We hear it said that “still waters run deep” or that a problem is merely the “tip of the iceberg.” The general prevalence of these metaphors suggests that we regard the hidden, the concealed, as an indicator of significance. “The meat of the matter” or the “center” of the debate, implying that the outer layers [...]

It’s a damn shame that a prolific web designer such as myself is so slack when it comes to giving his own home on the web a new coat of paint. Last weekend I redid Heather’s site (not yet up), and that got me all flippity-floo about dumping my old-school black background blog. So I [...]

No truer words were ever spoken. “The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea,” [George] Lucas said. Link to actual context, but man, I larfed.

“But of all of my friends, you’ve been the best to me. Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely.” – Mick Jones, Big Audio Dynamite We’re taking the plunge–Heather and I are now engaged. Happiness ensues!

Here we are, showing off the pooch. Heather is a fine writer who is responsible for the pithy blog sorrytobesoheavy.com, the upcoming Subatomic book Say Something Wrong, and of course for keeping me happy and harmonious. She’s also the bravest person I know for shacking up with me. I can’t believe it. I’m a grown up now! [...]