November 2008
89 posts
Walking baby in rain so she will sleep. Dressed like unabomber in Blink hat,! hoodie, and raincoat.
Trying to survive tail end of four day weekend with sick kid. No naps, little eating, lots of yelling , some coughing, plenty of snot.
Home Networking Paralysis
I’m in a dark place of the home computing universe where I know what I want, and many products come close to giving it to me, but none actually deliver. What I want is simple. Multiple laptops sharing a music server. Ability to control iTunes from any laptop and stream music to stereo. Hmm, sounds like many recent Apple product launches, doesn’t it? Not quite. Apple Extreme is a...
Browned turkey in pan, added shredded cheese, served with ripe tomato, jalapenos, and avocado. Tag your lunch today #leftovers
Just 522 BoingBoing articles until I’ve got zero unread items in my Google Reader.
Turkey carving starts out as Norman Rockwell and ends up like Norman Bates. http://is.gd/9j2C
A watched meat thermometer never pops
Drinking a lot of coffee in honor of the jittery pilgrims. Scared kids head may explode watching Bob the Builder balloon on TV.
“Family” is a set whose members differ based on your perspective and the context. Looking forward to spending time with mine tomorrow.
Ate a big carby bagel for breakfast.
I will have this cold for the rest of my life.
So, if I had to predict any of the people I’d ever known who would end up in Talk of the Town surely it would be Varmus.
Taking cab to LGA so I can pick up grandma and take cab home.
How We Prioritize Projects
A colleague was peeved about the lack of progress in one of the products I manage and challenged the way I allocated resources over the past year. I explained to him my methodology, which perhaps you will find helpful as well: We start with a list of all the projects we might undertake. For each project we write the name of the project on the front of an index card, and the expected benefits to...
The Perfect Martini →
Unfortunately, over time this concept of a Dry Martini started taking on the notion of using less, and less Vermouth, until today we have people selling little Martini misters that deliver mere…
Down to one email in my inbox. Everything else filed, completed, or avoided.
Hypothesis for the depression: If there’s no reality show focused on your chosen profession, consider career change.
Logged into brokerage account for first time in a while. Denial is not just a river in Egypt. Cash is king.
Wife and I communicating via email while sitting on opposite sides of living room
Tumblr is seriously buggy. The world is losing my short pithy insights.
Trying to think, not having success.
Deeply lost in WIkipedia religion articles… Seraphim, Rehoboam, Ten Lost Tribes, Rashi, Rosicurian Cosmo-Conception, Pseudepigrapha…
Gannett Blog: PointRoll said axing dozens more... →
What a shame! Such good people…
“The tanchash was a kosher, multi-colored, one horned desert animal which came...”
– Tachash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Law and Order is boring. Other than the “dum dum” at the start
Early drop-off: kind words for a parent’s ears
Watching Mad Money. This show makes me happy.
OK I might be sick. But surely not contagious.
Dinner at Craft, mushrooms and short ribs. Delicious.
Coworker says: “I’m not religious, but If my husband insisted on giving my son a briss, I’d probably give an inch.”
Going to try to shake my impending cold with a good dose of Steak.
Concerned a cold may be on the way. Bad, very bad.
Kid is alternating play between legos, abacus, and Rubik’s cube. Show off!
“I asked the guy at Circuit City for the computer that can get onto Web 2.0 but...”
– How do I get on Web 2.0?? - Yahoo! Answers
Bring toddler to work day! We told him that if he acts bad at the ‘plex the big bad bears on Wall Street will take the stock down.
Battlestar Wiki →
And you thought the wookipedia was the ultimate reference! I had totally forgetten about the Battlestar 1980 series.
Introduced kid to hot chocolate. First step towards hookers and blow.
My toddler is a Reagan Democrat…he definitely thinks ketchup is a vegetable.
Nemesis (star) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
From the depths of wikipedia: Theory there’s a nemesis star circling the Sun causing periodic extinction events. Can’t make this stuff up.
Museum of Natural History. Awesome!
Cleaned out closet, very satisfying. Own many pairs of pants yet always wear jeans.
Wow, head wounds really bleed a lot. Hope the frozen pea compression works the magic.
Last Pictures Taken - The last known photos prior... →
Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar: It's Damn Good, Damn... →
OMG! Quote: “A housemade English muffin made with deep fried soft poached egg, caramelized onions, and lardons. It’s Chang’s idealized vision of an egg mcmuffin. I will never be able to eat the…