Telephony
One thing that amazes me is that in my lifetime we have gone from a world in which every phone...
Constants of skating
Had a delightful afternoon skating with Rebekah at Guptill’s. Despite my love of all forms of skating, I’d never actually...
The Pretenders
After months of dithering about on how to celebrate our 25th anniversary – silver is so tacky in a down...
Sarcasm: it’s genetic
So we’re sitting around of an afternoon listening to audio clips from The Onion Radio News, and one of the...
Mythbusters, Rock ‘n’ Roll Edition
The man who shot Liberty Valance was not the bravest of them all.No one put the the bomp in the...
There are rules, people
Listen, it’s very simple. You shouldn’t even have to be told this. If you’re at the coffee shop in the...
Home taping is no longer killing music
After thinking I had given in to reason, age and obsolescence and had actually tossed a number of my oldest...
Discovered, forgotten, never known
Discovered: The absolutely brilliant Who Killed Amanda Palmer. I’m not sure how this Ben Folds effort completely escaped my notice...
Best of 2008
Every year I think I’m going to write some kind of end-of-the-year summary, and every year I don’t, in part...
I can quit any time . . .
I thought, I really did, that I was probably addicted to Altoids Ginger Mints. Classic signs of addiction – increasing...