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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9945590538260070392011-01-22T19:25:18.358-05:00snArkY bOOjUmOccasionally, I have an interesting thought. It may be posted here.snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-36769745416313728302011-01-20T20:10:00.000-05:002011-01-20T20:10:10.910-05:002011-01-20T20:10:10.910-05:00The #Futrchat Daily

Earlier today, the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) conducted its fourth Twitter roundtable, #Futrchat, on the subject of transportation. Follow the link to paper.li for an aggregated digest of the discussion. (Although I don't claim to have contributed to the discussion - I generally prefer to lurk and ruminate - the results are definitely worth sharing.)

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-80190990687718303072011-01-15T18:13:00.001-05:002011-01-15T18:13:06.907-05:002011-01-15T18:13:06.907-05:00If you could change anything about your neighborhood, what would it be?

There would be a corner grocery - the kind that has fresh produce - on every other block. In suburbia, this is no small feat. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-40361834150916065962011-01-02T10:34:00.001-05:002011-01-02T10:34:01.114-05:002011-01-02T10:34:01.114-05:00What's your favorite video game?

Tetris. Not only do I find my compulsive enjoyment of its simple form (as video games go) fascinating, but studies show that it makes a good warm blanket for post-traumatic, psychological shock. Isn't that a comforting thought? Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-11348380455882809642010-12-30T10:16:00.002-05:002010-12-30T10:22:40.172-05:002010-12-30T10:22:40.172-05:00Educational Reform in America: The Trouble With Numbers

A recent post at The 21st Century Principal blog, "Can US Learn Ed Reform from Finland?", by J. Robinson*, posits that, "[American] education reformers dismiss all of what Finland does because 'that country lacks diversity...'" While I agree with many of Robinson's subsequent points, this particular assertion requires clarification. Diversity is a valid and relevant discrepancy in any comparison

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-61732700084269953392010-12-05T23:24:00.000-05:002010-12-05T23:24:22.775-05:002010-12-05T23:24:22.775-05:00Carpe noctem?

I suppose I'm overdue for an update; I will be doing that soon, however, now is not the time. Too tired, must sleep!

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-92215695849539597992010-11-12T22:54:00.001-05:002010-11-12T22:54:01.657-05:002010-11-12T22:54:01.657-05:00formspring.me

Go on, ask another - I dare you. http://formspring.me/b00jUm

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-13139088974533250522010-11-11T22:00:00.001-05:002010-11-11T22:00:09.924-05:002010-11-11T22:00:09.924-05:00What music are you listening to today?

L.A. Vampires Meets Zola Jesus; an hour ago it was Simone Dinnerstein's recording of the Bach Goldberg variations. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-32471319041931127912010-11-11T21:58:00.001-05:002010-11-11T21:58:36.629-05:002010-11-11T21:58:36.629-05:00What was the best concert you went to?

Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood tour, at the Opera House in Toronto...er...I think that was in '94...? Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-31377629085856477322010-11-04T16:40:00.000-04:002010-11-04T16:40:54.524-04:002010-11-04T16:40:54.524-04:00Jeepers!

This is just a quick post to say, "hurray!" I'd like to blog more on the subject of Hal Niedzviecki's Peep Diaries coming to town next week but I'm in a hurry just now. Watch for updates and click the link in the meantime!

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-61888961050141293502010-10-02T13:57:00.001-04:002010-10-02T13:57:22.672-04:002010-10-02T13:57:22.672-04:00If you were to roll back time, to which era would you roll it back to?

Good question. The short answer is that I wouldn't - I'm reasonably satisfied that one era is as good as another, thus a rollback would only deprive me of my own chronological authenticity. If, for whatever reason, I did backtrack, then assuming it were possible to do so safely AND return to the present intact, I would love to see the birth of the universe - if such a singular, defining moment

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-31302256726420487002010-09-26T18:50:00.001-04:002010-09-26T18:50:29.276-04:002010-09-26T18:50:29.276-04:00What was your favorite toy to play with as a child?

Lego! Having the freedom to imagine and build one's own toys is the best preoccupation a kid can have. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-74669771647514921302010-09-26T18:47:00.001-04:002010-09-26T18:47:12.883-04:002010-09-26T18:47:12.883-04:00Would you rather be a zombie or a mummy?

