tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41306322011-04-21T23:33:48.888-04:00Musings and observations<br>caught at the peak of formation,<br>packed, sealed, and blogged.Charlesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-11692880224735816812008-04-11T00:12:00.000-04:002008-04-11T03:12:35.739-04:00

If you didn't notice, I haven't posted to this blog in, like, ages. I want to start writing again, but probably wont come back to this one. The name "Fresh Frozen" has sentimental value, but alas, my current writing plans don't suit it very well. So this blog remains dormant...for now.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1095570495192449752004-09-19T01:04:00.000-04:002004-09-19T01:08:15.193-04:00

Step one - Drag the following URL to your bookmark bar: KCLS lookup Step two - Click on the following URL, then click on the bookmarklet you just dragged to your bookmark bar: Hop on Pop Cool, huh? ;-)

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1074659468722159932004-01-20T23:31:00.000-05:002004-01-20T23:33:10.090-05:00

Here's my new post. I only wish I could do titles and all...

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1074634525395015392004-01-20T16:35:00.000-05:002004-01-20T16:37:23.546-05:00

Test PostHere's a test post from Frequency

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1074491259040154452004-01-19T00:47:00.000-05:002004-01-19T00:49:34.873-05:00

Dojo - The Place of the Way Something to think about in all interactions...

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1074487469456801882004-01-18T23:44:00.000-05:002004-01-18T23:46:25.263-05:00

Kevin Kelly of Cool Tools has a great little book review of a book I gotta track down. It's older (1995) so probably the library has a copy. Gotta do it, gotta do it...

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1070648794776105812003-12-05T13:26:00.000-05:002003-12-05T13:34:49.153-05:00

This comic is so true that it's sad.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1065237331948140192003-10-03T23:15:00.000-04:002003-10-03T23:15:31.943-04:00

Partners In Health (PIH), Health Care for the Poor looks like a fantastic organization. One well worth supporting.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1063901748709018072003-09-18T12:15:00.000-04:002003-12-05T22:19:33.983-05:00

Nettle: The Design of Politics, Part 1: Wesley Clark

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1063422271883955772003-09-12T23:04:00.000-04:002003-09-12T23:05:24.613-04:00

Something to watch for fun: Al Franken On The Daily Show couresy of On Lisa Rein's Radar.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1063392583932912312003-09-12T14:47:00.000-04:002003-09-12T14:50:48.730-04:00

I love gadgets! Some sites I want to hold onto are: Gizmodo, The Gadgeteer, Palm Infocenter, and MobileTracker.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1062437671378536092003-09-01T13:34:00.000-04:002003-09-11T09:40:15.976-04:00

Holiday lighting Has anyone out there tried el-wire for holiday (Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas) decorating? It looks like less hassle than strings of bulbs. Less traditional, too, but might be fun...

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1062214089995613722003-08-29T23:28:00.000-04:002003-08-29T23:28:09.990-04:00

Mind your jingles "Most people say that a bodhran is just a tamborine on steroids. Its true and it just proves that if you take steroids you will get bigger, but your jingles will fall off!" (a bodhran player on rec.music.celtic)

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1062182723348188242003-08-29T14:45:00.000-04:002003-08-29T16:15:10.003-04:00

Back at you This is a reply to an open letter written by the Real Live Preacher. I suggest you read his letter first, or this will make even less sense than it already does. [aside] P, this came out a bit strong, but I hope you know it's because I think the virtual world of you, and because I think you are exactly where you are supposed to be.Or maybe just where I need you to be. ;-) Hey

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1061555841222653552003-08-22T08:37:00.000-04:002003-08-22T08:37:21.210-04:00

Yet another book to read Well, $@%&! I don't even have time to write in this &*%#@ blog and here comes yet another book that I really have to read: Beyond Fear Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World I'm just trying to arm myself for trying to teach this country how to hold onto it's civil liberties, see through the false security of the Ashcroft regime, and learn where the real

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1059872959852090872003-08-02T21:09:00.000-04:002003-08-02T21:09:19.833-04:00

New Censorship: How scandals get neutralized A must read book is coming out in August by Curtis White entitled The Middle Mind, Why Americans Don't Think for Themsleves. Read all about it on Boing Boing.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1058152047082361462003-07-13T23:07:00.000-04:002003-07-16T22:24:07.176-04:00

Administrative note: new comment system As much as the idea behind QuickTopic is cool, I've found it too tedious to make a new thread whenever I post. Instead, I'm going to try Haloscan which is supposed to be able to automate the process for me. Since there hasn't been a single comment in my entire blog apart from one from my mother, I'm going to go ahead and delete them all once I'm sure

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-1057667770305064902003-07-08T08:36:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:18:08.610-04:00

Comics I love comics. They're the first set of links there over on the left. There are a couple more comics I need to put in there, but one great syndicated one which I just learned about is: Michael Jantze's The Norm. Head on over and give him a read. Subscribe even! My latest obsession, though, is with journal comics. These are comic realizations of journal entries. Much better than the

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-949265642003-05-27T01:01:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:18:20.016-04:00

Disc Golf Okay, so I'm a stay-at-home Dad and I have no time to take up a sport -- especially one where I have to travel an hour each way just to do it. But Disc Golf has been on my mind a lot lately. I wonder if I could find someone to teach me on Father's Day weekend up at Amesbury Pines? That could be my wife's father's day gift to me. Hmmm..

