the suburban limbo

The Boy Looks Good

2011-09-05T20:29:00.000-04:00

As a 7th grader, Jake made his high school varsity golf team. Wheeee! And he's scoring okay too. He's probably about 3rd or 4th on a team of 12. Team golf is quite a change of pace from the regular grind and he seems to be enjoying it.

Tesla

2011-05-23T20:36:00.000-04:00

Our dog Tesla died earlier this evening. She was 15+ and had cancer throughout her lungs. For the past week, she wheezed and panted. This evening, as I was fixing dinner, she got up and stood by the door. I let her out and she went to a spot in the yard that she always like, laid down and died. She was a great dog.

Modern TV Explained

2011-04-06T12:20:00.001-04:00

Here's a rather amazing piece of why Hollywood makes garbage. "The autocratic mentor boss with no time for pleasantries is a masturbation fantasy of super-rich producers and directors, studio executives, and network suits. The archetype keeps showing up onscreen because it's an easy way to stroke the ego of a boss who's not very smart or self-aware. ("See, the FBI team is headed by this handsome

Shooting Machetes with the Slingshot

2011-03-30T10:57:00.000-04:00

"Don't try this at home. Leave it to the experts...leave it to the stupid experts..."

First Person Mario

2011-03-18T12:39:00.000-04:00

Me likee...

Why Have Public Broadcasting?

2011-03-17T10:47:00.001-04:00

Talk about a zeitgeist! Just as the US Congress votes on defunding the Corporate for Public Broadcasting, comes this rather extraordinary video. It shows ongoing screen images of Japan's six major broadcasters as the earthquake hit the country. NHK (seen on the upper left) is the first to start airing news about the quake and Tsunami warnings (at 13 seconds, on this vid). They beat the other

New Folk

2011-03-10T14:27:00.000-05:00

Something Useful

2011-03-09T11:46:00.001-05:00

Tick Tock

2010-12-31T22:21:00.001-05:00

Another year is passing...

Facebook - The Termination

2010-09-21T22:52:00.002-04:00

I've officially killed all my connections to Facebook (oops, I had two listings!). I feel better already. Well, actually not, but that's another post.

Bye Facebook

2010-05-10T23:18:00.003-04:00

I'm in the process of removing myself from Facebook (Surprise! It apparently takes weeks). It just got too stupid for words and the privacy issues with the corporation annoyed me. Worse yet, it was an amazing time suck, which I don't need. If you got used to chatting with me through Facebook, get back in touch via the ole' email address.

Signs of the Apocolypse?

2008-01-08T21:48:00.001-05:00

Natalie is playing the Dead Kennedy's HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA on Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii. She's rocking too.

Wow

2007-10-20T22:32:00.001-04:00

I just caught this on Butler's blog and it blew my mind, in a weird, retro sort of way. Watch for the thrashing bass solo about half way through. What was this tour bus like?

More News From Yesterday

2007-07-29T00:07:00.001-04:00

Dow Jones

2007-07-27T23:24:00.001-04:00

In a past life, I worked at Dow Jones - specifically between 1990 and 1995 at the DJ Newswire and the DJ Multimedia Division, the company's first step into the world of interactive television. Though I was already in my upper 20s when I got the gig, this was my first serious job and I loved it. I loved business news. I loved the history and professional work standards of the place. I loved

Cleaning Up

2007-07-25T22:17:00.000-04:00

After many years of delay, I'm finally cleaning up the template to Suburban Limbo. We'll see where it leads. I've dumped a lot of the old stuff - Blogrolling, etc - for which I don't even have password access anymore. Oh well. I'm also starting my link list all over again. Hopefully, they'll be up to date.

Second Life

2007-06-30T20:02:00.001-04:00

Pointless? Maybe, but I've started fiddling around on Second Life. More when I figure out what's happening. That's me below, not knowing what to do. As usual.

