Archive for November, 2005

The Potter Musical Appreciation Disparity

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

The iTunes Music Store has been taunting me with the celebrity pick lists of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint). Yesterday I decided to have a look. Just what does Radcliffe like to listen to between takes? Could his tastes really be so different from his red-headed co-star? […]

Behold, Zoltan!

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

A conversation with Colin about the similarity of one of our customer’s names to the fortune teller Zoltar in Big led us to seek out Zoltan, a machine that’s considered by some to be the inspiration behind Big’s Zoltar. As it happens, Marvin Yagoda has a page that details the inner workings of Zoltan. […]

Look Mother, It’s Me!

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Just on the heels of going as Brak’s Dad for Halloween, I find out that action figures of Brak’s Mom and Dad are available! The manufacturer has an okay site, but much better photos are available in a review of the entire series (which also includes Master Shake and Mothmonsterman! Check the “scenes” […]

Everything You Know About Sprawl Is Wrong

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

…I guess that depends on what you know about sprawl. The group I go to lunch with likes to engage in amateur urban planning from time to time. We talk about how terrible the public transportation here is, and how wonderful it is in D.C., New York, San Francisco, London, and all of […]

Better Gift-Giving Through Spam

Monday, November 7th, 2005

This morning I was thinking about the upcoming holiday season and the Christmas gifts I need to find when a new piece of spam arrived. The subject: Fwd: Glass Sex Toys are an Acceptable Gift for any Occasion I really feel liberated by this new knowledge. No longer shall my gifting style be […]