Author Archives: Meg
Mah-Jong Themed Mah-Jong
The other night, I met Roy at a pub in our neighborhood. We ducked in from the rain, and compared electronic gadgets, which is some cultures (this one) serves as a greeting. “Wow, you have a lot more books in … Continue reading
Office Conversations
Coworker #1: Oh, that guy? He’s the one who wrote all the Chuck Norris books. Coworker #2: Chuck Norris doesn’t write books, he stares at blank pages and the books write themselves. Coworker #1: And now we know who plays … Continue reading
Stupid Mundane Garbage
So I lost my phone the other day. This is pretty annoying for a lot of reasons, the biggest one is that I don’t have a phone. Well, actually, I do have a phone, a second-hand Verizon model that would … Continue reading
Lexicon
I wonder if there’s a word for that distinctive mixture of pride and frustration felt when one is freakishly fast, thorough and good at implementing a workaround for a workaround to resolve a “temporary” issue. There’s probably a long German … Continue reading
Black Friday
I went out with Tryon, Katie and Roy the day after Thanksgiving, a Black Friday traditional gathering since we were coming home from college for Thanksgiving break. It was great, actually, the major difference over the last ten or so … Continue reading
Amazon Jungle
Harold sent me an Amazon link to Wisegal, a casual game he produced, because it’s gotten a pretty stunning player review: This game is very fun. It is not an easy game nor is it very hard. It is perfect. … Continue reading
Lex Julia
Eric called me a few days ago to say the Pompeii exhibit, Life And Death In The Shadow of Vesuvius, is now up near him in Boston, and that he was planning to take his not-girlfriend to see it. I … Continue reading
