Axis of Medieval
Nicholas D. Kristof in the New York Times: Bush Vs. Women. Is the administration’s appalling record of actively trampling efforts to better the condition of women worldwide the result of
(a) a low prioritization of women’s rights
(b) a confusion about whether the issue is abortion or survival
(c) a Talibanesque desire to push women worldwide back [...]
Happiness is…
Happiness is… dinner on the patio for the first time in a new house. Takeout Thai food, with a chilled Languedoc and an Oregon Pinot Noir, and the company of Lisa’s parents. Music courtesy Frank Sinatra, Wynton Marsalis (Levee Low Moan, one of the few Wynton albums that breaks free of manner and drops down [...]
Hit and Run
A couple of quick reading notes, a la the old “Hit and Run” columns that the Suck editors used to do when they couldn’t get a full piece out of any of their websurfing fun:
I’m not the #1 Jarrett on Google, more like the #2 (#3 if you count two links on Dale Jarrett’s official [...]
Good to have friends, part 3
Doc Searls had his Airport Base Station stolen at the LinuxWorld convention. Cory Doctorow at Boing-Boing suggests we all flow Doc a buck (to borrow a Tony Pierce-ism) using PayPal so that he can buy a new station. I’ve contributed, won’t you? Let’s show that Blogistan’s generosity isn’t a one-time event.more…
Good to have friends, part 2
This morning I was finishing my tea and getting ready to head to work when the phone rang. It was Larry Mueller, who will be in Seattle for his grandmother’s 100th birthday and wanted to catch up with us? Maybe we could do lunch? Or maybe dinner and we could put him up?
Yeah, I think [...]
Good to have friends, part 1
It’s been a day of remembering why friends are important. We were unable to go rafting with Michele this weekend, much to our chagrin, and I was feeling bad that we were letting the friendship down. After all, we haven’t been able to hang with Shel for a few years while on different coasts, and [...]