2007-06-28T20:27:00.001-04:00

FROM WONKETTESomeday I'll crank up the Limbo again, but for now, enjoy this bit of fun from Wonkette. The NY Times has created a handy graphic of Supreme Court mugshots. It's an image they'll get to use often with just minor text changes.Today's ruling:Tomorrow's ruling:

2006-11-27T00:08:00.000-05:00

UPDATESI just added an RSS feed to this blog and cleaned up my Blogrolling links. God, I'm so hopelessly out of date here, does anyone even care about Blogrolling anymore? I should add youtube info and myspace pages. Yeah, that's the ticket.

2006-10-20T08:24:00.000-04:00

OTIS BALL RUINED MY LIFEThat's how I used to sign stuff when playing with Otis. Even now, he's haunting me...This is from frat party in Hoboken circa early 1990. We had never played this song before. Otis is singing lead, I'm playing bass. The other guitarist and singer is Freedy Johnosn, who went on to have hit singles and a real career in music. On drums is Chris Butler, who had already

2006-05-02T22:22:00.000-04:00

UPDATING...A busy few months to be sure. At the request of my employer, I've been attending Grad School for a Masters of Science in Game Design. Long ago they told me this might occupy 6-8 hours a week of time. In fact, the first semester required about 45 hours a week. The second semester (just concluded) was a bit lighter, but still tough. Plus I had a regular job to squeeze in and my work at

2006-03-26T18:34:00.000-05:00

THE RAMBLER MADE IT TO CANADA!Hey Rich,Got home at 3:30 am this morning after stopping off in southern Ontario to visit a friend (who has a Rambler too). The car never missed a beat! We went to the drive-in the day I talked to you, developed a front end shake on the way home, so I put two new tires on the front on the way out to Space Centre the next morning, problem solved. Left Orlando Saturday

2006-03-16T23:14:00.000-05:00

THE RAMBLER IS GONEFor those of you who care about such things, I've sold the Mighty 1969 Rambler to a lovely guy from Canada who intends to dive it northward across the boarder with his 18-year old son in the passenger seat. That's them in the picture. Considering that they'll put more miles on the car on this drive than I have in the past 5 years, I wish them Good Luck! Actually, I think

2006-02-15T22:49:00.000-05:00

I NEED YOUR HELPHey folks, Rich here. I need your help in testing a little game I'm working on in Grad School. The game is called God's Thumb and in it, you play a God who amuses himself and his subjects by tossing them around with wind, lightning and rapture. Sound's fun, huh?Of course, we also want your feedback, so after playing GOD's THUMB, click here and send us an email with your thoughts

2005-06-29T23:35:00.000-04:00

THE SLOW GRIND OF EDUCATIONAL POLITICSThe world of higher education continues to amuse and frustrate. And sometimes reward. After more than two years of being yanked around about a promotion to the level of job I actually do, it looks like we're within just a few weeks of making it happen. Slowly, the powers that must are signing off on the concept - it's now an issue of finding the acceptable

2005-04-10T22:13:00.000-04:00

HELLOYes, it's been awhile. It's strange how the task of writing seems so much greater when you don't do it for a while. I keep thinking of all the things I could add to the blog and pretty soon, the list gets so depressingly large that I can't bear the thought of sitting down and typing it all out. We'll see how far I get.Life is generally great. I've had a lot of super peaceful moments lately

2005-01-17T20:03:00.000-05:00

AN IMPORTANT THEORY ABOUT ART Brought before these eyes by Butler... If (% of Americans who like jazz) < (% of Americans who like chainsaw sculptures), what is America's most important indigenous art form?

2005-01-02T22:55:00.000-05:00

TESLA TURNS NINE (aka 63)

2004-12-25T14:08:00.000-05:00

CHRISTMAS 2004

2004-11-11T22:38:00.000-05:00

FUCK THE SOUTH The post-election fallout continues online and off. One fave rant recommended to me by both CJ and JB pointed is Fuck the South, a delightful text screech well worth a read -- even if you live in the South like me. It starts like this: "Fuck the South. Fuck 'em. We should have let them go when they wanted to leave. But no, we had to kill half a million people so they'd stay part

2004-10-19T07:52:00.000-04:00

THIS WILL GO DOWN ON THEIR PERMANENT RECORD Medford teachers thrown out of Bush rally 01:05 AM PDT on Friday, October 15, 2004 By kgw.com and AP Staff CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- Three Medford school teachers were threatened with arrest and thrown out of the President Bush rally at the Jackson County Fairgrounds Thursday night, after they showed up wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Protect our

