Oh my…..
Video – Stephen Colbert At The White House Correspondents Dinner (and part 2 of same).
Read More Oh my…..April 2006
J. K. Galbraith and me
John Kenneth Galbraith died yesterday, age 97. I don’t want to debate the merits of his ideas, merely to mention his significance for me. Back in the spring of 1966 I was 15 years old, coming up on my GCE “O [Ordinary] Level” examinations, and trying to decide which three subjects to specialize in for…
Read More J. K. Galbraith and meHeading home
I’m at the RCC (Red Carpet Club) in DIA (Denver airport) waiting for my flight home. Normally I’d be composing this on my Treo, but I’ve reluctantly decided to sign up for T-Mobile WiFi service. I’ve found myself in too many Starbucks, RCCs, and other locations where I really wanted WiFi access but felt too…
Read More Heading homeThat Egyptian hippo
Lisa (with who I had dinner this evening) requested that I blog about the fabulous Egyptian figurine of a hippopotamus from the Ashmolean in Oxford. I’m delighted to oblige. Mind you, as I pointed out to her, my favorite object from the Ashmolean is the Alfred Jewel.
Read More That Egyptian hippoOn the seashore
One of the delights of working in SunLabs some years ago was the location of their headquarters: a building in Mountain View called MTV29. Behind the building was a parking lot, and beyond that was a complex of paths through the salt marshes along the National Seashore. It was – and is – a wonderful…
Read More On the seashorePotentially the strongest storm ever recorded
Now making landfall in Northern Australia: Typhoon Monica The latest advisory from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center lists Monica as a category 5 cyclone with sustained wind of 155 knots (178 mph) and a central pressure of 879 mb. This is an incredibly powerful cylone that actually is stronger than Hurricane Wilma (the strongest hurricane…
Read More Potentially the strongest storm ever recordedGetting packed
As I mentioned, I’m off to the west coast for a few day’s networking, catching up, and administrivia. It all starts with a 6:10am flight out of Boston: you can imagine what time I’ll have to get up in order to get to the airport! I’ll be spending much of tomorrow at Sun’s Menlo Park…
Read More Getting packedRandom 10
I need to get this out today; I don’t think I’ll have time while I’m travelling all next week: “Moonwind” by Wavestar (from Moonwind) “Sisotowbell Lane” by Joni Mitchell (from Song To A Seagull) “Post World War Two Blues” by Al Stewart (from Past, Present & Future) “Jazzion” by South Froggies (Featuring Allan) (from Saint-Germain…
Read More Random 10Shearer – end of an era
Farewell Alan Shearer. One of the best centre-forwards of all time. (And it’s been 18 years!! Back in 1988 he actually had some hair!)
Read More Shearer – end of an eraMr. Plod gets in a snit, part 2
Remember Mr. Plod gets in a snit? The US authorities are just as clueless: they’ve banned an actor from the new movie United 93 from travelling to the US for the opening in New York. As before, if you can’t catch terrorists, you can always go after the actors who play terrorists. Good grief.
Read More Mr. Plod gets in a snit, part 2