Meryl's Notes Blog

Add a whale and a dolphin to get a wholphin, which is a cross between a booklet and a DVD. The talented folks behind McSweeney’s is the guilty party behind this as reported in Wholphin, a Journal Cast Against Type — On DVD.

I remember a kids’ computer magazine that came on a diskette (the 5.25″ kind). It was cool, but pricey.

Guardian Unlimited ponders the future of printed books and how e-books impact them. For me, I still want my printed books. I don’t want to read everything on a screen. Plain ol’ paper is still a treat.

From the sponsor: I found a couple of lost dogs last week and one of them didn’t have a pet tag. The other did, but no address. It was fun standing there in the cold and having my husband call the owner. Pet tags are important even if you think your dog can’t get out. Things happen.