Mummy; dry rot sounds much more appealing than the zombie variety. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-67657840122028182182010-08-30T09:49:00.001-04:002010-08-30T09:49:31.517-04:002010-08-30T09:49:31.517-04:00If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be?

"Can you get me a seat on the space shuttle?" Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-66490009891967310612010-08-29T21:26:00.001-04:002010-08-29T21:26:11.229-04:002010-08-29T21:26:11.229-04:00Would you rather vacation at the beach or in the mountains?

Depends on which beach or mountains and my mood. Ideally I'd choose a beach *on* a mountain. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-37904221039745781332010-08-29T21:25:00.001-04:002010-08-29T21:25:08.908-04:002010-08-29T21:25:08.908-04:00What was your favorite TV show as a child?

Tom Baker-era Doctor Who. It was like the Sesame Street for Star Wars kids. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-25179797232551002772010-08-29T21:23:00.001-04:002010-08-29T21:23:27.910-04:002010-08-29T21:23:27.910-04:00If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be?

"Can you get me a seat on the space shuttle?" Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-57663259800000243422010-08-15T21:38:00.001-04:002010-08-15T21:38:18.780-04:002010-08-15T21:38:18.780-04:00What does your daily writing routine look like, in terms of scheduling tasks (i.e. 9-10: edit; etc.)?

What does your daily writing routine look like, in terms of scheduling tasks (i.e. 9-10: edit; etc.)? Answer here

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-15607292393173337252010-08-15T21:34:00.001-04:002010-08-15T21:34:44.359-04:002010-08-15T21:34:44.359-04:00What was your favorite birthday gift?

No idea - I can't even remember my birthday from this year - and that was last week. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-13385070114798695002010-08-15T21:33:00.001-04:002010-08-15T21:33:14.108-04:002010-08-15T21:33:14.108-04:00What's your favorite drink?

Manhattan. Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-66578282189736052162010-08-15T21:32:00.001-04:002010-08-15T21:32:59.829-04:002010-08-15T21:32:59.829-04:00If you could eat dinner with any person, dead or alive, who would it be and where would you go?

Alfred Hitchcock at 21 Club (of course!) Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-72535131282665760542010-08-15T21:31:00.001-04:002010-08-15T21:31:29.311-04:002010-08-15T21:31:29.311-04:00If you could have the starring role in one movie what would it be?

An existing film (La Jetée, probably) or a potential film (anything w/o dialogue!)? Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-7984004091614707442010-08-07T07:17:00.000-04:002010-08-07T07:17:27.748-04:002010-08-07T07:17:27.748-04:00Test!?

(Given the underwhelming response to yesterday's post, I have concluded that I must be all alone here on my blog, sort of like in Richard Matheson's I Am Legend except instead of vampires, I'm surrounded by a whole lot of no one.)

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-58537345527283875912010-08-06T01:18:00.000-04:002010-08-06T01:18:27.071-04:002010-08-06T01:18:27.071-04:00"B*rthday," the dirtiest word

I despise the b-word, I really do; the last thing I'd ever take pleasure in is this annual reminder of my inevitable expiry date. Nevertheless, today is "my" day - which, incidentally, coincides with the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing (happy frikkin D-Day to me) - thusly, I humbly request presents via my brand new "Donate" widget at the top-right of this page. As a perpetually-starving

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-76929323526705874232010-08-03T23:52:00.001-04:002010-08-03T23:52:11.924-04:002010-08-03T23:52:11.924-04:00Is there anyone you would you wait in line for 48 hours to meet?

Absolutely not: I learned my lesson the day I waited 3 hours to meet Clive Barker at a convention. Evidently I'd rather be elsewhere doing other things with all that time; waiting 48 hours would kill me out outright! Go on, ask another - I dare you.

snArky b00jumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670380511642481770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994559053826007039.post-49571051990932301372010-08-03T10:28:00.001-04:002010-08-03T10:28:38.571-04:002010-08-03T10:28:38.571-04:00Would you stop purchasing music if online music streaming services were to offer all of your favourite artists ?

Would you stop purchasing music if online music streaming services were to offer all of your favourite artists ? Answer here

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