By Cyberquill • 11/30/2009 •
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A well-known New York City psychologist recently recommended the following on his radio show:
Do small talk. It’s meaningless. It’s good for you.
Although I do not recall the context which prompted the chitchat prescription, its likely aim was to promote the use of conversation as a bonding tool as opposed to a mere conduit for the exchange of utilitarian intelligence or lofty intellectual constructs. Notwithstanding the fact that the determination of meaning-lessness versus its fullness resides notoriously in the eye of the beholder, on its face the notion of enjoying the company of others by way of shuttlecocking meaningless sound waves back and forth without allowing cumbersome tidings to distract from the congenial vibe seems reasonably therapeutic, especially for patients with full-blown STDD (small talk deficiency disorder).
It just so happens that yours truly’s dexterity in the small talk arena rivals that of the average milkman attempting to perform mitral valve surgery on an Dalmatian. Indeed, your’s truly couldn’t small-talk his way out of the proverbial paper bag at a wedding reception if a crazed Afghan party crasher held an AK-47 to his temple and demanded such talk; although, on account of the strength of such incentive, he might, in fact, be able to crank out an unusually eloquent succession of perhaps two or three peppy zingers along the lines of “That’s a beautiful rifle” and “How’s your goat?” prior to falling silent due to STE (small talk exhaustion), which, in this case, would most likely be followed by his falling even silenter [sic] due to … (Read More »»)
By Cyberquill • 09/26/2009 •
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We the People believe that providing a feature which actively facilitates the expression of support and approval while neglecting to provide an equally convenient mechanism for voicing the converse sentiment violates the spirit of the First Amendment and is therefore at striking variance with one of the most treasured values this nation—and by extension all nations and governments modeled on the concepts and principles set forth in the Constitution of the United States—was founded on, to wit the equal and unfettered freedom of expression.
Facebook’s “Like” feature, in its current form, is akin to an election featuring ballots which display the pre-printed name of exactly one candidate with a check-box next to it and some empty space below where one may write in the name of a challenger. Needless to say, any election this blatantly skewed towards one particular outcome would be more reminiscent of countries like Cuba and North Korea than of a … (Read More »»)
By Cyberquill • 09/18/2009 •
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Somebody needs more iron for his brain. A lot more.
This blog is in the process of being set up. Kindly disregard its present appearance, its potentially limited functionality in isolated areas, as well as the impressively low number of informative entries. We are working on it; to what end exactly, we shall see. Our webmaster (right … no, left) is a bit of a technological genius, so it may take his nibs ten to the power of twelve times the age of the universe years to figure it all out, like the proverbial lizard crawling through molasses. (If this expression has not yet attained proverb status, it most certainly should have–if not full-fledged proverb, then idiom at least … that would be idiom with a final ”m,” not with a “t” like our crack webmaster.)
By Cyberquill • 09/18/2009 •
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This is the first sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is the second sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is the third sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is the fifth … no … this is the fourth sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is … this must be the fifth or sixth sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is the seventh sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is the eighth sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is another eighth sentence of this meaningless trial entry. This is the tenth sentence of this meaningless trial entry. (The ninth sentence was accidentally deleted. An investigation is underway.)
Sleepy or simply not riveted by this post?
This is a new paragraph with a picture of a yawning jaguar to the right. Even the poor kitty seems bored to tears by now. Speaking of pussycats, here comes a random link test. Oops. Wrong link. Here we go: the correct link … no … for heaven’s sake … never mind, this is the one. Meow. This mercifully concludes the link test segment of this meaningless trial entry.
This sentence opens the final paragraph of this meaningless trial entry. Happily, this sentence concludes the final paragraph of this meaningless trial entry.
By Cyberquill • 08/31/2009 •
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Although not a big believer in prophecies, Cyberquill has long been intrigued by the timing of this eerily portentous advertisement, which appeared on the back cover of the September 2001 edition (i.e., published sometime in July or August 2001) of an eyewear magazine. If only all metal had been FLEXON® indeed:
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