2004-10-18T23:33:00.000-04:00

EARLY VOTING I took advantage everything the great state of Florida has to offer today and cast my vote a full two weeks early for presidential elections. There was only one downside I could see - although I knew my picks for Senate and President, I had not a fucking clue how to cast my vote for the 20 or poorly written amendments that populated most of the four pages of the ballot. Luckily, a

2004-10-12T01:03:00.000-04:00

GREETINGS FROM IRAQ If you read Doonesbury today, you might have seen a link to an email sent by a Wall Street Journal reporter based in Iraq. The link was wrong and I had a hard time digging up the actual letter. Having done that, I decided to reprint it here, for anyone who couldn't locate it themselves. I pulled this from http://poynter.org/ WSJ reporter Fassihi's e-mail to friends 9/29/2004

2004-09-30T23:58:00.000-04:00

SOME PUNDITS AGREE Kerry crushed Bush tonight. Bush didn't look like he wanted to be there. He had this horrible frown on his face like he was smelling a bad fart or the entire proceedings were beneath him. And he generally sidestepped most questions with pat answers that missed the subject at hand. Considering Kerry went into this as the underdog, it's pretty clear he'll get the bounce here. As

2004-09-28T23:32:00.000-04:00

BLOW ME All these hurricanes make me feel like I live on a bowling alley. Jeanne was annoying for a day (started at 2AM and went until 5PM), but amazingly, we never lost power. Brighthouse cable went out and with that internet access, but this was probably the least annoying of the three hurricanes that have hit us this summer. The weirdest result - the trees around here are turning winter bare

2004-09-21T23:57:00.000-04:00

FROM ARTHUR MILLER From last weekend's NY Times magazine: "It used to be that a play seemed to resonate into the society a lot more," he said, "and now it's simply one more entertainment. Maybe the competition has ground down moral and social meaning. Publicity and advertising are the major arts today. They shape the consciousness of the people far more than actual art does."

2004-09-17T22:17:00.000-04:00

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO... On a totally different tact, former SCREW publisher Al Goldstein is broke, nearly homeless and working in the Second Ave. Deli. Ex-porn king trades sex for salami at 2nd Ave. Deli. I dare you to order extra mayo.

2004-09-16T23:49:00.000-04:00

I was surprised how much the funeral industry is like the wedding industry. In both, the parties purchasing services are pushed upscale relentlessly, always with the veiled threat of releatives dissaproving of your original, probably less traditional choices. Not matter what you envisioned going in, rare is the party who doesn't eventually settle for Plan A, B or C. My Father expressed two

2004-09-04T21:09:00.000-04:00

My father passed away an hour ago in his sleep at home.

2004-09-04T11:43:00.000-04:00

HERE WE GO! Francis is starting to be felt here, just before noon on Saturday. Winds have picked up and a quick, intense rainstorm just trapped Natalie outside while she was jogging (I picked her up in the car). Jake has built a hurricane shelter out of a large cardboard box. He feels safe and can still watch Yu-Gi-Oh. The big part of this storm is suppose to last for 24 hours, so this is

2004-09-03T13:01:00.000-04:00

PIMPAFY! Get your Pimp Name Here! Let's enjoy some silly fun while waiting to be washed away during the hurricane. Hey...on the plus side, it's happy hour all weekend in these parts! Peace Out, "Sweet Chocolate Richard Silk"

2004-09-02T17:33:00.000-04:00

IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD - Tempers Flare As Supplies Run Out Tempers flared Thursday morning as hundreds of people waiting to buy hurricane supplies at a Home Depot on Alafaya Trail saw the doors closed. Store officials temporarily refused to allow anyone else inside at about 9 a.m., when they thought they were losing control of a line of customers waiting for a truck of supplies to arrive, said

2004-09-02T12:23:00.000-04:00

STRESS So Dad's going downhill fast. Yes, I expected it, but I guess my Mother and sister (who are there with him) didn't. Every day is a new low. Yesterday, he wandered off into the garage took a crap next to the Buick. Last night he rolled out of bed and went to the bathroom while lying on the floor. My mother gently says he's having "trouble finding the bathroom." This is why I told her weeks

2004-08-28T22:10:00.000-04:00

QUICKLY My father has been given four weeks to live. Chemo treatments are over. He's sleeping a lot.

