"Of course, I think it's all grand. And he says she's not mumble?"
"Not in the least. In fact, quite the mumble. She's an extraordinary mumble and might make a good mumble someday."
How infuriating. Just what one dreams will happen. I've always wanted to hear people talk about me, thought Harriet, and now I can't hear it.

—excerpt from Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, 1964

A while back I talked about an interesting blog called Sedalina. I liked the comic book like characters and the interesting writing. Well I clicked back to check a few days ago and she had completely changed the template. No more comic characters! Too bad. I still urge you to go and visit for the writing. She is quite skilled and has a natural style. Real life stuff, dig?

Big Brother is watching you recharge

Bruce Sterling talks about people getting hassled for recharging their notebooks from public outlets!