07 May 2007

Burrito Fast-est to the Top of the Slippery Pole

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So, three weeks after a two minute post , this site is the numbers one and two search results for " burrito.nyc.us.gov " People, d...

"Idiot" Savant

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Álvaro Vargas Llosa has a piece in the current issue of Foreign Policy magazine, updating his book from the mid-nineties "criticizin...
26 April 2007

Nevermind No One's Used One Since 1997

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This may be the best screensaver I've ever seen. From my rigorous scientific research, it takes about five of these guys to be going pe...
23 April 2007

Wolf in the Henhouse

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I've nothing profound to say about l'affaire Wolfowitz; just express my disappointment. The (apparent) preferential treatment for l...
17 April 2007

Hokies

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Nothing can be said about the Tech tragedy beyond what has already been said, until we know more about what happened. All that I can do is ...
16 April 2007

Jackie Robinson's Jackie Robinson

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While I'm recusing myself from commenting on culturally significant topics, let me hip you to this : "Your job is going to be worse...

So It Goes

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I have nothing to add to last week's coverage of Kurt Vonnegut's passing, but the NYT coverage is pretty good. ----- This is more f...

burrito.nyc.us.gov

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The best thing you'll read all day: The story begins in any of the three dozen taquerias supplying the Bay Area Feeder Network, an expa...
08 April 2007

Petey Greene

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"Well, let’s cool it now. Slide on in, adjust the color of your television, hole up and get ready to groove with Petey Greene’s Washing...
05 April 2007

Chi-town

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So, for el trabajo , I'm going to Chicago for 24 hours next week (Tues-Weds). My evening is booked, but I'll have some free time to ...