The Modern Curmudgeon

This is actually probably #3 -- but #2 was so campus specific I don't want to bore you with it just yet.  Yes, I said "just yet" -- because don't get me wrong, I totally want to bore you with it, just not right now.

I moved recently, and in doing so came across a lot of junk I threw away. And a lot of junk I didn't -- some of it from way back when I was a columnist.   So here, for your reading... well, I don't want to say "pleasure" because that would be presumptuous.  So I'll just say here for your reading is the first column I wrote for the Stanford Daily.  Perhaps this will be a series -- because hey, why write when you can have written? If you click on the image below, you'll be able to read a decent-sized, legible copy. And I promise, not all of them are campus-specific.

The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo .

Genius.  Genius.  Genius. I've never been one of the Joss Whedon "fans" -- but I've always respected the guy. But that's mostly, I have to confess, because of "Toy Story" -- which, when you reflect on the guy's body of work is a little sad.  For me, of course, not him.  Because I bet when he reflects on his body of work he's got to be pretty happy.  Especially if he's reflecting on it in a comfy chair in a big house that's someplace nice, maybe it's even a second home -- a vacation house, and he has a nice glass of wine and... sorry.  I digress. In any case, I guess I always just thought of him as a horror/sci-fi guy and never tuned in much because I'm not much of either. But now, because of Dr. Horrible, I'm here to say: I'm a Joss Whedon fan.  I'm going to check out Dollhouse .  And he's officially on -- maybe even at the top of -- my list of people I want to work with. Click on the banner below.  You won't r...

But this is Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new candy bar:

"Reader K's call to Dell tech support for his laptop resulted in the tech helping him break a different computer, then sending him a replacement laptop full of  human pubic hair . After diagnosing a faulty power adapter with K's laptop, the Dell technician asked him to plug the malfunctioning adapter into his other, out-of-warranty Dell to confirm the problem. K was reluctant, but complied, and fried his old laptop in the process. To their credit, Dell offered a replacement; unfortunately, it had a full bush." Other theories I have include the laptop reaching puberty and the laptop being used sort of appropriately (on someone's lap) and sort of not (they were naked at the time). Full story here .

Damen und Herren, we give you... The Cheeseburger In A Can! This, apparently, is for hikers -- hikers whose goal is apparently to counteract whatever health benefits hiking actually gives them. If you're desperate, you can buy it here .  Or, in English, here .