Archive for January, 2007

Another favorite podcast of mine is a show co-produced byChicago Public Radio and NPR called Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me.
Self-described as “the oddly informative news quiz,” the show takes a humorous spin on the week’s news, involving a panel of comedic talent (regulars include Roy Blount, Jr, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce, PJ O’Rourke, Mo Rocca, [...]

Bettye Lavette’s I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise came out back in 2005, but it’s been stuck on repeat mode in my home office for the last few days. (Not literally stuck, of course - it’s all digital now, and I could change it if I want, but can’t bring myself to).

Bettye’s been in [...]

From a promo for Michael Crichton’s Next comes this ad, featuring a cavalier king charles spaniel (we have two at our house just like this one):
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1LB09U6k7Q]
You can find this and related products at the NextGenCode website.

Wish I could have been there

A long time ago I had a client in New Haven, and spent a fair amount of time there - walking by the New Haven Colliseum on the way from the train into town.
I wish I could have been there for this:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NjSiL3w9O0]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFveqdLhlm4]

I’m visiting the new Optaros office in Austin this week. Who knew it could be so challenging to get between two major US cities?
There was really no direct flight that was going to make this easy.