We didn't cure cancer. We fed it. At the first signs of a tumor we started implanted cells that had been genetically engineered to be easier and more desirable than human organs for the spread of cancer cells. Once the cancer spreads to the new cells it ignores the native ones. The original idea was that … Continue reading We didn’t cure cancer. We fed it.
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"We'll miss you." Those words have been said around here a lot lately. Don't think they mean anything. It's a reflex. Like saying "God bless you" when someone sneezes or "Fine" when someone asks "How are you?" When someone retires people say, "We'll miss you." To be absolutely clear I, for one, will not miss … Continue reading A nice girl says goodbye to a bad boss
For all of you who will be traveling on airplanes this summer here is a little poem about the TSA screening process and airport security. Sadly, it is still applicable years after I first wrote it. Since much of what the TSA does is nonsense, the poem is a nonsense poem based on the most … Continue reading A poem about the TSA based on Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
When my son started asking me to make up bedtime stories I was thrilled. I'm a creative person. This would be fun. I told him bedtime stories with original characters, complete plots, and practical morals. Then my son started asking for five or more bedtime stories each night. That was a little more improvisational storytelling … Continue reading 20 incredibly short bedtime stories for kids
They used to burn books. Now they throttle bandwidth. I remember when the entire Internet used to be slow. Not just parts. Or at least it felt slow as its bits and bytes and packets tried to squeeze through a loudly beeping 2400 baud modem. When I got my first 56K modem it seemed lightning fast. I was … Continue reading What would the Internet be like without net neutrality?
Kim Z. Dale 