Brief but heartwarming.
I just wanted to say how nice it is to be able to see friends from 5,000 miles away once in a while. That is all; you may now return to your Various Labours.
Throw your fedora in the ring.
Brian Pepple graciously stepped up, and you should consider doing it too. Do you feel you have more to offer Fedora than just a pretty face and good code/docs/handshaking/pitching/etc.? Want to be involved in thorny decision making and interesting idea volleying? Have a little bit of extra time you hadn’t …
Daddy’s day in.
Sure, anyone can just sleep in on Fathers Day, but me? I helped my lovely bride out by going through a whirlwind of cleaning this morning. I did get a cute card from Evie that read: happy Grouchy Father’s Day! scram! Following this was a small emblem of Oscar the …
Defending the indefensible?
Come on, Boing Boing, you guys have crossed the line from silly to tiresome. Watch the long-form video and at about the 1:02 mark or so, you can CLEARLY see the woman pulling out a container and emptying it on the floor, as is stated in the report. You can …
Leaving the ’70s behind.
Tidbits like this make me really excited about future desktop work like this.
Rice rockets.
Saké. As part of my saké/soju sojourn, I did a little light readin on ur interwebz about different grades and methodologies regarding saké. Enough, apparently, that I now feel it appropriate to pretentiously use the “é” character in the word saké — hey, at least I’m not saying “é??.” So …
The long, delirious burning blue.
Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-117) is well underway after a typically terrific liftoff. I don’t care how many times they’ve done it — I’m constantly amazed by the folks at NASA and these inspiring missions. Every single one rests on the skills and courage of a crew of fearless adventurers. They’re …
If it’s too loud, you’re too old.
Yesterday I turned 37 and got a bunch of swell gifts, including a previously-mentioned gift certificate from friends, with which I bought some good music. My wife and kids got me some additional great stuff, including the “new” Elliott Smith album, the latest by The Shins, and a collection of …
Six degrees of Jon Brion.
So it looks like just about anything to which Jon Brion can be connected, even indirectly, is pretty much great by definition. Sure, there’s the easy links like Aimee Mann, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I didn’t know until yesterday that my favorite musical supergenius …
All celebrated out.
My friend and long time musical partner Rich had a big 40th birthday bash at his house yesterday. Lots of people brought their families. Rich had made a heck of a stage in his backyard complete with luau decorations and lighting. I brought PA, and got there early to set …