http://scatterthought.com covering a wide range in a random way Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:13:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en February began with my grandfather passing away on January 30th. I know that’s a couple of days early, but it’s the sort of thing you think about for a while. I travelled back to Vancouver on Saturday the 6th to attend the funeral on Monday the 9th, and then took ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=397 My grandfather passed away early on Saturday morning in BC. He was surrounded by family when he died, in a hospital. He had been in a long-term care home since last summer, and had been doing fine when I saw him in August and December. Apparently he had some stomach ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=393 I've fluctuated a lot over the years. At one point, practically everything I thought about went on Scatterthought. But then I got to a point where I couldn't or wouldn't share everything that was going through my head, and that made it difficult to write. For one thing, I realized that ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=391 Funny thing. Writing on Scatterthought used to be such a natural process. If I were bored or had a spare moment, I'd write pretty much about anything. If something piqued my interest, I'd write about it. But after awhile I just stopped caring. And now, a year and a half since ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=389 You've probably already heard about John McCain's ad that compared Barack Obama to Britney Spears, so I'll leave that alone. Suffice to say that I think it says more about McCain than Obama. What I'm more disgusted with is this ad by PETA: People for Extremely Tasteless Advertising. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_25515.aspx To be clear, ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=386 So I figure I should check in and let you know that I'm still alive. I have to say that I don't miss the writing...at least, not right now. I suspect that I'll eventually get back into it, but probably never be as prolific as I once was. And that's fine, ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=385 Hey all, It's been a loooong time since I wrote on Scatterthought, and the honest truth is that I don't miss it. I guess I've moved on to other things. I suppose I'll drop in every once in awhile when something really interesting comes along, like this article. http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Could_Wii_Fit_Solve_Obesity_Related_Problems_18065.html Why does this interest ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=384 Last Wednesday, I woke up and realized that I was incredibly stressed out by all my responsibilities. I recognized it only when I stopped looking forward to the fun things in life--I had hit the point at which they just became more things I have to do. And yet, my first instinct was ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=383 I realized just now...just a moment ago, that I don't care about Scatterthought anymore. It's been years since I've given it any real thought...it's become just another blog, and one that I no longer write with any regularity. It used to be part of who I was. I would write even ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=382 One of my favourite authors, Arthur C. Clarke, passed away this week. He was 90 years old, and lived about as full a life as any man or woman possibly could. This Wired article by Jeff Greenwald is worth reading. We would all be lucky to live as good and decent a ... http://scatterthought.com/?p=381