November 2006
7 posts
Ideas for Other Web Sites
The Internet has made the conversion from dollars to Euros or English to French as easy as wasting five minutes in front of a computer. But one thing virtual reality hasn’t covered is real reality. For any city with more than a downtown, the Web does a lousy job explaining neighborhoods. The problem is that traditional means of description, like adjectives and nouns, don’t really mean anything...
Everyone’s a Finalist
I entered Radosh.net’s anti-caption New Yorker cartoon contest this week. My entry: “With a bigger arrow, this cartoon would look even more phallic.” Does it mean something that I’m not ambitious enough to enter the real contest? Unrelated thought: If I were writing a book, I would make about-to-be chapped lips (you know, when they’re all red and puffy but look better than healthy lips) into some...
Are You Ready for Some Football?
This guy has been wearing aviator glasses for at least 15 years. I don’t know his name, but I’ve seen on the sidelines of football games all my life. I don’t care about football: I don’t have a team or a favorite athlete. During the Super Bowl, I root for the commercials. And yet, I find Sunday football deeply relaxing. It reminds me of quiet afternoons, warm blankets and being too lazy to be...
Non-Breaking Observation
All of the principle actors in the 1996 domestic abuse teen film Fear have successful careers.
Meet Clint
My mom picked out this adorable black lab mix on Friday. On Sunday, I ventured out to New Rochelle to meet the new dog. He likes squirrels, socks and my mom. Fears include the printer and the pet comb. With a crooked tail and a puppy’s curiosity, Clint is undoubtedly the most adorable member of my family. earlier: Woof, Woof
The Etymology of Ignorance
The last time my vocabulary had any significance in my life was in 2000 when I took the SATs. Six years later and with no ambitions for graduate school, it’s a wonder that I still know the definition of any multi-syllabic word. Though it’s not of any real benefit to me, I’m still want to finish a Monday crossword and seem smart to friends, so I’m always trying to expand my vocabulary. And one day,...
As Seen on the Internet ...
It’s rare that current events, gossip and embarrassing details of my life coalesce with my job as an associate editor of a trade magazine. But my post today for S