2009
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I Went to a Christening
It was a lovely ceremony—except for all the screaming babies. I’d been invited to a christening, and, as a godless Jew, had very little idea what to expect. I anticipated only my friends’ child taking the Nestea plunge, but no, there were seven local infants making an especially holy racket. And what was a christening, […]
Primitive Biathlon
I’ve finally identified a sport that may be lower on the pecking order than rogaining.
Mini-Series Title Math
The Last Temptation of Christ + The Last Emperor ____________________ ?
Joke I Would’ve Submitted Today Were I on the Letterman Staff
“In Anaheim, Mayor Curt Pringle announced that the city is dropping its legal challenges to the name of the Angels baseball team. However, the mayor said he would not be dropping legal challenges against his parents for giving him the name Curt Pringle.”
Today was a good day
Both Francis Boscoe and Boscoe Francis were nominated for the International Who’s Who of Professionals.
This Guy Can’t Win
It’s bad enough that he’s the long-suffering, inferior-product-offering cable guy in the Verizon FIOS commercials…. But now, apparently, he’s dropping a pancake on the kitchen floor in an Egg McMuffin ad. Sigh.
Preferences
I just finished reading another article about how “preference engines” are brilliantly anticipating my tastes and future purchases. I’ve been reading this sort of stuff for years, but I have yet to really experience it. Amazon only recently stopped recommending Chutes and Ladders because I bought Candyland for my son back in 2001. Currently they […]
Jack Silbert, curator