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-947867072003-05-23T10:28:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:18:43.926-04:00

Groaner “At London's Heathrow Airport today, an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a compass, a protractor, and a graphical calculator. “Authorities believe he is a member of the notorious al-Gebra movement. He is being charged with carrying weapons of math instruction.”

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-947815132003-05-23T07:57:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:18:55.583-04:00

PTO I would like to propose a new acronymn for our common vernacular: PTO. No, it doesn't mean what you think. It's "Personal Time-Out." For those of you who work in front of a computer, it means the time you push your chair back in disgust and/or frustration and go take a walk. For those of us who work with kids, it's the time you step away from them and go log on...

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-947362042003-05-22T09:42:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:19:16.243-04:00

Don't have time? Feh.... Author William Gibson figures he averages about 12 hours/year in front of the TV, and that he has done so since he was 15 years old. He admits that it has been so by no particular design but still has had a wonderful side-effect: I suspect I have spent just about exactly as much time actually writing as the average person my age has spent watching television, and that,

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-940892592003-05-10T00:02:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:19:35.730-04:00

Graphic Novels Get to know them. Take a gander at artbomb.net. It's a whole different way to communicate.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-940880892003-05-09T23:32:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:19:48.843-04:00

www = better writing? First the Mac, then PCs, and now the Internet is bringing the death of quality writing? Not so says Ben Hammersley in the Guardian article, Don't write off the net

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-940874982003-05-09T23:17:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:20:01.186-04:00

Stop Cowboy Diplomacy! May 14th (Wednesday) is the day of Operation Strangelove: Peace Is Our Profession. Watch Dr. Strangelove and talk about it.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-922354282003-04-08T14:19:00.000-04:002003-07-13T23:20:28.613-04:00

Who is Howard Dean? I kept hearing about some guy who was giving Kerry a run for his money. I finally did a bit of googling and found out he's Howard Dean, the former govenor of Vermont. Since the "official" news outlets for politicians are not trustworthy, I like to start by reading the opposition's take. See the GOP's opinion, for instance. Given the kind of criticism he got from the GOP, I

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-910918192003-03-20T19:39:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:20:41.770-04:00

I wish I had thought of that! A new twist on blogs, audible frequency includes audio snippits along with each entry. Maybe I'll start doing something like this. Found sound has always been a fascination of mine...

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-905216442003-03-11T09:12:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:20:59.413-04:00

Spam decoys Well, spamgourmet doesn't solve the growing spam epidemic, but it may help you to keep some of that spam at bay. Enjoy, with the condiment of your choice.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-903827772003-03-08T22:28:00.000-05:002003-03-08T22:28:07.170-05:00

Okay, so I'm a girl... Which Sluggy Freelance Character Are You?

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-898669852003-02-27T18:32:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:21:41.030-04:00

Won't you be my neighbor? Would you spare just a moment, please? Observe a moment of silence in memory of Fred Rogers. Think about what he said and stood for. As for myself, I want to keep him in mind as I take care of my children. He is one of the best role models and proponents of peace I know. Add your memories of Mister Rogers Neighborhood to the comments.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-895962492003-02-23T08:02:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:22:07.050-04:00

Wake-up call falls on deaf ears? US Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) spoke to Congress ten days ago (on February 12), saying in part: This nation is about to embark upon the first test of a revolutionary doctrine applied in an extraordinary way at an unfortunate time. The doctrine of preemption -- the idea that the United States or any other nation can legitimately attack a nation that is not

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-893887222003-02-19T16:41:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:22:42.243-04:00

My fellow Americans, Is it just me, or is the government gaining more-and-more power to do and act without any response from the people of the United States of America. I very much identify with the thoughts and feelings of this woman and her husband living nearby in Arlington, MA. I'm losing respect for my own country -- but I don't want to leave. I want to be part of the change, but I'm no

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-893676082003-02-19T08:08:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:23:03.403-04:00

Hi ho, hi ho... The webcomic Sinfest has an interesting series running on our probable descent to war. Start here and read on. (Click on "next comic" to see the, uh, next comic.) I also have to thank Aaron Mcgruder of The Boondocks for finally clarifying Bush's logic in threatening a unilateral thrashing of Saddam Hussein. Naturally, Martin Luther King would support war.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-891098812003-02-14T15:38:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:23:24.813-04:00

If I could only get around to it... I've always had a problem with procrastination and I've never found success with traditional approaches to overcoming the problem. Now I think I have discovered why: traditional approaches contribute to the feelings of guilt and inadequacy which reinforce the urge to procrastinate. I have just found some light-hearted and even humorous approches that look to

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-889935182003-02-12T16:32:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:23:43.346-04:00

Humor break! Read some geeky jokes at Slashdot or Inflection Point.

