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November 15 2009
Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese To purchase this book from Amazon.com, click here. True believers have been trying to pin down the apocalypse since angels first visited the Apostle John on Patmos, a crazy evening 1,900 years ago that included a few too many late-night chili-dogs. Some of these prognosticators of man’s… read moreNovember 07 2009
Humorality.com, Tim Patrick’s humor site, is now a member of Humorfeed.com, one of the most popular satirical news feeds on the Internet. More than a simple humor site, Humorfeed offers daily articles and links from dozens of the net’s best humorists, all bundled up in a convenient and tasty RSS… read moreHumorality.com Article Now In Print
August 29 2009
One of Humorality.com’s recent humor articles, “Cash-for-Clunkers Expands to Include Elderly,” was reprinted in September 2009 issue of The Humor Times, a humor publication distributed in the Sacramento area. The monthly newspaper is also available at newsstands elsewhere, for direct order through their web site, or you can subscribe to… read moreAugust 15 2009
Tired of the same old boring news? Worried that the talking heads will give you nightmares? Worried that nightmares will give you talking heads? Now you can wipe these fears away with the new headline service from Humorality.com: Humor Flash. Humor Flash takes the latest news from all around the world,… read moreHow I Lost the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
July 30 2009
Now in its twenty-seventh year, this international fiction contest draws thousands of submissions from dark and stormy typewriters across the globe, each with a single purpose: to craft the worst possible opening sentence to the worst possible imaginary novel. read moreJuly 23 2009
The sponsors of the Internet would like to take a moment to introduce you to a new humor web site, Humorality.com. A spendid site for humorous news and social commentary, Humorality.com is suitable for those who are the life of the party, as well as those who prefer to sit… read moreObama Selects Justice with Experiences
May 27 2009
President Obama, whose experience as a member of his high school’s varsity basketball team gave him a unique perspective on the difficulties that “big and tall” members of American society have, announced his replacement for outgoing Supreme Court justice David Souter, a man who, due to his lack of television… read moreMay 20 2009
Some friends of mine (Kay Amano and Masayuki Hisa) developed a series of cute videos designed to promote Los Angeles area businesses among Japanese-speaking television viewers. The five videos are called “Magicbell Brothers,” and follow the travails of two space alien hand puppets sent to earth and forced to visit… read moreMay 15 2009
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been enjoying the writings of Tim Patrick for many years. Sadly, your enjoyment has been limited to Tim’s mother tongue of English, since his publishers did not see fit to include a universal translator in each published work. Now there is good news for foreign… read moreFormer MS Office chief plans upgrade in space
March 27 2009
Former Microsoft executive Charles Simonyi blasted into orbit today as part of the latest Russian Soyuz space mission, carrying with him a bundle of important software enhancements for the ailing systems on the International Space Station. During his two-week stay in the weightless environment, Simonyi will install new versions of… read moreObama Replaces Cabinet with Entertainment Center
March 23 2009
In an afternoon press conference in Atlanta, Georgia, President Barack Obama today announced the replacement of his cabinet with a solid-oak entertainment center. The announcement came just after a speech discussing the difficult time that Atlanta residents have had due to the fires set by Union troops, a speech which… read moreMarch 18 2009
Last weekend, my wife and I were invited by a magician-friend to have dinner at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The Castle is a private club for professional and amateur illusionists who need an escape when their I-will-now-make-my-teenagers-act-normal trick fails to work. The “World Famous Hollywood Magic Castle” is located… read moreMarch 12 2009
Last week I flew to Seattle to attend the Microsoft MVP 2009 Summit for its selected MVPs (”Most Valuable Professionals”) . Don’t let the fancy name fool you. Although those in attendance are most valuable to Microsoft, and despite what you may have heard, the MVPs are still fed buffet… read moreMarch 07 2009
Since 1991, Visual Basic has held the hand of new and experienced programmers as they meandered their way through the minefield of Windows application development. That’s why we here at Microsoft are pleased to announce some of the exciting changes included in the upcoming release of Visual Basic 2010. These… read moreMarch 07 2009
Since 1991, Visual Basic has held the hand of new and experienced programmers as they meandered their way through the minefield of Windows application development. That’s why we here at Microsoft are pleased to announce some of the exciting changes included in the upcoming release of Visual Basic 2010. These… read moreAlso find Tim on:
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