Month: January 2007

  • Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me

    Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me

    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…

  • My Own Hell to Raise

    My Own Hell to Raise

    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…

  • Permapuppy

    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): 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:

  • Austin, via Houston, via Memphis, via Boston . . .

    Austin, via Houston, via Memphis, via Boston . . .

    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.

  • Terminal A, Logan Airport, Thursday Night, 9:45pm

    Terminal A, Logan Airport, Thursday Night, 9:45pm

    Testing out the “Sepia” function in the camera phone in my Samsung i607 (Cingular Blackjack).

  • Manna Vegetarian Cafe, Cincinnati

    Manna Vegetarian Cafe, Cincinnati

    Had a great lunch at Manna Vegetarian Deli in downtown Cincinnati. (map)

  • Eating Vegan at the Westin Cincinnati

    So I’m in Cincinnati, Ohio, this week for work. (map) I flew in Tuesday night. After the “Northern Kentucky Regional Airport” and their no cabs without first getting a taxi request slip from the desk inside the airport – which took me a few minutes to figure out, and a $25 cab ride into Cincinnati,…

  • Podcast Favorites –  Coverville

    Podcast Favorites – Coverville

    It’s not exactly an obscure podcast, and it won’t win me any Indie cred, but it was one of the first I subscribed to and actually listened to on a regular basis: Brian Ibbott’s Coverville.

  • This time with feeling

    Alright, let’s try this one again. I started tried to start two blogs at once back in May of 2006 – this one, and Open Parenthesis. I did pretty well on Open Parenthesis – not trying to do multiple posts-per-day or anything, but at least it is a real live blog. This one’s been dead…