Archive for March, 2005

Now A Word From Our Sponsors

Sunday, March 20th, 2005

Saw Sideways tonight with sis. Notable was the price: $10.25… and the number of commercials: 7. It seems the prices have gone up along with the number of commercials. What’s coming down?… the quality of the pictures?

Well, actually this movie was OK. I like dialogue/character driven movies and this is one. The plot […]

Visualize the News

Saturday, March 19th, 2005

Thanks to Jay for the tip on tenbyten

This cool little application is possible because we are getting more sophisticated about what we put on the world wide web. The internet is playing host to much more these days than simple web pages. In the early days, if you ever looked at the html […]

Green Beer

Thursday, March 17th, 2005

Happy St. Patrick’s day from Boston. Yes, the green beer is a’floin’ don’t ya’ know and it’s a sunny 45 degree day. On my way to work I saw several leprechauns and a some bagpipers. (There was at least one bag-piping leprechaun, I think, too) Although you might think Boston the place to celebrate […]

Are You Mighty in the Middle?

Tuesday, March 15th, 2005

Back in June, before the election, I posted on the loud noises coming from the right and the left… and posited that many of us actually exist in the middle. If you find yourself turning red or blue depending on the issue, then, according to the Mighty Middle you are not alone. This […]

Squirrely Lick

Monday, March 14th, 2005

My squirrel buddy, Nutsy, stopped by today to tell me that he’s sick of consuming non-liquid water and would appreciate a thaw in Boston.

Photo courtesy of l3xy.

Tell Google Where to Go

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

This is pretty cool…

Use it when you visit me in Boston.

Reflecting on Europe

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

Although I’m back stateside and happy to be sleeping in my own bed, it was really fantastic to visit Europe again after such a long time. Europe, for me, is more out-of-sight-out-of-mind than absence-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder. That said, having gone, I really found myself enjoying the simple experience of being there. Everything is becoming so homogonous […]

Cannabis and Canals

Saturday, March 12th, 2005

I’m on the last leg of the dykstranet European tour here in Amsterdam. I have a new favorite place to stay here called the Banks Mansion. It’s about 100 Euro less than the local Marriott and is 100% more comfortable and friendly. The lobby is very posh with recessed sculptures and a […]