2004-08-19T17:30:00.000-04:00

FINALLY We got power back yesterday afternoon and I got my first good night's sleep since last Thursday. I feel almost normal today. Word is it might take six months for the city/county to clean up all the storm debris and fallen trees. It's going to look like a mess around here for quite some time.

2004-08-18T10:34:00.000-04:00

DAY FIVE, STILL NO POWER This is getting really boring. I'm tired and cranky and I need a nap. My ass hurts and my neighbors lights are on, but ours are not. The streets looks like tropical version of a blizzard four days after the snow falls. Piles of tree crap line the sidewalk like snowbanks, but now they're dirty and wet and smell bad. People can get around, but you're never sure when you'll

2004-08-16T11:55:00.001-04:00

STORM UPDATE Here's a little 40-foot branch hanging from the tree outside. We've now gone three days without power, although streetlights came back on last night, so there's hope that maybe today will be the day. I heard Port Charlotte might be without power for a month or more. No power means no schools. Summer camps should be reopened. The distribution of information by the government

2004-08-15T12:33:00.001-04:00

OUCH Well, Charley was a nasty storm. It seems our little burg northeast of Orlando was dead on in the path, albeit nothing like Punta Gorda down south, which, from what I've heard, was basically wiped out. My cousins who have property there said 5 of their 6 buildings were completely destroyed. It's Sunday now and power still hasn't come on. Most of the damage around here has been downed trees

2004-08-13T15:19:00.000-04:00

HERE COMES CHARLEY The media loves over-covering storms because it's as easy as pointing a camera at an explosion and it makes them feel civic-minded. Today they closed all schools, but there was no rain to be found in the morning and early PM. I got home from work at 2pm, figuring this hurricane thing was going to be yet another weather bust. Then I looked up and saw this line of clouds coming

2004-08-06T10:58:00.000-04:00

SOLUTION TO PREVIOUS QUESTION? From Vicki in Naples - "the state of Florida is currently (though the month of August) on a "gas tax holiday." This lowers the cost of gas about 8 cents per gallon. Brought to you by the Shrub, no doubt. Drink up!" This doesn't explain it all - add 8 cents and we're still well below the previous peak - but it's a start.

2004-08-05T23:56:00.000-04:00

JUST AN OBSERVATION A few months ago, crude oil prices rose and in a tight synch, prices at gas pumps rose too, right up to $2.00+ for a gallon of regular here in FLA. As crude prices dropped, gas prices dropped too. So why is it that in recent weeks, as crude oil prices spiked again at record highs, gas prices at the pump have continued to slowly drop, now standing at $1.73 per gallon? What

2004-07-22T19:57:00.000-04:00

SILLY POLITICAL FUN What defines modern politics better than a silly flash animation of Kerry and Bush singing This Land Is Your Land? Beats me.

2004-07-21T00:15:00.000-04:00

UPDATING Thanks to all who've written good words regarding my Father. I spent last week with him and it was fairly weird. As a result of the tumors on his liver (and chemo, I suppose) he's jaundice and his normally squinting eyes are bugging out. He lost a lot of weight very quickly. He was weak, tired, in pain and couldn't do much more than sit on the couch and complain about everything.

2004-07-17T22:53:00.000-04:00

POLITICAL FASHION Attached is a picture of a clothing label from a small American company that sells their product in France. Here's the translation of the French part of the label: * Wash with warm water. * Use mild soap. * Dry flat. * Do not use bleach. * Do not dry in the dryer. * Do not iron. * We are sorry that Our President is an idiot. * We did not vote for him. From

2004-07-17T22:33:00.000-04:00

I AM FOUND Alan M - from somewhere in the Northeast - sent this email, which I found weird, flattering and oddly nostalgic for a part of my past that I don't recall. Hey, that's what having a history's all about! I've written back and I'm hoping he'll explain what's being reported about me on that Scranton classic rock station. I'm curious if my guess is correct. Hi. First of all, I'm not

2004-07-09T15:23:00.000-04:00

RELAPSE After six months of good health my Father was told his vanquished cancer has reappeared as several tumors in his liver. Chemo starts today.

