The Accidental Voice

The Clorox*

Craig Janson — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:16:18 PDT

On a warm sunny day, In a small quiet ville, Alone sat the Clorox, On a small grassy hill. All of the people Were fine on that day Until the mean Dirtys Came rushing their way. “STOP!” “DESIST!” “Be on your way!” The citizens shouted, And shouted did they. The Dirtys, truth told, Were vile [...]

The Myth of Quality Time

Craig Janson — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:42:34 PST

About a year ago, I wrote an essay called Living the Hyperopic Life. It was a dissertation on the ideas of balance, living for now, living on purpose and making sure, when you looked back at the end, you are certain in your heart that it was a life well-lived. One part dealt with taking [...]

Santa Physics

Craig Janson — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:31:29 PST

A note about this essay: It’s not mine. And it’s been around for quite some time. If I recall correctly, I’ve known about this from the early 90s when email kinda first became main stream. But I haven’t seen it around lately, always liked it for its mix of serious physical principles and dry humor [...]

Santa Physics – A Rebuttal

Craig Janson — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:33:00 PST

Originally posited by Jim Mantle, Waterloo Maple Software Come on, ya gotta believe! I mean, if you can handle flying furry animals, then it’s only a small step to the rest. For example: As admitted, it is possible that a flying reindeer can be found. I would agree that it would be quite an unusual [...]

The Lottery

Craig Janson — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:05:39 PST

There is the old saw that says the lottery is a tax on people who don’t understand math. And, to be honest, that is the absolute truth, albeit a bit harsh. Sure, people win. But considering that most of the time it’s a single person and there are millions who play, those are pretty long [...]

A Hard Lesson Learned

Craig Janson — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:16:00 PDT

There is that saying that if it doesn’t kill you it only makes you stronger. That’s what people say, anyway, right? And if you learned from a bad experience, at least you got something out of it…yeah, that’s cool, but when you’re in the midst of that hard lesson and you DO nearly get killed, [...]

On Being Poisoned for Profit

Craig Janson — Sat, 01 May 2010 10:40:19 PDT

This is a bit of a rant, so if you’re one of those who takes things personally, or gets all hot and bothered by things people write, well, maybe just pass on this one. I do a mental exercise every so often. If a commercial comes on while I’m watching TV, I try to put [...]

The Geek’s Creed

Craig Janson — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:10:17 PDT

This is my computer. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My computer is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life. My computer, without me, is useless. Without my computer, I am useless. I must operate my computer true. I must code cleaner [...]

Kindness at Random

Craig Janson — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:25:23 PST

“Pay It Forward” is a movie in which a young boy, who believes in the basic goodness of people, decides to try to get as many as he can to do good. Instead of paying a favor back, he asks them to pay it forward and, in that, do something for someone else. A boy [...]

Living the Hyperopic Life

Craig Janson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:30:54 PST

About fifteen years ago, in a former life, I worked with Josephine and Josephine had a plan. She was driven by a single goal which was to work as hard as she could, climb the corporate ladder and make enough money so she and her husband could retire at forty-five and live the rest of [...]