This is a list of archived entries published in July 2005.
I just finished William Hope Hodgson’s The Boats of Glen Carrig, a bizarre novella about the ill-fated adventures of a group of sailors stuck in a boat after their ship sinks. They come across a huge portion of ocean covered in seaweed, and eventually, to their relief, they discover a small island. But there are [...]
Just a quick note: I saw the optometrist yesterday, and we discovered the source of my recent bouts of dizziness. I wear contact lenses, and am fairly blind without them. But it appears that my vision has gotten slightly better. It happens sometimes, as part of the natural aging process; the eye gets reshaped, and [...]
I offer my deepest condolescences to the victims of today’s bombings in London.
From what I’ve read, it doesn’t appear that these were suicide bombings, so maybe they’ll actually find someone to punish for this.
For all the money we’ve spent on two wars, I don’t feel one iota safer than I did right after 9/11. [...]