Thank you Aaron Swartz for giving me the thrill of laughing out loud. When something strikes you as funny a number of things can happen. You can smile. Smirk. Chuckle. Even a breathy snicker. But...
Need to go to the spa? Halley points me to Dave's request for an Emotional Spa. A great idea. Made me think of what I've been calling for ever since the latest fitness rage. Especially in...
Just Saw Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze's new film Adaptation. Starring Nicolas Cage, who plays two roles as twin brothers. A story focused on a screenwriter's attempt to write a film...
I've spent a few days at our local shopping centre here in Newport Beach. It's called Fashion Island. Though I hear that those of a jaded persuasion refer to it as fascist island. It's...
Grumpy Girl and Ant are at it again. We’ve watched them diablog about the definition of a blog, today they’re asking bigger questions such as Why Blog? Funny, I’ve had many people...
I still have my old “hot rod” that I used to drive in High School. It’s an old Detroit muscle car. But most important, it’s a convertible. To some it’s the...
Halley has an interesting post that aggregates much of the talk about what's a blog. I've blogged on the topic a bit. What I think is interesting is Halley's comment about the coming...
Joi Ito points to a fascinating article on The Mobile Internet. Where Justin Hall speculates on the future implications of blogging from a variety of mobile devices. I'm particularly fascinated...
More raves about last years Leonid shower. More rants about lack of dynamics for this year. Friend, photographer extraordinaire, associate and one time client Bob Pinkerton suggests taking a camera...
And they did it in the rain. I'm not sure what happened here. But this photo from this “southern belle's” blog is a lot different than the version posted on the Pt. Reyes Light...
Geez. What is it many people talk about when they don’t have anything to say? The weather. Ok. Ok. Cut me some slack here. Much to say. But let’s take a breather. You know. The...
In case you haven't heard, November is National Novel Writing Month. The goal? Write a 50,000 word novel by midnight November 30th. Everyone at one time in life has dreamed for a brief moment or...
I Test. Therefore I Am. Every take one of these silly online personality disorder tests? Well I did. And here is my diagnosis. Well, the disclaimer assures me that only a professional can diagnose me...
Hansell B. Duckett. “What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.” [Quotes of the Day]
Here's a story I wrote today that documents the feeling and the fun of taking an early morning bike ride through Newport Beach's back bay nature preserve. Some quick digital snaps, too. I...
Mornings Made Better. What a great thing to do. Take the 15 mile bike ride around Newport Beach's back bay. It refreshes your mind, gets your blood pumping the the scenery is phenomenal.
Peter De Vries. “My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.” [Quotes of the Day]
And Then There's Multimedia (remember that word) Also, I've been experimenting with iDVD and the DVD burner I purchased from OWC and using the DVD-enabler that apparently Apple asked them...
Well it's 11:59pm PST — that would be California for those who care. What's this mean? Ah. My weblog started before the stroke of midnight. I look forward to exploring the...