There’s this great scene in a recent great movie (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) about timing and the house-of-cards nature of our worlds. One thing bounces just the wrong way, leading to another thing bouncing just the wrong way,…
Category: A Day in the Life
Of Emus and Bats
I have approximately negative time to post this morning, but there are two things that I just have to post: 1. New Look for Old Bird: The Mep Report got a facelift, courtesy of the efforts/urgings of Mepper Russ Gooberman…
People Die Every Day
While in line at Chipotle today, I read their sign announcing early closure on New Year’s Eve and complete closure on New Year’s Day. The final sentence read: We sincerely hope you can survive waiting a couple days for your…
620!
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (for those interested in such) and an even Merrier Christmas Eve, which we all know (at least in New Mexico) is the real holiday. There is some debate from past years as…
2008
Somewhere along the way, Time Magazine lost its way. Maybe it was the influence of AOL, long nicknamed “A-O-Hell” by my generation, which itself is somewhere between the nickname of “Generation Y” and “The Millennial Generation”. I’ll take either one,…
It’s Beginning to Feel Nothing Like Christmas
Money roasting on an open fire. Bad news nipping at your nose. Blind optimism being sung by a choir. And folks as poor as Eskimos. It’s not just the financial news, though, and the steamrolling depression that’s engulfed America. It…
Sign Post Revisited
People are looking for places to put their anger these days. I don’t know who is responsible for the above depicted action on our front lawn any more than I know who is responsible for skyrocketing the stock market toward…
In Case You Missed It…
We did it: Watch live video from Adam’s Block (San Francisco) on Justin.tv And also: Watch live video from Adam’s Block (San Francisco) on Justin.tv We learned a lot from this run. Our firstbasewoman was completely out of the shot…
Programming Note: Noon (Pacific) Today
If you’re going to be on a computer today, you’ll want to do this at noon (Pacific Standard Time) today: 1. Go to AdamsBlock.com. 2. Watch. I don’t sponsor or endorse the site fully, though I did just hear that…
Western Civilization
On the train ride into work this morning, I wasn’t able to get a seat. The train was running just late enough to pick up enough stragglers to sell all the seats just before Downtown Berkeley. I had to stand…