I was back in the security line at the Seattle airport last week. An odd place for inspiration, but I’ll take what I can get. Seattle now has full-body scanners. This is the first time I’ve encountered them. Here is my story: Before the first checkpoint (ID and boarding pass), a recorded voice on the … Continue reading Be Still, My Traveling Heart
Category: Fun Stuff
Like (Killing Two Birds With) A Rolling Stone
Let it never be said that I’m above taking a cheap shot. (Note to readers: It’s not like people are lining up to claim that I’m above taking a cheap shot. However, the list of things I’m not above includes the self-aggrandizement involved in suggesting that people might line up to claim that I'm above … Continue reading Like (Killing Two Birds With) A Rolling Stone
2010 In Pictures
Here are a few of my favorite (previously unpublished) pictures from the past year: I don't know these people, but as a guy who hates to hang Christmas lights, I love them. Here's the house to their left (The Joneses, I hope). It’s been a tough couple of years in retailing, but I don’t think … Continue reading 2010 In Pictures
Fun Photos Are Back!
Time magazine is printed on pretty thin paper these days. Thin enough that if you happen to read it with a little backlight, images from the back side of the page you're reading show through. The June 7 issue (Pope on the cover) included a photo of Kentucky senate candidate (also ex-ophthalmologist, libertarian scion, Tea … Continue reading Fun Photos Are Back!
Play On!
This is a stop-the-presses moment. According to today's NY Times, Raj Rajaratnam, the alleged mastermind of alleged insider trading at Galleon Group, actually lost money on the scheme. I'm now invoking my "I'm not good enough to make this stuff up" rule. To understand what an achievement this is, imagine that your phone rings and … Continue reading Play On!
More Fun Photos
I came across these three images since my last post and thought they were worth sharing: Dumbing down - revisited It would be hard to dumb things down much further than this: Could you explain that again, please? I have my daughter, Julia, to thank for this one. It has "Jay Leno" written all over … Continue reading More Fun Photos
Dumbing Down
I haven’t explicitly made this pledge before, so let me make it now: When I report silly things in this space, I promise that they will only be things that I have actually observed. Sure, there will be lots of marginally informed opinion. I specialize in that. But I promise that when I say I … Continue reading Dumbing Down
Carp Diem 