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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Son of a…
So we're coming home from Target, listening to the iPod in the car, and at one point the five year-old pipes up from the backseat, "Why is he the only one that could ever teach her?" Bonus points for identifying the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Observed, Parenting
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Little Apple Tree on the Prairie
On this trip I'm reading The Botany of Desire, by Michael Pollan. I'm just at the beginning, where he is talking about apples and John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed). Historical books have always interested me (as do historical novels with a … Continue reading
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My favorite scene from Jaws
Watching more TED and I'm on the J.J. Abrams talk, and he is talking about his favorite scene in Jaws. You can catch it here. But it put me in mind of my favorite scene from Jaws, where Roy Scheider pours … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Observed
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The WiFi button
I have a suggestion for Apple. Yes, I know they are (not) listening. I think the next iPhone/iPod touch should have a WiFi button. Like the power button on the top, maybe on the other side of the device, it should … Continue reading
Posted in Million Dollar Ideas, Technology
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Courtesy of US Airways
Today I am flying to Philadelphia for a brief weekend visit with my parents and a couple of my sisters. Or rather, I am trying to. Let me preface all of this with a warning so dire, you would be foolhardy … Continue reading
Wheaton the new Niven?
One of my favorite books growing up was Bring on the Empty Horses by David Niven, an autobiography of his life in Hollywood, full of amusing stories about Hollywood greats and their lives off camera. My mother had it on … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Observed, Reading, Real Life
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