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2008 Wrap Up
A year ago I was working in midtown Manhattan for an online advertising firm. I was underpaid but enjoyed the people and work enough to stay on despite the wage differential between myself and market value for someone of my experience. I even turned down a couple of job offers to stay at the company. […]
On The Air Again
I recently started a new consulting contract at a new client. Unlike several other clients I’ve worked for these guys gave me full reign to install whatever I want on my local workstation. (Many companies have certain limitations and procedures to follow if you want to bypass the limitations.) I was happy to see this […]
John Lennon Appears in OLPC Commercial
I just read an article on PCWorld.com about how the One Laptop Per Child, with the blessing of Yoko Ono, has digitized John Lennon to appear in their latest ad. This is one of the silliest things I’ve ever heard/seen. The likeness could be better and the voice is way off. But besides that it’s […]
Long Post (Somewhere Else)
Today I amazed myself by writing a 673 word post about the New York Jets on one of my other blogs. Although 673 words is not the largest post I’ve ever written it’s been a while since I’ve written anything that long. Time to give myself a pat on the back.
RIP Eartha Kitt
I heard last night that Eartha Kitt died of colon cancer yesterday at the age of 81. As most guys my age my first exposure to Kitt was as Catwoman on the old Adam West ‘Batman’ TV show. She was filling the role after Lee Meriwether and Julie Newmar had their turns. Much later, in […]