Today is Chris’ birthday, so we let him pick where we would have lunch. He chose Peppers. The charm of this place is that it’s small, dumpy, limited in its menu, and relatively quick. The food tastes okay when you’re eating it (I had a double cheesburger with everything– the burgers are flame broiled– and …
Paper and Iron
Yesterday, the Illinois State Highway Authority held a five-minute meeting to rename I-88 (the expressway that leads to Chicago’s western suburbs and beyond) the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway. Considering we have a tendency to name our roads around here (I-90/I-94 is the Kennedy, I-290 is the Eisenhower, I-94 south of downtown is the Dan Ryan), …
A Slice ‘O’ Life
Something is going on with Metra. It seems as though at least once a week they have some sort of “mechanical failure” on the line I ride. I’ve ridden these trains (from various locations throughout the city and suburbs) for more than 15 years, and until this past year I could count on one hand …
Like A Poor Man’s Kraftwerk
Here. Be geeky. And as long as I’m at it, I am not condoning the misuse of these celebrity soundboards, but some of them are pretty funny.
Music Box Animation
Here’s a neat animation from Aiwa. It takes a while to load, but the characters’ movements (and the audio) are pretty cool.
Patently Offensive
Still think Microsoft isn’t bent on world domination? How about their recent patent for double-clicking? Or maybe the fact that they just patented “To Do” lists? Of course there are contexts for these patents, but it sure seems to me that they’re setting the stage for making a whole lotta money through the courts. Oh, …
Just An Old Sweet Song… Silenced
Ray Charles passed away today. This is very sad because Ray was one of those talents that spanned the decades as well as cultural lines. He was one of the all-time greats of soul, blues, jazz, gospel, rock ‘n’ roll.. you name it. I was fortunate enough to see Ray play live, even though it …
Waiting For The Blessed Dark
As I mentioned in Sunday’s blog entry, the soundtrack in my head covered a lot of territory while I was riding my bike through the woods. At one point, I thought of XTC’s brilliant Skylarking, because that album was practically glued inside my Walkman during the summer of 1987. It is, as the band’s Andy …
To Built The Good Customer Relationship
To follow up on my previous adventure with Palm Support: I haven’t sent the old unit back yet because, frankly, it’s a pain in the butt and I don’t want to be without a PDA for the weeks it will take for the swap to take place. I received a note yesterday from Palm Support …
realitydistortionzone.com is Available, y’know
I know, that headline is really mean. But I can think of nothing better to point you guys at Steve Jobs’ Blog.