Bill Powell
Thu, May 24, 2012
Home office + four children = headphones. Lately, I've favored fiddle
music. Fiddles sing with strange energy. When you first hear fairy
tales about the hero banishing goblins with a reel, you scoff. Then
you hear real fiddles.
Bill Powell
Fri, May 18, 2012
In my last post, "The Curse of Is", I roused myself to
hunt verbs, instead of relying on "is" all the time. The blight of
"is" lays heavy on my writing. But I didn't get far into that post
before I realized that even my domain name hasn't escaped the curse.
"Bill Powell Is Alive"!
What should I have called it instead? "Bill Powell Lives"?
First off, this would feature three small l's in a row.
Bill Powell
Mon, May 14, 2012
Can I write without relying on "is"?
Bill Powell
Tue, Feb 8, 2011
Now you can read (or reread) your favorite alternative news satire pieces from my short-lived but immortal "Fabricated Press."
Bill Powell
Tue, Feb 1, 2011
They don't change fundamentally -- they don't sprout mouths and
stomachs. But every year, even a twisted old crone of an apple tree
suddenly decks herself in fresh pink blossoms, like a grandmother
dressed for a wedding.
Bill Powell
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
Vim is the best of both worlds. In theory.
Bill Powell
Thu, Jul 8, 2010
Useful sites for system administrators.
Bill Powell
Mon, Jul 5, 2010
Stop apologizing because you don't know everything about computers.
Bill Powell
Fri, Jul 2, 2010
When I first saw your dad, he was riding across campus on a white horse.
