Artemis Fowl series for children, will write And Another Thing…
“My first reaction was semi-outrage that anyone should be allowed [...]

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