by David | Oct 11, 2007 | media
Earlier today, I was sitting in the thinking room having a big think, when a bit of a They Might Be Giants song ran through my head. The song was The Bee of the Bird of the Moth, and the lines were these: Catbug is a cat, but he’s got bugness in his veins...
by David | Oct 1, 2007 | reading & writing, working
I started this blog just about a year ago with the post, Interesting Times. It has been an interesting year, to be sure, and sure enough, times are interesting again. As I like to say, it’s the same, only more so. Today on the Ipswitch Blog, I wrote about Phil...
by David | Sep 29, 2007 | reading & writing, technology
Tagging is all the rage. It’s the marquee feature of WordPress 2.3, and it ties into all kinds of cool trends in information organization and visualization. Just to make sure everybody’s on the same page, Wikipedia defines the particular kind of tagging of...
by David | Sep 29, 2007 | eating
As I often say, there oughtta be a law. But I tried it. And it did in fact taste remarkably like a sweet kugel. My taste runs more to the savory version, which is probably not a good idea for an ice cream. The guy in line behind me bought a quart. I had coffee oreo...
by David | Sep 25, 2007 | technology
Ok, I waited for WordPress 2.3 and have installed it. Next steps, importing all the old entries and fixing up the template. Thank you for your patience during this time of transition. Looks like some of the images have broken and the video is definitely busted. And...
by David | Sep 25, 2007 | culture, transportation
Americans seem to like to define themselves by their cars. I like to resist that, but I do appreciate good design, and I do recognize that an item as large and visible as a car can’t help but contribute to your personal brand. For what it’s worth, this...
by David | Sep 23, 2007 | culture, media
Mere minutes after I posted the roundup of globe stuff, I began to receive synchronicitous map-related items. Here are two that are interesting in juxtaposition. First up: Microsoft makes their point with maps. I was reading the deadly boring tech journals at work, as...
by David | Sep 19, 2007 | culture, media, technology, travel
A roundup of globe-related items. Obviously, I’ve got a thing for maps, as does my buddy Bruce in a different kind of way; and a globe is a very special kind of map indeed. I. GPS Visualizer Back in June, I posted about the Great Circle Mapper, a cool tool for...
by David | Sep 19, 2007 | culture, eating, technology, travel
I’m on record for several disparaging remarks about the effectiveness of advertising in in-flight magazines and in-flight radio programs, so I was as surprised as anybody when I actually ripped out and saved this bit from JAL’s Skyward magazine: If the...
by David | Sep 18, 2007 | travel
Returning to North America in September from almost three weeks in Asia after leaving in August, I found Autumn staring me in the face. I could see the change in the light and feel the chill in the air. It’s good to be home. It’s my favorite time of the...
by David | Sep 17, 2007 | eating
Apparently, her head is full of green paste. Who knew?
by David | Aug 29, 2007 | culture, economics
There is much to report and I’m already way behind, but I’ll catch up soon. We’ve heard that before, haven’t we? In any case, an overly agressive baggage handler at the Mumbai airport reminded me of two currency-related topics I’ve been...
