You may know this already, but one of the great undocumented features on Amazon.com is the ability to track the price fluctuation on items you “save for later” in your Shopping Cart. Nearly every day, I hit Amazon and click
So… feminists don’t sew?
Quote from female coworker who stepped into my office just now: I’m going to ask you a question, and don’t get all feminist on me — do you have a sewing kit? Unfortunately, I didn’t have one. But I would
Why he loves Nashville
Pull up a chair: Dr. Funkenswine of Mothership BBQ has a story to tell.
Take the good (veggies) with the bad (veggies)
You know how I was talking about ordering that CSA basket from Plumgood Food? Well, it showed up Thursday and it was a bounty of vegetables. Something like 20-25 tomatoes, 20-25 okra, 8 ears of corn, 3 cucumbers, 3 leeks,
Windows Live Writer
So I’m testing out Windows Live Writer. Has anyone else tried it? It’s basically a lightweight FrontPage with knowledge of blog protocols, but I still like the idea of it. You can insert pictures or even Microsoft maps. Here’s a
And… we’re back! And… we slack.
The weekly email with calls for songs arrived a few minutes ago — and I’ve already pitched a song in response to one listing. Man, it’s been a while since there’ve been any opportunities listed that match material we have
And you say I only hear what I want to
Ever since I got these new funky glasses, I’ve started getting a lot of comments about how much I look like Lisa Loeb. Someone said it again last night at Cabana. The burgundy-brunette hair probably adds to the similarity, but
Giving new double-meaning to the term “buzz”
I love this: Showtime is using a marijuana scent-strip to promote the show “Weeds” in Rolling Stone magazine. Oddly, despite not having a TV, I’ve actually seen several episodes of this show, and I thought it was pretty good. But
Bringing Syriana home
We watched Syriana last night. I was profoundly moved. It was a little complicated to follow, but reading the movie’s Wikipedia entry just now helped immensely. Even so, unlike some of the critics who found it too cluttered or overly
Home again!
And a post about our travel ordeals is on Metroblogging Nashville. Since what I wrote there was mostly trip complaints, here are some of the trip highlights: Getting to see our friend D, who was a colleague on the infamous