03/19/2008
Credit long overdue (in thoughts on life)
As I role into Week 4 of the flu (somewhat better, but not really well, y'know whumsayin'?), I see where I stumbled into the new blog design without pointing out the fabulousness of the people at Gyro who made it happen. Michael Feldman can b ... Read More
03/02/2008
And no chewing gum on the bandstand, either (in thoughts on life)
So of course, right about the time the new website design becomes operative, I come down with the flu, which I still have, in a fairly bad way. Phooey. Plus, the elaborate new behind-the-scenes controls for the site makes me feel like I'm gra ... Read More
02/11/2008
That humbling thing (in thoughts on life)
Well, didn't I think I was so clever, finding those corn mazes and crop circles. Ha. Flip wrote me back with a compliment on the post, and by the way, had I seen this blog DEVOTED to crop circle posts, with a list of the best of 2007, man ... Read More
02/08/2008
The wonders of the Internet, pt. 8,521.6 (in thoughts on life)
Before I get back to my standard ranting and raving about government, politics, economics, music, and the weather, I wanted to share this enlightening bit of business. On my office computer, I have as a desktop image a gorgeous color picture ... Read More
01/14/2008
Hot library smut (in thoughts on life)
This won't appeal to everyone, but if you're the sort of person who salivates in used bookstores (and I'm that person) you may be quite interested in this incredible volume of gorgeous photographs by Candida Hofer. This comes our way courtesy ... Read More
11/29/2007
The formerly nonexistent RSS feed for this site (in thoughts on life)
Do you think I even know what the heck RSS is? Rest assured, I do not. So when I got a message yesterday from nomig, saying lovely things about the blog but pointing out that my "RSS feed was no longer validating," I sprang right into action ... Read More
11/19/2007
Accumulation Creep, Pt. 2 (in thoughts on life)
As the wife and I prepare for The Great Thanksgiving Roadtrip - laundering, packing, placating clients - I view with some alarm the lengthening list of bookmarks bulging out of my browser. Since I doubt I'll be posting again until next week beca ... Read More
11/16/2007
Studs Terkel at 95 (in thoughts on life)
I'm a fan of Studs Terkel. "I have, after a fashion, been celebrated for having celebrated the lives of the uncelebrated among us; for lending voice to the face in the crowd." When I started this blog, one of the first recommendations I m ... Read More
11/15/2007
Accumulation Creep Pt. 1 (in thoughts on life)
Too much stuff backing up, and I'm tryng to clear the decks before The Thanksgiving Trip To The Rural Relations. So here (with a few brief asides) are some links you might want to follow: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin i ... Read More
10/24/2007
A quick post while packing and running around like mad (updated) (in thoughts on life)
Of course, as soon as the crew at Best Kept Secret book me on a weekend tour of Italy, the people at Gyro enlist me on a job that deadlines on the day I leave. I'm not complaining; I'm just saying. So while attempting to tune up my gear for ... Read More