I heard this just now; Non Regional Diction. It was in the context of a woman trying to break into the man's world of TV news in the 70's. It was something she had to practice.It reminded me of a memory, and a story.When I ws growing up, the dominant foreign culture around me was British. Of the people my family socialized with, the accent I...

My first memory of Star Trek is sitting on the yellow plush carpet of my next door neighbours house at 6pm, watching Kirk, Spock, Bones and the gang. I think I remember it was a Song Trinatron, maybe the one with the square pixels, although that may be a random memory from somwhere else.I went to a creation con in Buffalo with some friends. Over...

I had an idea while watching TV again. I'm glad I have a PVR so I can pause, and write.My idea was for a new kind of social web site / blog site.I understand that a lot of creative people, lack the kind of creativity to write, simply because they think they can't, because when they try, they have no topic, or no goal. They can't just start...