Lessons from the VCR Clock Flashing 12:00
November 6, 2009 :: Joe LoongSo, continuing some thoughts I started in my earlier entry, “Things That I Don’t Understand” (a limitless topic, to be sure), I revisit the VCR Clock Flashing “12:00″ Scenario (where the inability to program one’s VCR, as demonstrated by the flashing 12:00 on the VCR display, was an indicator of other forms of technological incompetence.)
Now [...]
Snow Crab Legs and the Hive Mind
May 13, 2009 :: Joe LoongThis past Mother’s Day, I was sitting around the table with my family, digging into a plate of Alaskan Snow Crab legs (what I would consider a nontraditional Mother’s Day brunch). And I was having a hard time of it — I was making a mess, and not really having much luck getting the meat [...]
Christopher Penn and his many passions
September 29, 2008 :: cbensenI have yet to meet Chris in person, but his passion for his work is apparent!
His signature line says it all:
