Category Archives: geekery

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  People Who Shouldn’t Write Your Website, Part I

  Posted on June 30, 2010 by gigigriffis in geekery, oops, writing

  The Tech Department Case in Point#1 An error message on a slide projector: “The lamp is waste a duration life. Please change the lamp.” Case in Point #2 A sentence straight out of the user manual for a content management system: “Media and data works much like Microsoft Window in that you right like to [...]

  
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  Wines: Spain, Colorado, France

  Posted on June 28, 2010 by gigigriffis in bonappetite, geekery

  More wine updates compliments of my year of new wines: 1. While in Texas, I tried a French Sauvignon Blanc called Henri Bourgeois. It was citrusy and tart, as you’d expect, but also (unexpectedly) thick. 2. Then there’s Lorinon Rioja, a Tamarillo from Rioja, Spain. It’s deep, rich and full of cherry flavor. Yum. 3. [...]

  
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  Sauvs, Pinots & Gruner Veltliner

  Posted on April 14, 2010 by gigigriffis in geekery

  After three months of trying a new wine (or two, or seventeen) each month, I’d like to share my findings with you. Since you are all also, by extension, huge wine snobs. January: The North & The South January began with the goal of trying German or Austrian wine(s). First there was a Gewurztraminer from [...]

  
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  How to Alienate Your Fans

  Posted on April 11, 2010 by gigigriffis in geekery

  A few months ago I was introduced to a friend of a friend who is a musician. She was nice and we had a fine conversation. And one day later, she had requested me as a Facebook friend. I responded with a yes. And each week since then I have received a request to fan [...]

  
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  Mythological Scandals & Restraining Orders

  Posted on March 3, 2010 by gigigriffis in geekery

  1. Interestingly enough, a number of Celtic scholars believe that Merlin (originally Myrddin) was the god worshiped at Stonehenge. Rather than being merely Arthur’s seer and mentor, the Merlin of the initial mythology appears to be the sun god, or something akin to the Greek Zeus. If they did believe this, it would make sense [...]

  
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  Samhain & The Evil Eye

  Posted on February 28, 2010 by gigigriffis in geekery

  Since I am reading Celtic Myth and Legend and since you are reading me, I thought that by some sort of blog osmosis, I should introduce you to some fascinating things I’m learning. Perhaps one of the reasons I love this mythology is that it is set in green, wet England, Wales, Ireland. Another reason [...]

  
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