Just when it seems our economy may be avoiding a double dip recession, European and Asian markets go and wet themselves and the whole system starts to shake. The job market here in Tacoma could be better and unemployment rates nationwide are high. I don’t think unemployment rates have anything to do with Obama policy, […]
Category Archives: Tangentia
Middle of the road
Why do so many people walk or jog down the middle of the road in North Tacoma? It seems every day I see folks who opt out of our more-than-adequate sidewalks in favor of danger and excitement provided by the middle of the street. Is it because they’ve tripped over imperfections on the sidewalk in […]
Attention Google: you’re in trouble
HI, YOU’VE REACHED THE NEWLY CONJOINED SEARCH MONSTER OF MICROSOFT AND YAHOO, FEATURING AMAZING DAILY PHOTOGRAPHY, AND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO COMPLEMENT OUR TRADITIONAL WEB SEARCH FUNCTION. WE WILL WORK FROM A COUPLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, AND MAYBE EVEN PROVIDE SEARCH RESULTS THAT CHANGE REGULARLY AFTER INTERACTING WITH USERS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY […]
Volcano Spew temporarily dormant?
Is the Weekly Volcano downsizing? Reorganizing? Shape-shifting? Dieting? As I regularly browse the Volcano over coffee and breakfast, I hope for an as-close-to-full-strength-as-possible Weekly Volcano to continue entertaining me for the foreseeable future. I would like to start the unofficial “Keep the Volcano Active!” club, as of this writing. There are other perspectives, however. A […]
Revolution. Reunion.
As everybody knows, the Facebook thing is completely bonkers. It is exercising viral domination on society like nothing I’ve seen prior, and along the way it is reshaping our culture. Email is a nifty idea. It provides a way to keep in touch with people you otherwise would not keep in touch with. Facebook takes […]