Brian Gongol
- If anyone's ever accused you of having something other than blood running through your veins, it may soon be true. Technology appears to be also on the verge of bringing us prefab airplanes and the answer to what happens when the Universe ends. But apparently there's some reason to second-guess your doctor if he or she tries to tell you how soon you'll end. (6.19.2001)
- Online magazines have their own particular flavors, but one has to respect e-zines that lay their editorial slants out on the line. Fortunately for our reading pleasure, their subjects range from the ridiculous to the sublime (and international). They're often at their best when they criticize other media or put imagined problems into perspective. You'll soon be able to surf the Web while flying, and I don't mean in the Cheech and Chong sense. Economics to nonsense, all within a click. Wow. (6.17.2001)
- Beware, fighter pilots! Radar developers are out to get you. But please be happy about going to school. (6.15.2001)
- A very lucky kid who was almost killed when hit by a bad pitch in a Little League game survived because police cars are equipped with defibrillators in his Chicago suburb. You have to love how small improvements in technology can deliver such great results for people. So spend, save, and keep the economy growing. Lots of people need to quit the pharmaceutical recreation and realize that it's trade that makes people better off. (6.15.2001)
- All political science has come to an end: Papa Smurf's Communist credentials are being weightily discussed on the Web. This photo of President Clinton is oddly compelling, though. Some people might be just a little eager to find a link, though. Lighten up a bit! (6.14.2001)
- Somebody go check the space-time continuum. Bozo the Clown is going off the air, the Cubs are having a good season, and books are still being banned in the U.S. (6.13.2001)
- Someone has finally learned how to take the "paper" out of newspaper. That's refreshing. What's not refreshing is that there's a company making a slot machine based on Survivor...which makes about as much superficial sense as a company worth less on paper than it has in the bank or a major cabbie strike. Yeesh. (6.12.2001)
- It's a stable day in the Universe when both Bobby McFerrin (of "Don't Worry...Be Happy" fame) and I have our own websites. (And don't think people aren't keeping tabs on the Universe for fun and profit.) (6.1.2001)