August 2010
Sometimes, competition works →
All major Canadian carriers offer the iPhone and the resulting price is cheaper than the U.S.
July 2010
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When looking to be blasted out of a Friday fog,meet me in the basement bss
10K Apart →
Fond memories of the 5K Awards resurface with this modern spin on the idea
The music of Scott Pilgrim →
Exclaim! explains the audio inspiration for the movie adaption of the graphic novel series
Goodbye Maury Chaykin →
One of my favourite character actors to watch onscreen died on his 61st birthday
Are Jedi Knights Libertarian or Socialist? →
Most political journalists are also nerds, so it was probably only a matter of time until someone started debating the politics of Star Wars. This particular discussion started when an official with…
Are Jedi Knights Libertarian or Socialist? [Digg] →
Most political journalists are also nerds, so it was probably only a matter of time until someone started debating the politics of Star Wars. This particular discussion started when an official with…
In a neo-Mexican bar, eating a bucket of nachos with a pitcher of Rainer and the NYTimes magazine at my side - another Seattle summer night
Misread this headline: “Two bombs exploded near the holy Shiite city”
Computer Beach Party or Capitol Hill Block Party? Easy choice - only one features two performances by heavy metal almost legends, Panther
On the road, I always knew where my keys were
And…email fail
Despite the fact Seattle’s Best Coffee is definitely not, it’s a welcome alternate to Starbucks even tho the latter owns the former
The conversations of the passengers around me confirm, without a doubt, that I’m heading to the Microsoft campus
How ironic is it that after 4,000 miles of eventless travel, we get stuck in a maze of big box store parking lots 55 miles from trip’s end
How ironic is it that after 4,000 miles we get stuck in a suburban maze of big box store parking lots
Reason to Love Portland No. 416: when ones hometown bands form the soundtracks for the various stores & patios one visits
Exploring the forest moon of Endor
After exactly 3,000 miles, we have our Eureka moment while watching the sunset over the Pacific Ocean
In-n-Out, finally!
Wondering why there is a naval underwater base in the middle of the desert
“The roadtrack for today is total ’80s cheez”
In the middle of the Arizona desert, a group of Boy Scouts, in fully regalia, help change the tire of an RV
“Lotto Gun Ammo Beer” - hello, Arizona
Listening to the National on the on a road in Utah where all the telephone poles are flying American flags
Feel like we just stumbled into a real-life X-Files location
Bought my first Starbucks since moving to Seattle - and I did it in a Twin Falls, Idaho Barnes & Noble
Listening to the Stars in Ontario…on the Oregon-Idaho border
Crossed the 45th parallel - halfway between North Pole and the equator - and saw a bald eagle
Wind farms; rolling hills of yellow, green and brown; and nothing but winding roads ahead
On the road with @leerichmond, listening to a Latin/World station called “CBC Radio 3” in 35C heat and ignoring the traffic
Witnessing a slow motion email etiquette disaster unfold, thanks to the wonders of being employed at a mega corporation