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-889716692003-02-12T08:51:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:24:08.053-04:00

Student Loans are for Suckers College tuition is free or nominal in most industrialized, and many Third World, countries. The United States' insistence that students assume huge debts to pay for their college education is unusual enough that the Chinese government included it in its 2001 report of American human rights violations. Read this sobering article and think about what we can do to

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-889535202003-02-11T23:13:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:24:38.400-04:00

1984 - the sequel Sequels are invariably far worse than the originals. This holds true with Patriot Act II. Its proposals for the repeal of civil liberties are frightening and could serve to send us back to the McCarthy era. I'll try to get more thoughts together on this during the week, but here's some homework for ya' in the meantime: The Patriot II page at The Center for Public Integrity,

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-886647822003-02-06T15:22:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:24:58.840-04:00

This is diplomacy? I came away from reading North Korea threatens US with first strike, truly baffled as to what is being negotiated between North Korea and the US. This has been one of the most bizzare diplomatic exchanges I can recall -- perhaps because the White House has another fish to fry right now. But a first strike against the US? The last country that tried that bit off a little more

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-886088742003-02-05T16:07:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:25:33.830-04:00

Yeah but... When I was a senior in high school, the space shuttle Challenger exploded into a ball of fire shortly after liftoff. I learned many things that day, not the least of which was observing how network television manipulted the raw footage which I saw that morning, into a more "effective" (albeit misleading) clip for the evening news. One thought which struck me then, and which I was

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-886056362003-02-05T15:01:00.000-05:002003-02-05T15:05:51.000-05:00

Please don't make me angry, you wont like me when I'm angry... It's a slow process, but I'm getting more-and-more mad about Bush Jr. and his cronies. I'm starting to believe he is truly dangerous, and I'm even more concerned about his domestic meddlings than his international ones. To label him as an anti-American may be a hyperbole, but I do believe that he is slowly stripping this country of

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-885465082003-02-04T14:58:00.000-05:002003-02-04T14:58:03.953-05:00

Here's a great quote from a recent post to Rocketbox Comics: "Cartooning is a 'fairly' sort of proposition. You have to be fairly intelligent - if you were really intelligent, you would be doing something else. You have to draw fairly well - if you drew really well, you'd be a painter. You have to write fairly well - if you wrote really well, you'd be writing books. It's great for a '

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-882808102003-01-30T13:54:00.000-05:002003-02-06T15:30:36.000-05:00

A couple more links The internet is full of resources, but one thing I've been looking for is an online community to be a part of. I've tried "stay-at-home-dad" lists but I haven't found them very...um...interesting. The fact is that mailing lists tend to be fairly firm about staying "on topic" and I'm not interested in that. I want to know whole people. The problem I've found with many other

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-881683902003-01-28T13:50:00.000-05:002003-01-28T14:01:36.000-05:00

Go Go, or Paduk in Korean, is a game with simpler rules and more complicated strategies than chess. I was interested in it years ago but stopped playing. In reality, I never got very good at it and didn't find any other beginners who were willing to learn with me. I only played against the computer and that stopped being much fun. Lately I've been wanting to start gaming again and maybe this

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-879235082003-01-23T18:09:00.000-05:002003-01-23T19:00:11.000-05:00

Squeak! Hmm...I like Scheme a lot, but it's so much fun to play with the graphics at Squeakland! Somehow I never seem to be able to stick with any one language long enough to be able to do anything useful with it!... ;-)

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-879231402003-01-23T18:01:00.000-05:002003-01-28T14:02:18.000-05:00

Middle Management Ooh...The Hacker's Diet! ("How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition.") I haven't read it yet, but maybe I'll give it a shot... If you have any other diet advice, please email me at cstarrett@mac.com. Yes, even you, Mom! :-)

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-878830882003-01-23T00:16:00.000-05:002003-01-23T19:01:05.000-05:00

Get rich quick: Scheme Now that I've finally settled on a place to blog, it's time for me to get back to what I had been doing in my so-called spare time: Scheming!

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-878430252003-01-22T10:12:00.000-05:002003-01-23T00:13:55.000-05:00

Blog at Blog-City I had created cstarrett.blog-city.com when I was trying out different blogging services and I've decided to hold onto it for now. Blogspot is my blogging home for the moment, but I want to keep any eye on Blog-city and see where they go. As an aside, I also like Radio Userland a lot, but because at least at the moment I'm shuttling between two machines, it just doesn't make

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-878233282003-01-21T23:41:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:27:13.596-04:00

Don't think -- do I discovered a blog by an unusual man. Check him out at A Real Live Preacher. The best of it for me is a bit he writes in The Preacher's Story in 4 Parts: Love is something you do, not something you feel. Likewise, we think having faith means being convinced God exists in the same way we are convinced a chair exists. People who cannot be completely convinced of God’s

Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130632.post-877861682003-01-21T10:41:00.000-05:002003-07-13T23:26:51.263-04:00

Waddaya know, I got myself a blog! This is my first ever blog entry. I want to see if I can keep up with journaling, and perhaps family members and people who complain that I don't keep up with them can read it, too. Hey, if you don't know me and you want to read it, be my guest, but I think more interesting spots are: Slashdot BoingBoing MegaTokyo User FriendlyAngst Technology Enjoy.

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