Tony Kornheiser January 24th, 2002 @ 9:58 am PST
Doh! I tossed an airball this morning. I was listening to The Tony Kornheiser Show on ESPN radio on my way to work. Tony was asking if one of the actors from the old TV show Gunsmoke was still alive. I remembered that one of my previous bosses, Kelly, created a site where you could […]
Never Stop Questioning January 21st, 2002 @ 3:06 am PST
“The important thing is to never stop questioning.” That quote is often attributed to Einstein. I cannot confirm that he ever actually said this. But I doubt I would hear many arguments if I suggested he was one of the greatest thinkers in history. Is “questioning” really all that important? I guess it depends on […]
Good Links January 20th, 2002 @ 4:54 pm PST
I think that the best linking weblog on line right now is Follow Me Here. Every time I visit I find a half-dozen or so excellent articles. Eliot must be a voracious reader, and his comments are insightful and thought-provoking. If you have never been to his site, go right now. Here are a few […]
America the Beautiful January 2nd, 2002 @ 9:25 am PST
The Sept. 11 attacks increased, rather than decreased, Americans’ expressed satisfaction with the way things are going in the country — one of the most intriguing public opinion shifts of 2001. Gallup’s December reading on satisfaction, at 70%, is the highest since February 1999. The October and November satisfaction ratings were 67% and 65%, respectively. […]
Bin Laden on the Onion December 12th, 2001 @ 4:44 pm PST
“It’s not yet clear where bin Laden was,” Rumsfeld added, “but he seemed to be speaking from some sort of gigantic, bombed-out litter box.”
Travel November 28th, 2001 @ 12:04 pm PST
The airlines are dropping prices like mad lately. I can hardly believe that Delta Web Fares is offering round trip tickets from LAX to Rome, Italy for only $314. That ticket would’ve been triple that a few months ago. I saw a commercial yesterday advertising $99 – $199 one-way tickets on American to anywhere in […]
Funny Mail October 16th, 2001 @ 2:20 pm PDT
A 59-year-old man who received a suspicious letter with amorous writings and women’s lace panties turned it over to sheriff’s deputies, who stored it in a biohazard barrel before determining it didn’t come from a terrorist. [link via Jason]
FBI Warning October 11th, 2001 @ 2:47 pm PDT
Saying it has received information that new terrorist attacks may be planned inside the United States or abroad in the next several days, the FBI on Thursday asked local police to be on the highest alert and urged all Americans to be wary of suspicious activity. Y’know. Just in case you were feeling comfortable or […]
Bert October 11th, 2001 @ 10:47 am PDT
Bert is best known for his role on the long-lived Sesame Street children’s show, where he lives with his housemate Ernie. With all the hoopla surrounding Bert’s apparent link to the current news, it’s easy to forget that Ernie was a bit of a suspicious character, too. Did anyone else have an LP with a […]
Separation October 11th, 2001 @ 10:34 am PDT
From the University of Florida’s Anthropology Department comes this article: Estimating the Ripple Effect of a Disaster. A related essay at Slate says, “According to their estimates, essentially all Americans — more than 80 percent of them — know someone who knows someone. We are all mourners at the second degree.” [link via Follow Me […]
