Or more broadly construed, oikophobia, the opposite of xenophobia, the distaste and hatred of the familiar, the home, the hearth, one’s own land. It’s a topic I’ve touched on before (here, for example; or dig around in this tag). But … Continue reading →
Our reach is vast. This morning, your Gormogon overlords had their 1.5 millionth hit. This translates to a hit about every thirty seconds since our inception. Over seven thousand and six hundred posts later and the hits keep coming. We … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s kids LOVE smores. Indeed, Mrs. Dr. J. has been lobbying for a replacement fire-pit since we’ve moved to J. Abbey from Casa de J. almost a year ago, so they’ve been jonesing for smores for quite some time. … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. was made hip to this a few weeks ago by one of his hip single urban dwelling (HSUD) classmates from Ivy U. Apparently Yelp*, a website and app used to find stores, restaurants, bars, and to … Continue reading →
A few years ago, Clan J. was shopping at the New Atlantis Mall, and as we’re walking in the direction of the Godiva store, a couple of older teens, one of whom was blond walked out of the store. The … Continue reading →
Maybe you missed all of this. No one would be surprised. Evidently, a bunch of folks on Reddit got to discussing some of the various photographs of the Boston Marathon crowd, and began to see some suspicious similarities and odd … Continue reading →
Republican candidates evidently cannot save the GOP. But the voters sure can. And in some respects, the Republican salvation may be underway already. Too bad the candidates will never figure it out. The Republican Party does not know how to … Continue reading →
It just works…again…finally. For a full and detailed review, please to Ars Technica for John Siracusa’s review. Dr. J. downloaded Mountain Lion in a fit of desperation. Dr. J.’s iMac was dropping its connection every time it woke from sleep … Continue reading →
The Wall Street Journal has a nicely balanced online piece on tweens’s use of the Internet. Instead of the usual scare-your-pants-off fear mongering, the essay takes a really solid look at the more popular sites and social media that todays … Continue reading →
#ILikeObamacare #DinnerwithBarack #ObamaCaresAboutMe #gen44 These are twitter hashtags created by various and sundry tendrils of those who wish to re-elect President Obama. These hashtags, and many before them were contrived attempts to drive the conversation on twitter. Fortunately, the conservative … Continue reading →
