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February 15, 2006

A rather kind gentleman emailed me today asking if I would add Feedblitz email subscriptions to my humble ol’ blog. And so I did. I have been meaning to do it for a while.

February 7, 2006

And that’s just part of the global problem. Fot those that didn’t attend LSE, there’s a great explanation in the April 2005 edition of the Economist that discusses how global savings effects, well, the globe.

February 6, 2006

I’m on vacation for the next two weeks. I’ll be preparing the intro to GBV podcast sometime this week. I’ll be staying up late watching films and sleeping in late. I’ll be listening to a ton of records.
But more importantly, the next two weeks is all about planning.

December 28, 2005

This poor guy has a horrible flight home on Alaska Airlines where the oxygen masks deploy and he chooses to blog about it.
Negative comments regarding his blob post and experience were found to be from IP addresses associated with Alaska Airlines. This is a PR nightmare on the cusp of getting worse.

Is it just me or does it seem like this is the year of lists? I typically shy away from reviews that assign points to music on some sort of scale. A 10.0 review indicates a perfect record, but the system is baseless when it’s not open and up for debate nor does [...]

December 26, 2005

Mates Of State - Bring It Back
:: This is the kind of record that makes me do Rodin’s Thinker while staring out the window one minute and then spontaneously switch to head nod and protruded lips a la Jagger the next.
The M’s - Future Women
:: Though this record may sound all over the [...]

December 25, 2005

With occassional idle time, I tend to wonder where I was at some given point in the past compared to the present. Where was I last year? 5 years ago? 10 years ago?
Sometime this contemplation is about more than just where I was physically —- it usually surrounds exploration of where my [...]

December 24, 2005

Good gravy!  If they only understood the value of application data, they would be even better.  Margins on hardware will only continue to decrease.  At least someone had enough sense to pull the trigger on the Decru acquisition.
NetApp’s Affable Aggressor

December 23, 2005

I read an article in the Nov. 24 edition of the Economist magazine regarding KR Narayanan, former President of India from 1997 to 2002. He passed away recently, but not before serving his country and his people.
He was a dalit or an untouchable as the West has come to recognize and associate [...]

December 21, 2005

Iron And Wine | Calexico - In The Reins
:: I can’t believe I didn’t focus in on this when it originally came out, but I love it.
Princess Superstar - My Machine
:: Is this some sort of massively planned joke because I couldn’t continue listening because I was too busy laughing at some point.

Fembots [...]

December 18, 2005

Friday evening was spent at the Iron & Wine slash Calexico slash Salvador Durain event. It was indeed more than just a show. It was a long one, but it didn’t drag or begin to strain one’s patience likely due to diverse line-up.
I certainly gained a greater appreciation for Calexico and “In The [...]

December 12, 2005

Destroyer - Rubies
:: Besides being the best Dan Bejar slash Destroyer related stuff since This Night, my favorite song is “Painter In Your Pocket.”
Times New Viking - Dig Yourself
:: It’s a stunned feeling when you may have found your new lo-fi friends by complete accident.
Delaware - Lost In The Beauty Of Innocence
:: This [...]

December 11, 2005

You read that correctly. Next to Saudi Arabia, Canada is now considered to be numero deux. Why? Advances in techniques that enable turning the tar sands of Alberta to oil is becoming more cost effective.
(status as number two in the world comes from the C.I.A.)
Why do I mention this? It’s an [...]

December 10, 2005

I enjoy fine libations whether wine, beer, or port. An appertif or two can also be a pleasure. (Grand Marnier anyone?) Sake is something I savor immensely. Maisel Hefe Weisse is my favorite beer of all time — the Classic, not the Krissy Kris. Wheat beers with sediment seem to add [...]

We went to Napa last weekend and had a great time. We stayed in Sonoma, which is about 20 miles away though, because we wanted to stay at this great lodge that we found.
We wanted to get reservations at Thomas Keller’s French Laundry, but were unsuccessful all week long. I seemed to call [...]