50/50 Chance of Salvation
(July 21, 2003)
For some unknown reason, amber and I started receiving the Oriental Trading Company catalog about a year ago. Our fates... >>

Nation's 2nd Richest Man Wants to Pay More Taxes
(May 21, 2003)
Is there anything more stunning than a member of the super-rich clammoring, nay, begging, not to be given a huge... >>

"Enhanced" Experience
(May 07, 2003)
Via metafilter comes a link to Microsoft U.K.'s upcoming endeavor to enhance the public's poo-ing experience. Unless this is a... >>

Yeah, right
(March 03, 2003)
"But after all the careful planning, the masterminds were undone, the authorities claim, when they threw bags with compromising material... >>

Where was I when this
(February 08, 2002)
Where was I when this happened? And why didn't someone stop it? More to the point, who's the guy on... >>

A rather amusing email exchange
(November 30, 2001)
A rather amusing email exchange (not mine, unfortunately) From: xxxxxx@xxxx.com To: yyyyyyy@yyyy.com Subject: Refusal to offer employment I have not... >>

Bad Idea
(October 09, 2001)
Something tells me that this is a bad idea. Not all problems call for open source solutions. A freely available... >>

Chris Locke and others
(October 05, 2001)
Chris Locke and others often talk about companies learning to speak with voice. This Message from Warren Buffett reminds us... >>

Why is it
(September 26, 2001)
Why is it that those institutions that might once have played an extraordinary role in keeping the conversation going are... >>

kottke.org links to a Suck.com article
(September 21, 2001)
kottke.org links to a Suck.com column written in the wake of the U.S.S. Cole attack. It seems all the more... >>

A speech
(September 14, 2001)
A speech delivered by the late Canadian journalist Gordon Sinclair in 1973 is currently making the rounds. Apparently, many people... >>

Salon.com
(September 13, 2001)
Salon.com carries a rather level headed commentary on the terrorist attacks, and the ways in which the Arab world is... >>

K5 features a discussion
(September 10, 2001)
K5 features a discussion of a Wired article that details a new bill to be offered up in Congress this... >>

My local Starbucks
My local Starbucks (cookies required, sorry) is running a 30th anniversary promo where, for $30, you get a coffee tumbler... >>