Using awstats, I keep tabs on how people (and spambots) end up at my blog — what sites have referred them, how often they visit and how long they stay at my blog, and, most interestingly, what search terms and phrases have led them here. So, compiled below, I’ve addressed what I feel are the [...]
I’ve been wearing eyeglasses since the age of eight. The narrative is a familiar one: I couldn’t see the chalkboard at school, walked into telephone poles, made head contact with dodge balls more often than usual. I remember my first trip to the optometrist, a small balding man with a penchant for incomprehensible soccer truisms, [...]
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals) launched a new ad campaign three weeks ago in their fight against cow milk: I’m not entirely sure where to start here, PETA. First of all, though I realize that ads meant for billboards and quick web visits are meant to be image-heavy and textually sparse, you’ve [...]
I don’t really know where to start. For those who are unfamiliar with what’s been going on since July 16, Michael Savage, a conservative shock jock, claimed 99% of all autistics were fakers who needed better parenting: “I’ll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been [...]
Taken while attending a conference, March 2008 in a University of New Hampshire bathroom: I hope I’ve done you justice, random bathroom-stall note. Target audience, expand!
