Once again, I’m proud to take a moment tell you about some new and hilarious stuff my brother’s been working on. If you’ve already read this post and this post and this post, then you know he’s a busy man doing great work. If you haven’t, go ahead and take a moment. First of all, […]

“I had the feeling that all over America such stupid arguments were taking place on street corners and in bars and restaurants. All over America, people were pulling credentials out of their pockets and sticking them under someone else’s nose to prove they had been somewhere or done something. And I thought someday everyone in […]

Consider, for example, the guy I saw walking to work this morning with little flakes of ice in his beard. Maybe it was the cold weather or my general reluctance to go to work, but in seconds my inner monologue was off on a rant to rival the King of the English Mopes himself: “The […]

I don’t really like to spend a lot of time on the couch doing nothing. Given the opportunity, I’d rather work on this or that for as much of the day as I can. But everyone needs to relax and waste a little time now and then, and I’ll be the first to admit that […]

Karma, at its most basic and superficial level, is the notion that the universe rewards people who choose to live a good life. The flip side of that idea, of course, is that if the universe hasn’t rewarded you, then it must be because you haven’t chosen to live a good life. In other words, […]

I took the day off sick today. I normally don’t like to take a day off like that, but it had to be done. I had to miss a couple of deadlines to do it, though, including a target date to launch a new podcast. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to tell […]

I really wish I’d watched Jarhead before I’d gotten to know John Krasinski as a television actor. I’ve talked about the book on this blog before, and although I’m usually one of those guys who likes to put the movie off until he’s read the source material, I’d totally recommend that you read the book […]

I’ve been going on about the whole Cathy Crowe thing for a while now (see this post and this post for background). I’d really like to see her win the by-election, but because I don’t live in her riding, I can’t vote for her. But I can encourage her constituents to vote for her, and […]

You know, there’s something about being at the office at four in the morning working on a bunch of code so I can meet a deadline tomorrow that makes me think I could probably tighten up the way I manage my workload.