30 April 2007

I an I

“Some yute deh bout di place whe wi hear seh gone di nex way. Wi neva actually ketch dem, but wi hear from good source who si dem out a road a par wid man weh known as ‘fish’. Dem nuh nuff still eno, but dem affi lef to, wi nuh want none a dem [...]

Pub Service Announcement

Those of you with an appreciation for the finest libation ever created will be interested in this upcoming event. Rob from Gifted Rums has allowed me to share this e-mail message with the general public. We are pleased to announce a special series of Gifted Rums tasting events in Coral Gables, beginning Tuesday, May 8th, [...]

29 April 2007

The legions of the damned die not

Above is the headline from a recent bit of spam which clawed its way into my inbox. It’s remarkably apropos. In the meaningless trivia department, I needed to go to CompUSA toady to pick up a replacement hard drive. While waiting for service I tried out a couple of the demo machines, and fired up [...]

28 April 2007

Progress Report

Okay, where are we now? Co-producing an awards show? Done. Taking care of six cats with bronchitis? Recovered. Conducting annual performance evaluations for my staff? Completed (with raises). Beta-testing software? It isn’t done, but I am. Holding down 1.25 jobs covering seven days a week? This will never be done. Wrestling with angels? Called it [...]

20 April 2007

Arm’s length

I’ve never met Neil Gaiman so maybe it’s just the fatigue talking, but this short entry on his site hit me pretty hard. He’s right, of course — there are no other people. Share/Bookmark

12 April 2007

So it goes

See the cat? See the cradle? Share/Bookmark

9 April 2007

Geopolitics of spam

A new computer virus is making the rounds. Actually, it’s not particularly new, but it’s packaged to exploit Americans’ interest and fear at the prospect of a US/Iran war. In my various accounts I received several hundred copies of it over the weekend. As usual, the attack vector is human nature. Some people, on receiving [...]

7 April 2007

Where am I?

Co-producing an awards show Taking care of six cats with bronchitis Conducting annual performance evaluations for my staff Beta-testing software Holding down 1.25 jobs covering seven days a week Wrestling with angels Dealing with computer trouble Worrying about friends in trouble Making an ill-advised attempt at relaxation Recovering from sun poisoning after said attempt Growing [...]