December 2001
11 posts
A Generation Y Mantra
A Generation Y Mantra from The Contra Code:
“up up down down left right left right B A start”
A Grave(s) Decision
Erin and I finally picked out a new tea kettle. We bought the classic yuppie-deco Michael Graves designed Alessi model with the little red plastic bird whistle. You know what the best part is?
The store sold us a spare bird.
X-Mas in Chicago
Erin and I returned from Chicago last night around seven. Despite our worn-out condition, we decided to partake of a grand dinner on the town. After much deliberation we settled on Galileo. The veal ravioli was incredible, as was the venison (although the squash sauce wasn’t really my style). Great restaurant.
Christmas was a blast this year. Angela flew in from Paris so the whole family...
Stalkers
So yesterday I check my mail and there’s an envelope with the following return address:
National Hog Jawls Producers Ass. 1 Hog Heaven Place Washington, DC 20009
Due to the nature of the address, I naturally assume that this letter might somehow be related to my newfound level of public notoriety. What could this be? Upon opening the letter I find four sheets of paper, which are nothing...
CVS (The Kind That Doesn't Suck)
This weekend I’ve been toying with the idea of migrating most of my sites to CVS in order to create some semblance of version control. It should be interesting to see what hangups I run into.
The little woman and I were mentioned in Phil McCombs column in today’s Washington Post. Cute piece, despite a few factual errors:
They switched our hometowns. Erin’s from Topeka and...
Stephen's Last Night in Town
Last night was Steve’s last night out on the town before leaving for a new job in Phoenix at The Barry Goldwater Institute. We were all at the Brickskellar and at the end of the evening James, the bass player from my band, was seated at a Ms. Pac-Man machine. After an evening of respectable drinking he was still able to sit there intently, with beer clenched in hand, and effortlessly come...
Supply and Demand
I pray that this is a joke.
It Used To Fit On A Floppy
Way back in the day I used Opera as my browser. In fact, I even purchased a license for versions 3.X. Eventually I stopped using the program for some valid reason that I have long since forgotten. So yesterday I decided to download the free ad-supported version of Opera 6.0. I feel like a born-again christian.
You can turn off popup windows, or set them to open in the background
You can turn...
The Genius of Zeppelin
Excuse me for a moment while I talk out of my ass. You should note for the record that I am not claiming to be an ethnomusicologist.
It seems that most British rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s fall somewhere on a continuum in regard to their primary influences. Many bands looked to American Blues and R&B for their early inspiration (The Beatles, The Stones, The Yardbirds, Cream). Other...
Modern Edison
Like they said in the Think Different ad campaign:
Here’s to the crazy ones.
I need a Segway.
Werner at the Birchmere
Erin and I went to see Susan Werner yesterday at the Birchmere in Alexandria. It was an absolutely amazing show.
Erin Mckeown was the opening act. She walked onto the stage and after strapping on a Gretsch archtop proceeded to demonstrate that she was a totally badass jazz guitarist…with an amazing voice. During Susan Werner’s set both musicians kicked out the best cover of...