Yesterday was the anniversary of the shooting death of Jam Master Jay. And there I was, wondering why I heard My Adidas on three different stations during the day.
The Association
Oct 31, ’03
7:56 AM
I’m back from Utah. I called Ian and Jess out in San Diego, and they’re not in any danger from the fires. And the NBA season has started, so my life can now stop for a few months. One thing, though: For some reason, many (but not all) home teams are now wearing their dark [...]
Saltier Lake
Oct 28, ’03
10:14 AM
Went out last night to a hospitality event thrown by one of our advertisers. We went to the Olympic Oval, a training facility for the 2002 skaters. We went curling and shooting hockey pucks. Pictures to come, unfortunately. Many thanks to Ian for turning me on to Gorillaz and Thievery Corporation! I have discovered many [...]
Update
Oct 27, ’03
12:22 PM
The iPod holds up! A rambling hike yields some great photos! Salt Lake City on a Sunday is like 28 Days Later, but without the zombies!
Ain’t Got No Cigarettes . . .
Oct 25, ’03
10:09 AM
The Gil Roth “King of the Road” Tour continues, as I head out to Salt Lake City for the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) annual meeting. Last week was Phoenix and San Diego, combining business & pleasure. After Utah, I’m back for 10 days before heading off to Atlanta for 3 days for the [...]
Holy Shit, part deux
Oct 21, ’03
8:34 AM
According to my webstats, at 4:45am this morning, someone came to this blog by Googling the following: Red Sox fan commits suicide
Standing Offer
Oct 20, ’03
8:25 PM
Over at Slate, Jack Shafer and Mickey Kaus both have pretty good takes on the debacle of Easterbrook’s strange Kill Bill blog. Kaus also links to about 10 million other blogs that discuss (or mindlessly rant about) Easterbrook’s entry and subsequent apology. Funnily enough, Shafer actually had the exact same reaction I did when he [...]
Tuesday Morning Quarterback gets sacked
Oct 20, ’03
1:44 PM
Ouch. Gregg Easterbrook — whose essays I enjoy and whose Tuesday Morning Quarterback columns on ESPN Page 2 are always a hoot — just got canned from the latter gig. I meant to write about his blog on The New Republic’s site last week, because he wrote an entry that I found pretty incomprehensible. Since [...]
Holy Shit
Oct 18, ’03
2:03 PM
I’m on the road at present, touring pharma and genomics facilities in Phoenix (Wed.-Fri.) and visiting my best friend and his True Love in San Diego (Fri.-Sun.). It’s a little tiring, not least because I’ll be flying off to Salt Lake City next week for the AAPS conference, and off to Atlanta 10 days after [...]
Awards are for losers
Oct 15, ’03
10:45 AM
National Book Award nominees for 2003 were just announced. As is my too-busy wont, I haven’t read any of the books. I HAVE, however, been present when one of the authors read from his book. I wrote up that experience in February (go here to understand just how bullshit a writer I think Boyle is, [...]
