Bornfamous

When I worked at ABC News, I was surprised to discover that one of my favorite duties was to write an obituary when someone famous died. Favorite, because it gave me an opportunity to remember the dearly departed’s life and to revisit what it was about them that made all our lives better. I often [...]

It’s hard for me to write when I’m upset, and I’ve been upset lately.
It started with good news after a very long period of bleakness: I was awarded disability on Monday. That means that among other things, I will be able to pay my rent without the help of a roommate. Robby and I [...]

A new film, “The Corporation” delves into the nature of an Institution
In law, the corporation is a ?person?.
But what kind of person is it?
Considering the odd legal fiction that deems a corporation a ?person? in the eyes of the [...]

Something wonderful is happening in San Francisco. It’s all over the news, of course, but the photos really bring it home. I really don’t understand how anyone can argue that this is wrong.
There is a move afoot to send flowers to random couples waiting in line at SF city hall. I hope you will join [...]

dad@hvn, ur spshl. we want wot u want &urth2b like hvn. giv us food & 4giv r sins lyk we 4giv uvaz. don’t test us! save us! bcos we kno ur boss, ur tuf & ur cool 4 eva! ok?

…for me to write something worth reading, you could at least practice your Japanese speed folding skills. I swear, I might even get organized if this keeps up!

CLAIM: “It’s the same Medicare you’ve always counted on, plus more benefits like prescription drug coverage.”
FACT: Millions of Medicare beneficiaries will have less benefits due to this law. Seniors who have supplemental drug coverage through Medigap must drop it if they want to join the new drug benefit. Employers will drop drug coverage for 2.7 [...]

Mad Cow Disease has definitely, by the government’s own admission, entered the pet food supply and there are no regulations that even require monitoring its spread, much less try to minimize it. While dogs may or may not be susceptible (some studies have shown that they are, but the official line is still that more [...]

[Transcribed from my handwritten journal:]
7:38 am — I need to get back to this on a daily basis. For one thing, writing Morning Pages helps me get more done. It also helps clarify my thoughts and decide where I want to go. Yesterday, I read part of a book on Amazon, “Write It Down Make [...]

My brain is so scrambled, I can’t think of anything to write. I need reformatting.

    
You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of [...]

Robby’s new girlfriend is sleeping five feet from me. He’s gone to school. A week ago, my son was happily dazed in first-love. Now, E. is staying with us for a few days while her parents await a paycheck in their car so they can get another motel room.
I’m happy to be able to help. [...]

Does any of this ring alarm bells? Of course not. After all, this is America, officially a democracy with the rule of law, a constitution, a free press, honest elections, and a well-informed public constantly being put on guard against evils.