2004-07-06T19:51:00.000-04:00

EBAY AS CHEAP THERAPY A real auction - Surveillance video of my soon-to-be-ex-wife in a car. (co-starring her married boyfriend): captures man at his most honest. Yet as I type, there are no bidders. Item Specifics - VHS Genre:home movie -- Ok, this tape is not very clear or titillating. I honestly have not looked at it myself. It was taken by a private investigator who has been a friend of

2004-07-06T11:29:00.000-04:00

OOOPS...Uhhh sorry... "CLARIFICATION: It has come to the editor's attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission." Lexington Herald-Leader | 07/04/2004 | Front-page news, back-page coverage

2004-07-05T08:44:00.000-04:00

HAPPY EXPLOSION DAY! The 4th of July turned out mighty fine here, the local explosion shows bested by a terrific lighting display and a huge rainbow stretching over downtown. A small party and no injuries, just like we like it. It was all preceded by an excellent Free Comics Day. Learned an interesting thing - one comic store had all the standard titles: Superman, CSI, Archie, etc. We first

2004-07-01T23:54:00.000-04:00

JUST TWO MORE DAYS!!! Free Comic Book Day 2004 Yahoo! Maybe I'll take Jake out to find a Spiderman issue. Thanks to the Trash heap for the tip.

2004-07-01T23:27:00.000-04:00

YOUR SEARCH BROUGHT YOU HERE As I've been posting anew, I've also tracked how folks are getting to my site. Thanks to Sitemeter, I can view the links that bring visitors to the doorstep of Limbo. Most arrive as part of a search - often a Google Image search. Oddly, out of all the many pictures I've posted over the years, do you know what image people continually search for? Firemen. Yes,

2004-06-30T22:16:00.000-04:00

SILLY STUPID FUN Ever wonder what a popular web site would look like with a porn twist? Go to pornolize.com, enter a url and watch in wonder as Yahoo.com, MSNBC.com and most everyone else turn into smut peddlers. Thanks to the Blowtorch Monkey Armada for spotting this link

2004-06-30T22:04:00.000-04:00

HOT CRUSTY SPAM I am fascinated by the business of sending spam email. I know the odds are in your favor - send a billion emails and somebody will click the link - but does anyone really apply for a home loan based on an email? Does anyone except the spammer make any money? I've also been wondering why my email filters haven't blocked the recent cascade of home loan spam emails. I think I

2004-06-28T23:33:00.000-04:00

MOVE OVER BLAIR WITCH PROJECT I guess making a poorly received speech at the Oscars doesn't spell death at the box office. Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 took in a whopping $23,920,637 this past weekend on 868 screens - an average of $27,558 per screen. With just those three days of shows, it becomes the highest grossing documentary film of all time. To provide some context, last weekend's

2004-06-27T23:51:00.000-04:00

A NEW LOOK Finally got through a revised take on the Limbo - a bit cleaner and hopefully, I've got the links to the left under control. This seems stupid to say buuuuuut...golf is becoming a major passion in my life. Today I played nine holes with Natalie in 98 degree weather. Yesterday I drove 30 minutes to play a top course for $20 by myself. I got through one hole when they sounded the

2004-06-26T00:08:00.000-04:00

A HOLE NEAR MY HOLE Many fine folks came out of the woodwork to express sympathy for the fissure in my anus. Gosh, it's liberating to final say this - I HAVE A HOLE NEAR MY ASS AND IT HURTS! Anne L suggests yoga and the exile of wheat from my diet. She says lots of folks have issues with wheat. Who knew? The medically well-versed Natalie discussed the possibility of getting a Sphincterotomy,

