Rantopia

formerly: The Semi-Agnostic Pedestrian Theatre of the Aggressively Confused Somnambulist

1996.11.20

Last updated: 2020.01.08

These are random muses, essays, and rants written at random times about random subjects as the mood strikes me. I enjoy writing, sometimes just for the heck of it, so these pages are a bit of an ego trip for me (like your home page isn't). Some are the result of more thought than others. Try thinking of it as a kind of talk radio show, only done less regularly, and by someone who occasionally actually knows what he's talking about.

Listed by date of original authorship, most recent first. Be aware that some of these are quite old; the performance may seem dated today. In the case of exceptionally old performances, a postscript has been added to bring the essay up to date.

Available Performances

• 1999.02.24: Adventures in Graphics Drivers
• 1996.11.01: By Reading This Article, You Agree To Subscribe To This Magazine for 25 Years...: Shrinkwrap Licenses: Threat or Menace?
• 1996.08.19: It Wasn't Just a Coffee Shop, Dammit!: Requiem for Another Dear Friend
• 1996.02.21: The Least We Can Do...: You've Been Standing There How Long? Geez, Where Was My Mind?
• 1996.01.27: You're Wrong! But Then, So Am I
• 1995.12.30: The Secular Crusades of the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century: Ever Get The Feeling You're Wasting Your Life?
• 1995.08.08: Requiem for a Dear Friend
• 1995.08.08: Why Are All The Pretty Ones Evil?: Film Exec's Manhood Trivially Threatened By Womanhood
• 1995.03.19: Digital Sculptures: Brave New World at Odds with Craven Old World
• 1994.12.27: WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?: Bob Newhart Telephones The Future