Michael Barrett Oh. Em. Eff. Gee.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jUNOHxDTQoehoT3FAda6jBvSN4uQD92HNJO00 Julia Child Was A Spy! (I love her)
Weekend Round-up
Just when I thought “A List Apart” had become a useless dried up husk of RoR wankers, they turn around and publish this gem of an article: Getting Out of Binding Situations in JavaScript I’ve read various descriptions of ‘binding’ in JavaScript before, but this is probably the most clear explanation I’ve seen. As a [...]
The Greatest Comment Ever Commented
On the Metafilter there is a lengthy thread discussing the new Pixar flick Wall*E (and the critical response thereof). One comment is an incredible story about how a girl, a video, and the resulting wrap party in San Francisco. The comment opens with “Here’s a true story about how awesome Pixar is.” And it’s perfectly [...]
Little Things (regarding upgrades)
Back when tax returns came out I did myself a little favor and upgraded to OS X 10.5 and purchased an AppleTV (Thanks institution of marriage!) The AppleTV is a great toy. I purchased the smaller one (hard drive). Since the appliance connects to 5 computers on your home network, there’s really no reason to [...]
Just in time, my glass is empty
I approve of this website: http://beermapping.com/maps/citymaps.php?m=portlandor (A beer oriented approach to google maps, via Metafilter)
Interesting Company
This is an interesting set of recommendations on my iTunes receipt. Perhaps I haven’t been giving Ms. Lavigne enough credit. I mean to show up along side Sam Harris, Terry Gross, and Richard Dawkins…I mean. Wow Alright…I admit it. I purchased Candyman. It’s awesome. It has a Campari girl! I just purchased Christopher Hitchens’ God [...]
My Gnocchi Army Sleeps, Waits
Frozen Gnocchi – waiting for action (in a pot of boiling water and perhaps some pesto) I’ve made a couple of batches of potato gnocchi this weekend. The first batch, made for a dinner party (it was a big hit) and I realized that gnocchi is a.) Easy to make b.) Deeelicious. I made a [...]
Bits and pieces
I don’t make new year’s resolutions, but I do want to be a better blogger-ator this year. I’d like to get back up to my ‘early days’ level of output, so I’m going to schedule myself a little blog time on a regular type basis. A week or three ago I saw a blurb fly [...]
Very important photos
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/world/20071227_BHUTTO_FEATURE/index.html Photos of the Bhutto assassination with voice commentary by the photographer, John Moore.