Even I-after 20yrs among Cupertino's most vocal cheerleaders-still gawk in disbelief at present day headlines like "Is Apple too powerful?"

I miss my old friend Khaled al-Hajri & follow news of his home nation #Bahrain closely. Be well brother. Stay safe,get in touch when you can

"Sometimes freaks are only freaks because they’re ahead of their time." -Jon Dyer ping.fm/1ePVb

If I appear to be on FB, you send me a Chat message, and I don't reply--it's because I'm AFK. I get every msg & will reply as soon as I can.

...here's hoping that H2G2 finds a good home; Doug had a real passion for the project before he passed away and I'd hate to see it languish.

While we're on the topic of my old friend Doug Adams, BBC is selling off the "real" Hitchhiker's Guide site H2G2: bbc.co.uk/h2g2/

Love your iPad but think it's incomplete w/o some Douglas Adams flair? Problem solved: "DON'T PANIC!" Case for iPad ping.fm/nLV8c

System Failure. Release Rinzler.

Apparently we're not alone in having problems starting our car at -10F today;~1/2 of my local socialnet friends seem to be in the same boat.

"The 'well bred' contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves." -Oscar Wilde