Author Archives: Meg
More On Zoodoka
A few months ago I was asked to write about Zoodoka, a new blog RSS-to-email program. I said: With any email marketing program, spamming is going to be a major issue. Any free, mass-mailing program has a huge potential to … Continue reading
Professor Xavier’s Primary School For The Gifted
Amy campaigned tirelessly to be called a “postal worker” and not a “mail-cyclops”. Dr. Colin gives a booster shot of anti-gravity serum to his young patient. Although being a giant firefighter was a rewarding career, Kim couldn’t find pants that … Continue reading
Too Much Information
I’m teaching my kids the “This is the way I” song this week. I’m starting with the basic version, with simple actions like Brush My Teeth and Read My Book. I haven’t taught them the Meg version yet… Once when … Continue reading
Have You Seen This Road Trip?
I was asked to write about the mystery of Grey in the hopes that one of you will be able to solve it. Ready? Musician Sam Rader wrote a song called “Grey” on her album Goldstar Galaxy, and made a … Continue reading
Chinese WarCraft Access
I still can’t get on Blizzard’s WarCraft page, so I don’t know the official story, but we can’t directly connect to WoW servers in the US. This probably isn’t the only workaround for foreign Warcraft servers, but here’s how we … Continue reading
Life In China
I’ve often wondered at the futility of making advance plans in China. Black And White Cat explains why. The boss says to his secretary: I’m taking you to Beijing for a few days. Get ready to go. The secretary phones … Continue reading
Unskilled
The other day, Stick talked to his adult students about sports. Student: Do you play sports? Stick: Yes, I like to play sports. Student: Do you play table tennis? Stick: Not very much. Student: Do you play badminton? Stick: No, … Continue reading
WarCraft
Foreign World Of WarCraft servers are down/blocked in China. Stick and I might actually have to talk to each other.
Leroy Merlin Circular
I know this isn’t the greatest picture, but the circular is pretty shiny and it’s hard to get a good shot. I hope you can at least see that the trendy alphabet window stickers spell out “go home”!!! Not-so-subliminal message, … Continue reading
