The first lines hooked me. “Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.” ~Vladimir Nabokov I’ll admit, that’s the sole reason I wanted to read …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Burger Franchise
If I had a spatula for every time someone said, “Asking for a friend,” I could create a burger franchise across the galaxy. And if I had a pound of ketchup for every toadeater who thought they were being funny because it’s not really for a friend but for them, I could stock all the …
Great Guitars in the Sky
You know, I’m sad that Dick Dale died. No surf song playlist is complete without his “Misirlou”. He’s one of the great innovators, no doubt about it. But you know what I love? There are so many great living artists out there right now. There will be other artists who die. We all seem to …
Rules of Robotics
Isaac Asimov came up with some interesting rules for robots. I paraphrase them to add a bit of focus and clarity to them. Isaac’s rules of robotics (paraphrased): No robot may harm humanity or allow humanity to come to harm. No robot may harm an individual human. No robot may disobey a command, unless the …
Air Quotes
Air Quotes were born from sarcasm. Raise both hands up in the air. Make the sign of the rabbit, or the vee, or peace with two fingers up on each hand. Curl the raised fingers down half way, then raise them up again. You just made air quotes. Air quotes tell the person you’re talking …
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