Oh, the wonderment of living in a connected age. Friday night, I saw Blood and Sand at the Gateway Theatre, where they held the final night of the Silent Film Society of Chicago’s Silent Summer 2004 Festival. This was a great event, and very well attended; the theatre seats over 2000 and the main floor …
Be Nice To The Guy With The Big Knife
Mega-lunch day today. We went to Manny’s Deli and maaan, what an experience. I remembered that they gave you a lot of food, but I forgot that it was a lot of food. I had a cup of matzo ball soup, a pastrami on rye that was at least twice as big as anything you’d …
Site Updates
I loaded up some new images on the photo page. In the interest of conserving server space, the pictures on the page are larger than the previous ones, although they’re not “clickable.” I’ll be updating that page again soon, ’cause there will be more to share– plus I didn’t mean to go a year without …
How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know
Groucho Marx passed away on this date in 1977. In his honor, here’s a link to some great Groucho quotes. Black crepe moustache and eyebrows are optional.
BITEMS Update
The BITEMS team website was updated tonight. You’ll see lots of photos of the team on this year’s MS150 bike ride.
…And The Sun Goes Down on the Coconut Tree
I learned today that Bill Martin, Jr. passed away last week. Unless you’re a parent (or a kid) the name may be unfamiliar. Martin wrote more than 300 children’s books, including Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, two of my kids’ preschool favorites. According to the obit in …
Endure 5 Minutes, Please
Here’s an interesting collection of wacky (presumably unintentionally so) signage, instructions, and warnings. It’s The Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness. This sort of reminds me of National Lampoon’s True Facts, although in these days of the internet there seems to be a lot more phony stuff out there. And speaking of phony stuff, you can …
Week In Review
My week with the kids was supposed to be filled with outdoor fun and adventure, but those in charge of the weather thought otherwise. We did make it to Indy for a couple days, though, and as Becky points out in her blog I broke down and popped for a GameCube. Now they’re stuck on …
Phil in Marketing Just Sent This Up
Here’s an interesting collection of vintage ads which have been retooled with modern-day products. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the companies whose products are featured here decided to develop ad campaigns like these. What did these people do before PhotoShop? 🙂
Computer Porn
No, it’s not what you think. This is a link to a photo gallery by Benjamin Pierce, who serves on the faculty of the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. The photos are of ENIAC, one of the first computers ever built, and they capture the essence of how it …