June 2007
IPhonetini
A bar in San Fran has concocted a special Appletini for today called the iPhonetini
Timing and a Decent Proposal
I first heard Christine Todd Whitman on the Stern show years ago… she made a promise to Howard Stern that if she became governor she would name a rest stop on the freeway after him. She did. She was also well spoken and smart and I liked her. Then she became EPA director under Bush… I was encouraged but figured she would get beaten down. Then she quit to “spend time with her...
WatchNon-Executive Decision… another example of why The Daily Show is more relevant than Network News.
Stay Commercial
Speaking of blenders… mine came out of the pantry this past weekend to whip up some daiquiris and when I started it the plastic gear that turns blade exploded into fragments. My advice on blenders… stay with the commercial ones - like the one pictured.
Head to Hamilton Beach Commercial web site and pick one then visit your local restaurant supply store.
New Orleans Risk & Reliability Report →
http://iphonecountdown.com/ →
Interesting graphic from a New York Times article.
This chart makes me feel much younger!
500,000 watts
One of the web sites I visit daily is a pay site called NewsBlues. I know I have not worked in TV news in a really long time, but I find his news and insights to the news business fascinating. Anyway he was reminiscing about old TV cameras and transmitters so I emailed him some links about the old WLW radio experiment where they broadcast at 500,000 watts (normal today is 50,000 max). This was...
WatchTommy Chong… gotta love him!
“This is the decline of Western civilization as we know it, and we’re...”
– TMZ.com’s Harvey Levin during coverage of Paris Hilton last week
Journalism Secrets →
Keeping up with Edison
Some kids get Winnie the Pooh theme bedrooms, Finding Nemo, etc…. but young Edison is starting off with a bedroom inspired by his name. Yes, that is a Cray Supercomputer for seating.
Brothers Hitchens
I have mentioned writer Christopher Hitchens here before… found this article by his brother Peter where he reviews his latest book and challenges his beliefs.
Shoes
When we walked into the memorial service tonight there were shoes at the end of every row. At first I thought, wow I’ve never been to a service where we’ve taken our shoes off. But then I realized that they were our dear friend Eric’s shoes. He had a bit of a shoe problem… weekly the latest tennis shoe in orange, blue, green, or some combination would arrive. The next...
Why?
When we are young “why?” is the constant question we ask our parents until they get bored with that game or run out of answers. It’s one of the shortest words we have, yet it has so many uses and meanings.
I started thinking about the word “Why” this year at Jazz Fest when New Orleans great John Boutte covered the Annie Lennox song. I’m sure she wrote the song...