Today marked the final day of cleanup of the World Trade Center, and once again we were subjected to 24-hour coverage of reruns of the crashing planes, the fireballs, the falling towers, the choking dust storms generated by cascading debris. Speech after political speech. Endless statistics of the numbers of missing people and unattributed body [...]
First, there was Survivor. Then came Big Brother, the Mole, and the Amazing Race. The reality TV phenomenon continued with Fear Factor, Murder in Small Town X, and Temptation Island. In what is becoming a saturated genre, do we really need the Anna Nicole Smith Show?
A weekly half-hour show, debuting sometime this summer, will chronicle [...]
Yesterday, I managed to knock one of my life goals off my list: I walked the entire length of the Golden Gate Bridge.
It was probably one of the simplest goals on the list, but it was a good beginning, a symbol of the eventual completion of many more. It is almost incredible that I had [...]
Emphasizing inequality paves the way for continued inequality and discrimination. People say they want to be equal, but constantly disprove it by their own actions.
I tried to buy two houses today. I would have settled for either one, but unfortunately ended up with neither.
I had prepared for several weeks; researching lien holders, visiting houses and taking pictures, checking property assessment records, narrowing down the list of a hundred houses available through the San Joaquin County Tax Auction down to [...]
My wife, Kim, got an email from a friend of hers, detailing some website with a MadLib-like game. You know, fill in a bunch of adjectives, names, nouns, verbs, etc. and you get a funny story.
Well, it started out innocently enough:
“Tonight on “The Jerry Springer Show” we have a particularly interesting episode! Kim is here [...]
I’ve spent the last several years focusing my career on the fundamentals of web design and usability. I’ll start the lecture with a few tried and true basic rules.
I’ve only applied to be on three television shows in my life — Jeopardy, Survivor, and The Amazing Race — so it’s no wonder that with Survivor IV and Amazing Race II aired and the winners paid, I find that my Wednesdays and Thursdays now have a void that needs to be filled.
Every day I hear about people making both good and bad choices when they purchase stuff, everything from computer software to electronics. I thought I’d highlight where I think I’ve best spent some of my money:
My potential race partner in the Amazing Race just picked up my half of everything needed for the application. It’s been a long journey in the making and I’m glad it’s over.
