News of the Weird

Among the absurdities touching Enron Corp. was
the report in February by a former employee,
broadcast by NBC News, that the company ran a
mock trading floor in its Houston headquarters,
furnished with desks, large flat-panel computer
screens and teleconference rooms, for the sole
purpose of making visitors believe the company
furiously traded commodities full-time. In
reality, revealed the employee, the equipment was
only hooked up internally, and the
employee-"traders," who appeared to be
frantically placing orders, were merely talking
to each other. [NBC Nightly News, 2-27-02]

hayfever

I hate when the roof of my mouth gets itchy. That means the allergies have kicked in for the spring.

Append &nc=xx to comment URLs

I was just checking out the page where one sets one's user info - preferences, interests, bio and all that. I discovered they have a check-box that adds the number of comments onto the comment page link so you can see by the color of the text if you've read all the comments. I like that option. If you haven't been to that page in a few months, you should definitely check it out.

life isn't fair?

It really pisses me off when someone is not being fair, and they use they excuse, "life isn't fair," to justify it to you. What they're saying is, "life isn't fair, so why should I be? I want to screw you, and since there's a lot of unfairness in the world, you might as well get used to it."

Fairness isn't a factor in the way things happen in the universe, but it is a factor in how we act towards our fellow human beings. To say, "life isn't fair," is deluding yourself into thinking that you don't need to treat others right.

depression

I just heard a guy on the radio who said that stress and depression have worse effects on the body and the brain than anti-depression medications, or at least that the effects of the medications are not permanent.

SAD

I really think there is something to this seasonal affective disorder thing. They say that lack of sunlight makes people depressed. I think it is true, because I know that I feel much better when I'm on the beach a lot.