Half-Mind Weblog

Recently an area hash published a Who’s Coming list for a weekend event.  The list contained hash names and real names.  I emailed the organizers, suggesting they delete the real names from the list, and they agreed to do it. Why the concern?  Well . . . Southern Arizona hashers have not experienced, thank Gispert, [...]

Update (7/26/10): I cross-posted a hash list letter from MTM, a frequent InterHash attendee who offers additional insights into the voting process at Kuching. Update (7/14/10): Not sure why I didn’t think of this earlier, but if Asian hashers are determined to keep InterHash in their neck of the woods, they’ll overwhelm the vote again [...]

More hash list madness.  Some hashers are trying to drum up interest in an upcoming event to be held in Virginia in July, but the event itself does not involve hashing, just drinking and drinking games. What is the hash list for, if not for debating the great issues of hashing? Yet another sad day [...]

From: (name withheld) Subject: immature hashers To: Flying Booger Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 6:53 AM I am wondering, have you ever blogged about adult hashers throwing food/napkins, etc. at an on-afters?  There is a bunch of hashers in our kennel that end up throwing stuff at every on-after . . . and I HATE [...]

In yesterday’s post, I commented on an email someone sent me about Phil Kirkland’s famous quote: “If you’ve half a mind to try hashing, that’s all you’ll need.” Re-reading the message, something else catches my eye. The message, addressed to regional and national hash directory webmasters, contains a proposal to adopt a standardized set of [...]

A better title for these posts might have been Fear & Loathing in San Diego, but what the hell . . . I’m sticking with Witch Hunt in SoCal, because that’s what it is. A few days have passed since the initial hysteria, which I blogged about here.  Hashers have pulled photos and personal information [...]

Like many hashers, I’m interested in our origins and history.  I read everything I can get my hands on.  When I go to interhashes, I seek out experienced hashers and ask them for their take on things.  I’ve swilled beer and talked trash with old-timers around the world, including Ian Cumming, Bill Panton, and Magic [...]

A hasher's nightmare A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about what I thought was a mean-spirited post on our local hash email list: a hasher gave another hasher shit about getting a DUI. My post is titled Hubris, because the giver of shit is a drinker too, and as far as I can see, [...]