Every household knows the drill. The occupants are kicked back—bare feet on the coffee table—perhaps in their underwear, comfortable in varying degrees of their own residue. Then, from somewhere under a crumpled newspaper (or is it behind a lint-ridden seat cushion?), the cell phone rings. Long-lost Uncle Charlie (who is mistakenly perceived as being above […]
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London 2012: Company’s Coming—Quick, Grab the Broom!
April 14, 2012The case of the mean, evil starter’s pistol
January 15, 2011Like scenes from the next Terminator thriller, the headlines scream a warning of impending revolution: “Runaway SUV Assaults Innocent Sidewalk Shoppers” “Diesel-guzzling Big Rigs Defile Pristine Parkway with Fumes/Noise” “Off-shore Oil Pumping Station Threatens Entire Planet” One would gather from the tone of these typical headlines that the machines of this world are engaged in […]