The enigmatic f-i-n recently visited the Everglades, and brought back a great travelogue. Taking a bike tour of the ‘Glades? I think not, for me anyway. I doubt I could take a bike tour of my neighborhood. And should you be interested, here are my own Everglades photos. Share/Bookmark
I went to a friend’s fiftieth birthday party on Key Biscayne last weekend. The party itself was fine — hey, you must be doing something right if the police grab the mike from your DJ and tell a bunch of middle-aged partiers to vacate the premises or be arrested! — but one of the highlights [...]
When I woke up my first thought was, “Damn, I do not want to go to that funeral home today.” A mixture of depression, frustration, and resignation enveloped me as I struggled out of bed and into the kitchen. I put on the coffee, checked the levels in the cats’ bowls, and staggered into the [...]
Too many things are demanding my attention at the moment to get in a decent update. With luck I’ll be back Sunday night. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. And if you get up early enough on Sunday, look for me at the AIDS Walk. Share/Bookmark
I have a friend who survived the 2005 hurricane season on Wolfgang Puck self-heating coffee. Okay, so that might take care of the mornings, but in those powerless, mosquito-infested evenings, perhaps you’ll want to relax with a can of Miller self-chilling beer. It isn’t going to be cheap, though, more for those with beer tastes [...]
For the last week I’ve been experimenting with the new Google Calendar service. It’s still in beta, which is clear from some aspects, particularly in publishing public events. Nonetheless, it’s got a lot of potential, and it’s worth checking out. In the sidebar I’ve included a couple of links for those of you who might [...]
The anglerfish is well-known among schoolchildren and the aquatically curious for the “fishing pole” extending in front of its mouth, used to catch its prey. It is less well-known for a peculiarity of its biology, wherein the much, much smaller males attach themselves to the females, and then proceed to … well, burrow in permanently. [...]
I’m in the market for some new personal calling cards. Can anyone local recommend a printer and/or designer willing to handle small jobs? We’re not talking about a huge branding job here, just an interesting card for use in my non-corporate identity. If that printer and/or designer is you, so much the better. Leave me [...]
When it first aired I was a fan of The X-Files. Therefore, given the number of DVDs I’ve collected it may be surprising to learn that I had never bought the boxed sets. It wasn’t lack of interest; frankly, $100-140 for each of nine seasons just seemed a touch unreasonable. Now that Fox has released [...]
It’s nice to see that Marc Fest is getting some attention with After Sunrise. It is a textbook example of a great single-purpose site: it has a clear goal; the videos are small, fast-loading, and brief; and it is extremely accessible. It’s always worth the time to visit. Share/Bookmark
You may recall that I’ve been taking care of some kittens. They are growing up quickly (don’t they all?), and this week they took a trip to the vet (along with their mother). In another couple of weeks they will be ready for adoption. I would call that a hint, but frankly, I need to [...]
I’ve spent the last few (very early) mornings sitting on my porch and listening to my neighborhood. For all that it is an old single-family home suburb — built in the 1940s, which makes it Bronze Age by Miami standards — there is a surprising amount of noise, even at 5:30am. There’s the service worker [...]
On Saturday I attended a NWS performance of Steve Reich‘s Drumming, a masterpiece of minimalism. The performance was marvelous, but rather than write my own review let me direct you to Alesh of Critical Miami. He provides some excellent background for the piece, and a good evaluation of the NWS performance itself. Share/Bookmark
Marc Fest is a sharp guy. He’s created some well-regarded web tools, is the communications VP for the New World Symphony, and starts each day by going to Miami Beach with his video camera to capture the sunrise and talk to people who might be around. Admittedly, I live more than Marc’s two blocks from [...]
I need to get out more. So I am trying to untether myself from my offices, and I’d like to be able to perform as many of the standard tasks as possible via WiFi access or WWAN (cellular wireless broadband access). I’ve been investigating some web-based applications, looking for inexpensive and flexible alternatives to MS [...]
I got a phone call this morning from a grip friend. “Hey, where are you? I can see your building from here. Are you near a window?” “No, very few offices here have windows that work. The windows you see from the outside are covered by wallboard on the inside. What are you doing downtown?” [...]
[The following was originally run October, 2001, in a slightly different form. I'm reprinting it now in view of the recent news regarding South Florida shopping carts.] I ran into a new technology at the grocery yesterday, or at least one which I’d not seen before. Near the doors to the store there are large [...]
Such as they are, here are my photos from the 2006 orchid show. Flowers and lizards abound! Share/Bookmark
Hmm, that title has some unfortunate resonance with Flowers for Algernon. Ah, well, I’m sure she’ll understand… As planned, I attended the symphony Saturday evening. The performances were quite good, as usual, with Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun being a standout (in my view). Afterward we went to Miss Yip Chinese Cafe just [...]
After several long weeks — okay, months — of toil, I’m getting in a little r&r; this weekend. Tonight I’ll be attending the symphony again, and tomorrow I’ll be taking my camera over to Fairchild for the International Orchid Festival. Here are last year’s orchid photos, if you are interested. You know, with all this [...]