It's Not Really My Own Little World Anymore

- Or Isn't It?

John Leonard

John Leonard
Location
Shoreline, Washington, US
Birthday
August 12
Title
I think
Bio
I suppose that I should give some sort of Bio - I'm a superannuated Boston transplant to the Seattle area who came out when the bottom fell out of the Telecom industry a few years back. Engineering just ain't what it used to be and it's unlikely it ever will be again. I'll get over it. I've lived here for five years and doubt that I'll ever get used to the west coast. That may not be a bad thing.

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Salon.com
August 19, 2011 09:26PM
“Ah yes, Rick Perry - Michele Bachmann with a Y-chromosome and a wrinkled face. Or, as Jim Hightower described him: George Bush without the intelligence…”
About: Governor Rick Perry: Past is Prologue
August 15, 2011 06:38PM
“Gee and there was a piece on insect eating in this week's New Yorker - it was in favor. And let's not even get started with Andrew Zimmern. I wonder if…”
About: The Difference Between Men and Women
August 14, 2011 10:34PM
“Hi Guys, Boris and Natasha (his littermate, who also lives with us) will be 5 years old on Friday. They're not puppies any longer, but very affectionat…”
About: My First Post
August 13, 2011 11:27PM
“And I'm pretty sure that little girls to feel that in order to be really thought of as successful, they need to scamper about in the altogether. That sh…”
About: Hope Solo Nude
August 13, 2011 11:21PM
“I'm torn, honestly. First of all Catherine, while I understand you feelings, I'm not sure that you have any right to be disappointed. You state that &qu…”
About: Hope Solo Nude
August 13, 2011 11:12PM
“Perry's religious opinions put him (I hope) well out of the mainstream and render him unelectable. My one real concern is that a vanilla Republican, no…”
About: Will Rick Perry's religious beliefs hurt him or help him?
August 07, 2011 10:37PM
“Hi Barry, good to be back. I can't remember my party number, but I think that you're in the right neighborhood. I plan to hang around for awhile and as…”
About: Bokeh
August 07, 2011 10:32PM
“Happily I long ago (none of your business) I found a girl who loved Shakespeare and learned to love the Red Sox. And we found when we moved from the Bos…”
About: I Married a Shakespeare Hater
August 07, 2011 10:24PM
“Somebody pick the poor little guy up and put him on their bed, where he belongs ;-).”
About: Puppy Trying to Sleep at the Bottom of the Stairs [video]
August 07, 2011 10:07PM
“Barry, I have always loved that effect since I first learned how to do it by accident. It's nice to know it has a better name than accentuating-the-sub…”
About: Bokeh
August 07, 2011 09:59PM
“Jane, I do use a "nice throaty ahem", works great. It also works pretty good when my wife uses it on me - coincidence?. I think not.”
About: When It Is Wrong to Say "No!" to the Dog
July 31, 2010 03:40PM
“So obvious, it was just sitting there looking at us the whole time. Rush this idea off to Langley. Now devote yourself to a more practical pursuit - fin…”
About: US Turns to Alumni Officers in Hunt for bin Laden
July 31, 2010 01:41PM
“I don't want to get into embarrassing details, but let's just say that I have reason to know that Steven is right on the money. Especially the "w…”
About: The Paint Whisperer: Disaster and Rescue
July 24, 2010 05:13PM
“... most of the time something works, but sometimes it doesn't ... Sounds like some of the things I used to wake up at 3 AM worrying about back in my so…”
About: Repost Saturday: Birth, death, and the philosophy of science
July 24, 2010 04:11PM
“Imagine that Semmelweis has run an experiment and seen mortality reduced from 12.5% in one month to 11.0% in the next. Ignoring all his other sources o…”
About: Repost Saturday: Birth, death, and the philosophy of science
July 15, 2010 06:04PM
“A good story always needs an encore. Thanks for giving it one.”
About: Owners, Epilogue: Balancing the Egg
July 15, 2010 05:44PM
“Very well done.”
About: Owners: The Verdict
July 15, 2010 05:24PM
“Just a minor nit. "Nauseous" is not a synonym for "nauseated". If you feel ill, you are nauseated, if you make someone else feel il…”
About: Owners: The Missing Piece
July 15, 2010 03:59PM
“God what an asshole. Meaning Mark, of course. Steven, if you've no other plans for him and you do requests, could you arrange for him to meet a painful…”
About: Owners: The Last Temptation of Cindy
July 15, 2010 03:45PM
“I've got a 2+ year-old iPhone (I know, practically an antique). It works no matter how it's held. It's not all sexy an 4G and all, but then neither am…”
About: Apple Face Plant
July 02, 2010 04:03PM
“I hate to say it, but the kid has Romeo nailed. He's such a whiny little snot, I'm always glad when he takes the poison. Too bad Julie didn't know when…”
About: Mo' Fwiday Funnies-Why Teachers Drink
July 02, 2010 03:58PM
“I've never been up the Hudson further than Nyack, I can see I'll need to fix that sometime. The music choices were good enough that interrupted Van Morr…”
About: ART: What I did during my summer in 1972, part two
July 02, 2010 03:49PM
“"here were co-op buildings of the same pre-war vintage, lining the avenues behind them, that would never have let Preston Lomax into their lobbies…”
About: Owners: The Best Thing Ever
July 01, 2010 06:18PM
“"The voice was startling. You expected a baritone rumble, but it was pitched much higher, with a Boston accent that flattened the vowels." A l…”
About: Owners: The Scene of the Crime
June 30, 2010 04:09PM
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAy-men! But be careful what you embrace. Remember the old encounter between John Wiles and the Earl of Sandwich (attributed to others…”
About: Make A New Plan Man, Stay Out Of My Face Ace
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