2004-06-25T21:54:00.000-04:00

HELL BENT FOR MENOPAUSE In Mommie Loudest, the Wall Street Journal reports women 40+ are picking up guitars and drums to rock out. It keeps them sane, it earns the respect of their kids and the aerobic benefits are amazing. Even funnier, some of these bands have quickly eclipsed the popularity of their husband's long-time bar band. One guy, noting his wife's airplay, said it helped to have a "

2004-06-24T17:53:00.000-04:00

MY BABY CAN KICK YOUR BABY'S ASS How can you not love it? According to this story,"The boy has muscles twice the size of other children his age and half their body fat. He was born to a muscular mother, a former sprinter. Her brother and three other relatives were also very strong — one a construction worker with a talent for hefting curbstones." He's German and the cause is some kind of

2004-06-20T23:48:00.000-04:00

PHYSICAL REPORT It's Father Day's and I'm getting old. In what ways you ask? I have a tear in my sphincter. The thick fingered ex-Navy doc who once looked up my ass called it a Anal Fissure (look there's a whole web page about Anal Fissures!). In short, this can mean a lot of pain when I poop...ass-ripping, eyes tearing kind of pain. But us old guys know how to adapt, huh? When on the pot, I've

2004-06-20T00:19:00.000-04:00

SUPERSIZE ME Supersize Me, the new doc, absolutely rocks. Funny and informative and smart, it also proves a theory I've long held - documentaries should not feature documentarians on camera in the speaking roles unless they are very entertaining. No matter how important the truth being told, if you can't hold the camera's eye, get out of the way. Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker, is a treat to

2004-06-19T23:06:00.000-04:00

A LONELY COMPUTER For the past few months, I've wondered if there was a reason to write this blog. I’d fallen into the trap of repeating and linking to news events as if I had a unique perspective on them. Maybe I do, but do does anyone want to read it? It wasn't interesting to me. Beyond that, I've mostly been starring slack-jawed at the news of recent months, asking one simple question. Who

2004-03-04T21:57:00.000-05:00

FAN MAIL Richard, I'm sorry but I have to inform you that I have taken over Suburb Limbo cause of legal 'squatters rights'. Turns out I been traipsing across your site for months, partly to get to Ultra Debs site, and have decided to take over the site. I'm sorry for this turn of events, but I plan to pay you sum of one dollar, and might publish your 'writes' (my lawyer told me to say 'might').

2004-01-18T23:49:00.000-05:00

EVERYTHING THEY SAY ABOUT L.A. IS TRUE Natalie and I just watched 45 minutes of Showtime's new show The L Word. It was, without a doubt, one of the worst shows I've seen in years. Lots of surface heat and absolutely no substance (not to mention no plot and no characters). It was like somebody wrote a script and a re-write committee then sat around and inserted something scandalous in every

2004-01-08T01:05:00.000-05:00

XMAS PRESENTS On Christmas Eve, my Father got a call from his radiologist. After enduring 44 radiation treatments, six weeks of chemo and surgery to remove a tumor and one kidney, Dad has been pronounced clear of cancer. Yes, the X-rays say he's okay for the moment. Christmas was pretty good this year.

2003-12-01T21:53:00.000-05:00

NEW FROM OTIS BALL Good friend and former band boss Otis Ball has a new site worthy of your reading minutes - Project SMonkey. Otis chronicles the trials of his Super Karaoke Fun Time Band, an amazing concept where Otis leads a live band and YOU get to sing on stage.

2003-11-30T20:26:00.000-05:00

ASCAP PAYMENT Just received my forth quarter 2003 check from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). They collect songwriting fees. This quarter's payment, $1.39. Who said you can't make money in rock and roll? Helloooooo Cleveland!

2003-11-27T22:53:00.000-05:00

ENTERING YEAR THREE It was about two years ago that I stumbled onto this blog thing and started typing. I've been typing a lot less lately and at times, wondering if the instant publishing revolution is nothing more than the 8-track tape of the internet age. Does anyone care about this except the people doing it and those being paid to report on it? I don't know. Still, I feel like the

2003-11-17T00:35:00.000-05:00

WELCOME GOVERNOR From the The Blowtorch Monkey Armada, comes this lovely little Quicktime featuring Ahnuld doing his own Lost In Translation promo spot. As with most Japanese marketing (and Ahnuld), the message is loud and incomprehensible to Westerners.

