Oh my…..
Video – Stephen Colbert At The White House Correspondents Dinner (and part 2 of same).
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… Read More »J. K. Galbraith and me
Heading 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… Read More »Heading home
That 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.… Read More »That Egyptian hippo
On 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… Read More »On the seashore
Potentially 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… Read More »Potentially the strongest storm ever recorded
Getting 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… Read More »Getting packed
Random 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… Read More »Random 10
Shearer – 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!)
Mr. 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… Read More »Mr. Plod gets in a snit, part 2