I'll have my war after all.

The C-17 banks hard, twisting through the air in an approach toward Bagram Air Force Base. This is something I was expecting, not so much for the rest of the plane. There are two across from me who appear to be seriously considering an escalation of force against the last meal we ate in Kuwait. The plane slams into the ground, engines roaring into reverse thrust and jostling cargo and passenger alike.

I think I knew…

Also known as 'the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon', 'Diegogarcity', or 'Plate o' Shrimp', it's one of the little weirdnesses of life and of cognitive function.

You learn about or hear of something seemingly obscure for the first time, and you go, "Huh."

Then, within the next few days, you encounter it again in another context, maybe even multiple times. This time, you go, "Huh. Weird." It's everywhere all of a sudden. What? What's going on here?

The phenomenon…

Google Wave is Google's attempt to blast every other communication framework out there into the dust. Will it be that successful? I doubt it, but it's still gonna be making waves (ha ha pun) for several years.

If you don't feel like watching the intensely long video that Google recorded when it debuted the software at its I/O conference back in May of 2009, you're in luck. I'm gonna describe Wave to you, though it will probably be a…

This winter's afternoon, I sit
here in my third-floor, lacquer-washed
little glass box.

The boss is away, and there is
just enough work, if I forget
the filing, to fill
half
the time until five.

(I find, somehow, that I can
always forget the filing.)

And so, I write.

When I'm done, I will take
these shaped-and-crafted,
thoughtful words,
and print them…