2003-11-16T23:35:00.000-05:00

NO TIME I have no free time lately. Between work, family, my Father being sick and all the useless crap that occupies my brain, I come out with no time for creative thoughts. Jake appears unable to sit alone and occupy himself for five minutes. He's always throwing a ball at my head. I appreciate the attention, but today I asked Natalie, "When does that whole, only child invents imaginary

2003-11-11T21:15:00.000-05:00

IN CASE THE MATRIX SUCKS... Which I've heard it does, check out THE MEATRIX. This flash animation tells the truth behind corporate animal farms. The result looks shockingly like The Matrix V1. Kentucky Fried will never taste the same again.

2003-11-08T22:59:00.000-05:00

SATURDAY NIGHT I was doing a little ego-surfing late last night and found The Twin/Tone Records site (my name is on a couple of the compliations they released way back when). It's a fascinating place to surf. First, the guy actually lists the sales of many releases...so you can find out the first Jayhawks record sold "1,383 vinyl copies, 1,464 cassettes and 2,876 CDs prior to the band being

2003-11-07T22:28:00.000-05:00

A WORD FROM CB CB from PA got this little memory run at Eschaton. Nice to see Chris remains eager to make an impression. He should have given her a CD too. I spoke at Princeton yesterday, about my book and about the war. While walking across campus for a cup of coffee, a group of us were chatting -- at raised volume -- about the poor state of things in general and the sorry state of the

2003-11-07T00:04:00.000-05:00

BACK FROM THE ISLANDS Natalie and I just returned from four days in St. John, attending a friend's wedding. A nice place, quiet, no televisions, no car, lovely weather, plenty of sea creatures to view when snorkeling. But I gotta say, the travel thing really wears on me. It seems no matter where one goes, if it involves a plane, you're looking at 6-10 hours travel time easy. From home, we

2003-10-29T22:55:00.000-05:00

THE GLOW OF CHEMO This is going to sound terrible, but my father looks great since he got cancer. I just went down to see him and he's dropped 30 pounds. For my arrival, he put on tight, red plaid pants from the 70s and a rayon shirt to emphasis his new, svelte self. He looks 15 years younger. We both agreed radiation and chemo become him. At least for now (actually, the weight loss came

2003-10-29T22:39:00.000-05:00

WHEN SPIDERMAN VISITS Here's the secret of Spiderman coming to your kid's party - he comes as a guest. That's it! Jake had all his friend over this weekend for birthday #5 and about halfway through, Spiderman rolled up on the back of a motorcycle. The kids were stunned and flocked to him like - well, like a Super Hero in person. Full dress, no intro to the parents and absolutely no

2003-10-24T00:05:00.000-04:00

OUT OF BUSINESS? Yeah, the Limbo's been down, but it ain't out yet. I've been having one of those moods where I wonder - What's the point of blogging anyway? That and I'm busy with work (who isn't?). And my son has a birthday party this weekend, so I'm teaching myself how to make balloon animals. Oh yeah, and my Dad has cancer. That alone is a real blog-killer. I've been running south to

2003-09-07T09:51:00.000-04:00

SLACK Sorry, I've been painfully slack lately as work has been absurdly busy. I'm in the process of rebuilding 10 video edit stations, which includes new machines, hardware upgrades and lots of software upgrades. Plus, I really don't know if some of our plans will work. Yahoo. Even though I'm stupidly busy, I find reasons to take on more work - like designing the newsletter for Jake's school.

2003-07-21T22:11:00.000-04:00

GATHERING SPEED Is this really accurate? Who cares? Conservatives have stated their case for years without worrying about the facts. It's heartening to see the left doing the same. From Cb in Hoboken. G.W. Bush's Resume Past work experience: I ran for congress and lost. I produced a Hollywood slasher B movie. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company went

2003-07-12T17:36:00.000-04:00

REQUESTING TECH HELP FROM FELLOW BLOGGERS Those of you who use Blogger.com know about the recent upgrade. My problem is that upgrade has destroyed all the toolbar java shortcuts I used to use for BlogThis as well as generating HTML code for inserting links, bold, pictures, etc. Somebody who knows java can probably figure this out in seconds and if that's you, use the link above to send me some

