Nov 7, 2002
I know the whole Googlism thing is passé, but I can’t resist just one post. I’m still not sure if I want to stick with the “crazed monkey” theme, but after performing a Googlism search for “crazed monkey“, I’m leaning towards keeping it:
crazed monkey is wreaking havoc … Read more
Nov 7, 2002
First Yann Martel won the 2002 Booker Prize for Life of Pi and was accused of plagiarizing a novella by Brazilian writer Moacyr Scliar. Evidently the concept of a boy adrift on a raft with a big cat as his companion is used in both books. To his … Read more
Nov 7, 2002
If you’re viewing this weblog as a web page, you might have noticed my book list and seen that John Ralston Saul‘s book The Doubter’s Companion is on my reading list. Saul is probably my favourite writer of philosophy and politics and I have read most of … Read more
Nov 7, 2002
There are many sites documenting so-called “Bushisms“, curious quotes made by the U.S. president. Now you can collect these quotes in a desktop calendar format. A sample:
“There is a lot of speculation and I guess there is going to continue to be a lot of speculation until the speculation ends.”
Nov 6, 2002
A friend with whom I used to work has set up a website called CuteTravelMate.com. Its goal is to link travellers so that they may meet up on their trips. It can also serve as a search for people who like to show others around their city. The site is in its preliminary stages … Read more