Author: hmelton

I stumbled across a Wired article about hoax gadgets which was mildly amusing — until they included dowsing as #10 on their list. I think the author ran out of time or something, because it didn’t even fit the rest of the article. But boy did it trigger a firestorm of comments! Since dowsing is… Continue reading Dowsing for Argument

For more years than I care to remember, I’ve been writing in manuscript format. With its wide margins and double-spacing, I’m quite comfortable with it. So when I found I had to convert that format into the book format that everyone else in the world uses, I have been suffering a learning curve. I’ve converted… Continue reading Book Format vs Manuscript Format

I wasn’t able to check my email when I stopped for lunch at the Taylor Dairy Queen. The reason this is worthy of comment is that this is the very first instance since I bought my iPhone three weeks ago that I haven’t been able to whip out my phone and check email or browse… Continue reading No Email in Dairy Queen