Monthly Archives: October, 2009

Spellcheck Serendipity

Time was that if you typed: "I'd like to throttle Bill Gates for his monopolistic business practices" into Microsoft Word and then checked the phrase against...

The Tao of Sporting Punditry

When an accident occurred during an F1 Grand Prix, Murray Walker, the motor racing commentator would sometimes tell the audience "we can't see what's...

News is No News

If I told you what I did today, you probably would be left unimpressed. Rather obviously, I spent a part of today writing...

Humble Bill Says No Nobble Of Nobel

Yesterday I received another letter from Prince Karl Zeis, member of the royal house of Delfthia, and long-time fan of Halfthoughts. Prince Karl...

Lily Allen: The New Arthur Scargill

Enjoy this blog as a podcast here or at iTunes. George Orwell wrote about Salvador Dali: "One ought to be able to hold in one's head...

About Halfthoughts

This website showcases content created by Eric Priezkalns, who also uses the pen name Ray Blank when writing science fiction. It includes stories, essays, poems, short films and audio recordings.