Archive

Everything else. Twenty-plus years of posts, thoughts, tweets, and internet ephemera. Explore at your own risk.

3,647 posts
Blog Git Yer Guns Up!

A strange ritual occurs in our stands every home game. When someone on the field fails to get up after the play, the crowd suddenly demands silence and hands in…

Apr 12, 2002
Blog Honk If You Hate Noise Pollution

I am not sure who you are to complain to about these things, but I thought I would start here. I attend Texas Tech University, and I really enjoy having…

Apr 11, 2002
Blog My History of the Internet

There was a computer class that I took in high school that was absolutely terrible. The school year was 1993-1994, and I was a sophomore. We learned how to use…

Nov 26, 2001
Blog Wedding Bandits

I wish that when people saw a wedding band, it meant more that showing to other people that they are no longer “available.” People should see the band and smile…

Nov 7, 2001
Blog Humanity’s Role in Evolution

Some people fear the idea of some form of artificial intelligence taking over the world and killing everyone. While this is probably the most extreme outcome, it is generally our…

Nov 2, 2001
Blog Statue of Oxidated Liberty

I would like to see something done about the discoloration of the Statue of Liberty. Not many people realize that the distinctive green color that is associated with the statue…

May 11, 2001
Fiction A Flowing Event

This is the first complete short story I wrote in college. It was for one of my first English classes and no particular directive.

May 7, 2001
Articles My Stance on Cloning

Whether you like it or not, human cloning is on it’s way. In fact, it is so much on it’s way that it is quite possible that at the time…

May 4, 2001
Blog My Stance on Jesus Christ

Let one of my favorite fictional characters take over for a moment and I will get right back to you… “I’m a Christian in the sense that I find Jesus…

Apr 6, 2001
Blog A Thought Experiment

Where does a good story begin? In a dark, wet alleyway of a large city? How about a cotton field in Texas? A business cubicle just before midnight? No. It…

Mar 28, 2001
Metzae.net (Legacy)

This is the original hand-coded Metzae.net in all its early-2000s pixel-perfect glory.

Jul 1, 2000
Shared 50 Fun Things to Do in an Elevator

Make race car noises when anyone gets on or off. Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your kleenex to other passengers. Grimace painfully while smacking your…

Jul 27, 1999
Shared Going to fail an exam? Try these!

Get a copy of the exam, run out screaming, “Andre, Andre, I’ve got the secret documents!” Talk the entire way through the exam. Read questions aloud, debate your answers with…

May 15, 1999
Bad Poetry For Help, Press F1

Why do you punish people, For doing what they enjoy? Would you punish a little child, For playing with his favorite toy? If I am going to suffer, I‘ll do…

Apr 27, 1999
Fiction Nessie

This is the first short story I ever wrote. It is, unfortunately, based on an entirely true story. I got tired of telling over and over again.

Apr 7, 1998