Barry Manilow April 25th, 2002 @ 12:04 pm PDT
I drove over the hill and down into West Hollywood yesterday for an interview. At some point during my trip I topped 10,000 miles on my truck. After the interview I met my girlfriend at the Olive Garden and then we booked to the Kodak Theater. Our friends, Michael and Deanna, got us tickets to […]
Poorly Designed Trophy April 24th, 2002 @ 11:56 am PDT
The LPGA certainly created an interesting trophy for the Longs Drugs Challenge! You really have to see the photo to appreciate it. And *what* could the winner have been thinking when she decided to kiss it?! link via Kelly
French Fries Deadly April 24th, 2002 @ 10:36 am PDT
Great Caesar’s Ghost! This is possibly the worst news ever: Cancer Risk Found in French Fries! link via Random Thoughts from a Large Head
Blogger Insider April 23rd, 2002 @ 2:45 pm PDT
I am a bit late (surprise!) but here are my answers to another round of Blogger Insider interview questions. This session had me paired with Kristina Pardue of pardueduran.com. Her answers to my questions are here.
Counters April 23rd, 2002 @ 1:25 pm PDT
From Son of Web Pages That Suck: If you’ve got a “real” Web site, and by real I mean a site that gets real traffic, then you don’t need a counter on each page. Counters are not only unimpressive, they make you look like an amateur. Do you see a counter on any page at […]
Kansas State April 23rd, 2002 @ 11:37 am PDT
Sweet blueberry turnovers! All of a sudden I’m getting thousands – yes, thousands! – of hits from the Kansas State Fan Message Boards. I cannot imagine why. I can’t find any link to me there either. So. If you’re a Kansas State fan, please explain.
Primes and Quotes April 23rd, 2002 @ 11:12 am PDT
More good stuff from A List Apart: The Trouble With EM ‘n EN. My reading list ( and things to fix on my site) runneth over.
Impact the Itch April 23rd, 2002 @ 10:33 am PDT
Someone commented on my mini-rant that the words “itch” and “impact” are not verbs. The reader seemed to suggest that the appearance of these words in “a dictionary” as verbs is a viable argument for them being accepted that way. My reply: There are many words in “the dictionary” that are not words. You cannot […]
Forgetfulness April 21st, 2002 @ 2:13 pm PDT
I just heard US Poet Laureate Billy Collins read this poem on A Prairie Home Companion. I loved it so much that I decided to re-print it here. ForgetfulnessThe name of the author is the first to gofollowed obediently by the title, the plot,the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novelwhich suddenly becomes one you have never […]
Draft Day April 21st, 2002 @ 12:56 pm PDT
I guess the NFL Draft was this weekend. I hadn’t even noticed. It looks like Florida players did pretty well: one first-rounder and three second-rounders …. link via Tara
