I work from home today… it seems now is the time strange women with their children gather outside the den window of my apartment to await a bus… that doesn’t seem to actually stop here. Afternoon kindergarten, I would wager, but two school busses drive past them on the inner drive of the complex without…
Category: ramblings
Sky Captain and the Playing Cards of Tomorrow
Is this, or is this not, the lamest promotional item evar? When I picked up the DVD at Costco for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (for educational purposes, mind you), it said, “Free Sky Captain Playing Cards Inside!” When I opened the long box, I saw the card in the image on top…
Small Children + Outings = Fun for the Whole Family!
Oh, did I say “fun?” I meant “illness.” I haven’t been online or talked to anyone (aside from a few fact-finding missions from the office) since late Sunday night now, because I have been seriously ill with whatever the rest of the family had last week. So many, many hours in front of the TiVo…
Thanksgiving Fixin’s
I got into an interesting discussion with several people yesterday about what unique dishes they always have at their Thanksgiving table. My family always had the usual fare of mashed potatoes, gravy, bread stuffing and the seemingly ubiquitous “yam bake” made with sweet potatoes and marshmallows. I remember there also being celery, sweet pickles, dinner…
Too Close to Call
Jeez— how late am I gonna have to stay up to see if I can sleep well tonight?
Sox Win
Those of you who know me, know that I don’t follow sports. I’m interested, in at least a theoretical way, with playing sports, but not really with sitting down and watching them. Somehow, I find it hard to feel the empathy and irrational sense of empowerment that comes with a very special brand of obsessive-compulsive…
Oreilly’s Mac OS X Conference
For folks who have the good fortune of being able to go to the Oreilly’s Mac OS X Conference, but haven’t signed up yet, I have a 30% off discount code for you, courtesy of the Inside Mac Radio show. First you have to be an Apple employee, or an Apple Developer connection member (if…