My sense of the coercive effect of other people's image of me was very strong at age fifteen. My need for approval from parental/authority figures was huge.

Imagine the corrosive effect that Mr. K's comment could have on a person who derived her self-image from teachers: You are too self-centered.

Yeah, I was an adolescent ~ all adolescents are self-centered to some degree, they have to be to do the separating and identity building necessary to become adults. But I'm here to testify that I was NOT to too self-centered. If anything, I took too much responsibility for the perceptions and feelings of others.

Except, in this entry, for the feelings of Mr. G, with whom I'm afraid I was merciless in my own way. Somehow I knew he was even more of an outsider than I was. I didn't know exactly why. Now I do, and I'm ashamed of myself.

10:21:22 PM    please comment []

Don't you be driving for roadkill, boys and girls! This story of the Woodchuck Avenger shows the righteous fate that awaits cruel and careless wildlife slaughterers.

Everyone should have an opportunity at least once in their life to mete out true justice.

1:31:31 PM    please comment []

Here's another Switch parody, with a message about the change from free to paid for mac.com email addresses.

Many of you will have noticed that I'm a Mac user and fan. But this particular transition was another example of Apple's occasionally lead ear for consumer reaction. What were they thinking?

12:50:59 PM    please comment []

Amply hedged with caveats, maybes and we're-not-sures, comes this cheerful report about a very large rock headed for Earth, and due in February 2019.

Who says April is the cruelest month?

12:44:05 PM    please comment []

According to The Register, the ISO committee will withdraw the JPEG standard if Forgent continues to pursue it licensing scheme and patent claim.

Oh great.

The only upside to this is that the patent expires in 2004. It seems to me that those with deep pockets could probably litigate this until the patent goes belly up.

12:27:51 PM    please comment []

Just what you've all been clamouring for... now visible on the left, both2and's very own search facility (courtesy of Atomz).

Go nuts!

12:47:48 AM    please comment []