Apple came out with their new line of iPods today. They’re sure pretty and stuff.
I’ve been looking at PDAs the last several days. I need something with a calendar and e-mail access, but I have no desire to pay Verizon an extra $40/month for the privilege. WiFi is definitely the answer. It’s close to ubiquitous […]
Google Monkey
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: My American Life · Technology
Four More Years!
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
And with that, the campaign for George W Bush’s third term is off and running. Like George before him, Thompson is going to avoid debating for now, choosing instead to trade one-liners with the king maker Leno. Mary Matalin explains the strategery strategy thusly:
Basically the plan is to keep Fred hermetically sealed until […]
Tags: Politics
What Makes Good Service?
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Banana Lee Fishbones over at Metroblogging Portland wonders if there’s any good service in this town. I wonder the same thing during my travels on the edge of the service and restaurant industry. I was in a nice place tonight, for example, to pick up someone’s dinner and despite standing next to the cash register […]
Tags: Culture · My American Life · Regional
Quote Of The Week
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Speaking with reporters on Air Force One as it flew from Iraq to an economic summit in Australia, Bush stressed that any drawdown of troops was conditioned upon continuing improvements in security. No decision had been made on a reduction, he said. But security had improved to the point that he could “speculate on the […]
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Slipping The Tongue
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
The more I find out about this sex thing, the more I think I may want to try it out some day.
According to the researchers, not only do females place more emphasis on kissing, but most would never engage in sex without kissing. Females were more likely than males to insist on kissing before […]
Tags: Culture · My American Life
Mark Cuban v Bill O’Reilly
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Bill really isn’t this stupid, is he?
Wait. Don’t answer that.
Tags: Politics
Hillary The Green
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Willamette Week and Seattle’s Stranger both have items today announcing local endorsers for Hillary. Both lists contain a who’s who of local environmental activists and minority leaders. *Ugh*
Hillary Clinton represents the past, kids. The past. She’s another John Kerry “gee I hope we don’t screw this up again” candidate who, like […]
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