A “Gideon” Experience
I can’t speak in detail about it, but yesterday offered me some clarity and insight into current goings-on in my life. I completely whiffed on an important step in pursuit of an opportunity about which I already had a great…
Tag Observations
I Must Have Missed The Memo
At some point over the last 6 months or so, Congress must have passed a resolution mandating that Fort Minor’s “Remember the Name” be used in anything even remotely resembling advertising for programs, movies or games involving football in any…
Thank YOU, Mr. Spammer, For The Confidence Boost
I check my Akismet queue each morning and note, usually with some amusement, the lengths to which spammers seem to be going in order to try to hawk their pornography, stock “tips” and manhood-enhancing wares on my site. Some opt…
What’s Japanese For “Doesn’t Translate Well Into English”?
It most likely starts with “Eego wa” and ends in, well, this: See, the team behind the Firefox browser is trying to boost Japanese usage of the browser, so they held a little competition to make the mascot a bit…
Bachelorblogging, Day 1
I dropped my wife and child off at the Philadelphia airport this morning at 6:45, meaning that I had to get up at the unholy time of 4:30. The reason for the early departure time? Our assistant pastor graciously offered…
Postgame Laughter
The Eagles’ humiliating chokefest would have been far more entertaining to Yours Truly were it not for two incovenient facts: I have Donovan McNabb as my starting fantasy quarterback – I needed more points out of Ol’ Foot Tosser I…
I’d Best Be Working Some Overtime, Then.
I have to admit, I’ve started to become a bit of an Apple fanboy in the wake of my Powerbook/MacBook Pro conversion, but even if I hadn’t started down the road to Macdom, I still would have lusted after an…
Air America: Apparently Even Liberals Think Liberal Radio Stinks
Air America, long on the financial ropes, is apparently about to declare bankruptcy. I can’t say that I’m particularly surprised or saddened to see it go, although it probably means that Al Franken will be back at his former position:…
It’s In The Air, Man! The Internet’s IN The AIR!
I’m sitting in an NTB waiting for the service techs to finish patching up a seeping flat, typing away on my MacBook Pro, posting courtesy of the mega-sweet Verizon Wireless V640 Express Card. My employer has been buying the PCMCIA…
Things You Don’t Want To Hear On Your Commute, As Uttered By A Frantic Wife
“Your son is bleeding from the mouth because he jumped face-first off the couch. Please come back home.” (paraphrased)