2003-07-09T21:23:00.000-04:00

BYE BYE MR WEINER Slimeball talkshow host Michael Savage (aka Michael Alan Weiner) was fired for..well...hell, you know what he was fired for - being an obnoxious ass on air. Surprised? Ca'mon. I'm only surprised MSNBC noticed. Does anyone - even the employees - watch that network? My fave moments of this little breakdown...according to one report, Mr. Weiner now claims "he thought he was

2003-07-07T21:46:00.000-04:00

CARTMAN AT FEMINIST RALLY I have no idea what these ladies are protesting. It might have something to do with the Masters not letting women play (my guess from the corporate targets and "Fairplay on the fairway" sign). But take a look at the yellow sign in the back. Yeah, he's being a bully, but it is funny in an Eric Cartman sort of way - Get in that kitchen and make me a turkey pot pie! And

2003-07-04T08:47:00.000-04:00

THE DEATH OF PUNK ROCK Obituary courtesy of Ticketmaster: Sex Pistols Trump Marina Atlantic City, NJ Sat, 08/23/03 On Sale Sat, 07/05/03 Thanks to CB in Hoboken for the notice

2003-06-24T08:26:00.000-04:00

A MEETING OF NOTE 3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference Like most Nigerians, you're probably finding that it's increasingly difficult to earn a decent living from email. That's why you need to attend the 3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference. I am Mr. Laurent Mpeti Kabila, a senior assistant leader of the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone. I present to you an urgent and confidential

2003-06-21T18:07:00.000-04:00

NOFX CHECKS IN Here's a little Flash ditty to make your day, I believe the title is - Idiot Son Of An Asshole. It's good to see the other side putting down their bongs long enough to stir up trouble. Now let's hope they vote.

2003-06-06T19:55:00.000-04:00

IF THIS WAS FOX, WE'D JUST IGNORE THE ERROR AND GO TO SPORTS If appears the Wolfowitz story is now being blamed on bad translations. From salon.com: Wolfowitz's nonconfession Did Paul Wolfowitz actually confess that the Iraq war was all about oil? No, he didn't -- despite the excited circulation by his critics of a damning "quotation" from him on the Internet and elsewhere. (Within the past 24

2003-06-05T21:55:00.000-04:00

AT LEAST THEY DIDN'T FUCK AROUND WITH INTERNS It appears Bush's idea man Paul Wolfowitz is ready to admit the latest Gulf War was all about oil. I am shocked! Could it be that the Bush team was lying to us with all that weapons of mass destruction jive. I am shocked! Jeeze. First the Jessica Lynch rescue turns out to be an elaborate game of Doom and now this. I keep trying to think of

2003-05-21T23:49:00.000-04:00

NETWORKING I'm reading a lot about blogging lately. It seems very popular. Once again, just as my interest wanders, the press arrives. In any case, here's a picture of my friend Liz who moved to NYC recently without telling anyone. I guess she had a connection we didn't know about.

2003-05-07T07:48:00.000-04:00

THE BENEFIT OF BEING OLD IS YOU STOP CARING WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU From t r u t h o u t - Remarks by U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd President Bush's address to the American people announcing combat victory in Iraq deserved to be marked with solemnity, not extravagance; with gratitude to God, not self-congratulatory gestures. American blood has been shed on foreign soil in defense of the

2003-05-06T20:52:00.000-04:00

DOING THE MATH Greetings to all. I've been away for a while, watching cable news, finishing the semester and hiding from the general insanity that's giving Americans men everywhere a pride boner of hitherto unknown proportions. Don't be surprised to see a spat of January 2004 babies named George. Kicking butt in a war is way better than an urban blackout for a breeding binge. A while back,

2003-05-06T20:42:00.000-04:00

STUPID WEB FUN - A FLYING CAT My boss sent me this little movie of a a cat holding on for dear life as a ceiling fan gives it a ride. I only hope the filmmakers didn't set up this event on purpose. Clicking the link should download the file. You'll need a Windows Media Player to see the flick.