Category Archives: Entertainment

Taking Back the Shadows

Posted on March 4, 2014 by joegergen

  Twilight. I’ve always thought that was a captivating word. Right up there with gloaming and dusk. Maybe it’s their dark personas. Perhaps tied to my desire to disappear into the shadows. It’s a good word. But then came this … Continue reading →

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One Does Not Simply Walk into the Polar Vortex

Posted on March 1, 2014 by joegergen

  Brrr! My Santa Claus coffee mug stares at me across my desk: a cold, lifeless stare out of corner of his eye. I fear his stare is doing more than just draping icicles off my heart. I fear he … Continue reading →

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Stuck in Waiting Room Hell

Posted on February 28, 2014 by joegergen

  No one wants to be sitting in an Urgent Care waiting room. You wouldn’t choose to be there unless you or someone you know is having health issues. Yes, I am sure there are people who enjoy this, and … Continue reading →

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Methane Wars: Trying to Sell Complexity

Posted on February 21, 2014 by joegergen

Short and sweet. That’s what I’d like to say about a book I finished last year, “Methane Wars” A Fable.” But what it really turns out to be is short and dense with ideas. Makes it difficult to both describe … Continue reading →

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Turning the Tables on a Bloody Valentine’s Day Revenge

Posted on February 17, 2014 by joegergen

  It’s so red. My blood that is. The blood that has come pouring from my nose twice today. I blame Valentine’s Day for taking its revenge on me after mocking it the other day. These mocking come with a … Continue reading →

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BitterCoin: Trading in Bitterness

Posted on February 15, 2014 by joegergen

Dealing in currency is rough business. Bitcoin, the darling of electronic currency, has taken some hits recently over money laundering accusations and glitches in its transaction software.  A favorite among black markets and drug dealers, Bitcoin attracts a tough crowd. … Continue reading →

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Hiding from My Bloody Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2014 by joegergen

It’s so easy to hate on Valentine’s Day. Which of course is funny because it’s the day of “love.” We all know it’s all commercial and been bought out by jewelry companies, florists and chocolatiers. It’s capitalism at its best. … Continue reading →

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The Future of Paste: All for One and One for All

Posted on January 21, 2014 by joegergen

I’m pretty sure I don’t often notice packaging failures. But this morning when I went to grab the tooth paste and grabbed the hand lotion instead, I realized I had encountered a packaging failure. What was this packaging failure, you … Continue reading →

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Halliburton and the Off World

Posted on January 17, 2014 by joegergen

  The future is closer than you think.  I know this because I was in oil boom country in North Dakota last week. The activity there is crazy. This is the land of fracking after all. I was driving one evening … Continue reading →

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One Lamp to Rule Them All

Posted on January 8, 2014 by joegergen

What possessed you to make an Eye of Sauron lamp? That was a question someone asked when I showed them the finished product. I loved that question. Partially because it had no detectable mockery of my nerdery, but mostly because … Continue reading →

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