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I’m not a particularly big fan of Frank Zappa, but I’m pretty familiar with his work. All day I’ve had the words of a particular song in my head, Baby Take Your Teeth Out. Yes, it’s suggestive. Frank Zappa was like that. And it’s the sort of thing you always think about if you know Continue reading →

The Euphamism Generator is kinda fun to play with. My favorite so far is “winding the eel”, although “bumping the red banana” is pretty good, too…

I’ve had lots of different animals as pets. Dogs, cats, birds of various sorts, fish, rats, hamsters, turtles, mice. And it is of a mouse that I write. Spot was called Spot because she had a couple of spots, and because I thought it was a funny name for a mouse. I had her, and Continue reading →

I got an email with a question from a kindergarten student, and it was such a good question, I thought I’d share it (along with my reply). If you have other ideas or can enlighten me on the matter, feel free to share. Q: How can unicorn mean one horn when a corn isn’t the Continue reading →

I got an email with no return address (naturally) that called me clueless and was also TYPED IN ALL CAPS. It was taking exception to a post I made in an online community some time last year or so (can’t remember when I posted it). To my anonymous flamer: First of all, next time leave Continue reading →

Say it with me, boys and girls. Java is not the same as JavaScript. Not even a little bit. Java is a complete object-oriented programming language. It’s used in the form of a program that can be downloaded from the server and executed. Java applets need a Java-capable browser to run. Other Java programs will Continue reading →