About

Name: Brian Sorrell
Dateline: Riverside, CA
Weblog: www.thebluesmokeband.com
Articles: 20
First Published: Monday, August 29, 2005
Last Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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Brian Sorrell earns his keep as a programmer, furniture maker and web site designer. He uses his training in philosophy on bicycling, audio engineering, sculpture, writing and weekly barbecues. Some of his pursuits are documented in his philosophical works, at theBlueSmokeBand.com and at BriCycle. Share the joy. Play loud.
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  1. A Solitary Man

    — Looking at him is looking into me.

    OPINION in Culture on October 10, 2007

  2. Corporate Freezer Burn: Name Plates

    — For years, we had worked in relative anonymity as we were never given name plates.

    OPINION in Culture on August 11, 2007

  3. Corporate Freezer Burn: Life Among the Cubicles

    — In sum, I can no longer tolerate the stench of microwaved frozen lunches in the break room.

    OPINION in Culture on August 02, 2007

  4. Bicycling Is Not Dangerous: What I've Learned As A Bicycle Commuter

    — Riding on the wrong side of the street, on sidewalks, weaving in and out of cars: these activities make bicycling appear dangerous.

    OPINION in Culture on July 20, 2007

  5. BBQ Tuesday: A Social Revolution In Your Own Backyard

    — We inadvertently brought together a whole lot of people who would never have met one another otherwise.

    OPINION in Tastes on May 18, 2006

  6. How To Spend "The Advanced Energy Initiative" and "The American Competitiveness Initiative"

    — These initiatives are long-overdue commitments to overhauling our attitudes toward energy consumption.

    OPINION in Politics on March 15, 2006

  7. An Odyssey Through Best Buy

    — "Now I lay me down with Kate....", or “AC/DC indeed, young man.”

    OPINION in Culture on March 01, 2006

  8. Split Second Events or The Importance Of Keeping Track Of The Little Things

    — Split-second events have a peculiar way of distorting geometry.

    OPINION in Culture on January 18, 2006

  9. I'm A Programmer, Not A Computer Guy

    — A gentle warning to young or up-and-coming IT professionals: keep your professional identity a secret!

    OPINION in Sci/Tech on January 13, 2006

  10. Analysis of Futile-Making Features Of Human Actions

    — The concept of futility might be that concept that holds the key to a wide range of philosophical puzzles.

    SATIRE in Culture on December 29, 2005

  11. Google: Three Times The Useless Information Of Any Other Search Engine

    — Or: Wikipedia Takes Us Full Circle

    OPINION in Sci/Tech on October 03, 2005

  12. Marriage Ban To Strengthen Family Values

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    SATIRE in Culture on September 27, 2005

  13. Special Action To Increase Responsible Education (SATIRE)

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    SATIRE in Culture on September 26, 2005

  14. Kevin Trudeau Found To Cause Cancer

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    SATIRE in Sci/Tech on September 20, 2005

  15. Conquering Context

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    SATIRE in Politics on September 07, 2005

  16. Ode to Devastation

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    OPINION in Culture on September 07, 2005

  17. What's In A Name: A Journalist's Declaration

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    OPINION in Culture on August 31, 2005

  18. What Is An Argument? (Part One)

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    OPINION in Culture on August 31, 2005

  19. The Great American Oil Spill

    — A long-standing policy of dumping and pressing asphalt on to the Earth's surface unquestionably counts as an oil spill. What makes the act all the

    SATIRE in Culture on August 30, 2005

  20. From Apes? Who Ever Said That?

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    OPINION in Sci/Tech on August 29, 2005

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