In December 1997, I experienced my first Christmas party with my new company. The party started around noon at Mt. Fuji, a great Japanese restaurant up on a big hill over in NY state. Noticing the amount of alcohol my coworkers and their partners were consuming, I turned to my girlfriend around 4:30pm and said, [...]
Evel Dead
Nov 30, ’07
5:19 PM
Man’s curse is to know that he must someday make the great leap into the unknown. Except for Evel Knievel, who made a great many of those leaps before taking his last one today. Good night, sweet daredevil.
Unrequired Reading: Nov. 30, 2007
Nov 30, ’07
6:01 AM
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A Gala Night is About All I Can Handle
Nov 29, ’07
9:09 AM
Last night’s “black tie optional” event turned out to be pretty slanted toward tuxedos. Rocking the black suit, white shirt and silver tie, I feared that I’d be mistaken for a waiter. Fortunately, the waitstaff wore Nehru jackets Even so, I felt pretty out of place among the tuxes and bespoke suits. I thought that [...]
What am I, a farmer?
Nov 28, ’07
7:31 AM
Last night, I was writing to a buddy about how tired I was from my autumn biz-travel schedule. I think I was attempting to elicit sympathy for going to Milan, Las Vegas and San Diego over the course of 6 weeks. “Boy, you think you’ve got it tough. . .” In that spirit, I won’t [...]
This Quiet Riot is… Too Quiet
Nov 27, ’07
5:45 AM
Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot was found dead yesterday at the age of 52. So far, there’s no word on whether this was a cover version of the death of someone from Slade.
I call it… the Sun Sack
Nov 26, ’07
8:55 PM
It’s no gasoline-powered turtleneck or electric dog-polisher, but this is pretty neat.
Lesson Learned
Nov 24, ’07
6:27 PM
If I stare at the screen longer than the duration of the Anglo-Zanzibar War without writing a word, it means my idea for a post was no good. So, the salient points I had hoped to make are: Sometimes, going back to a book can be rewarding, even when you don’t remember it fondly As [...]
China Syndrome, Part 2467
Nov 24, ’07
9:03 AM
For a one-party dictatorship, China’s government is remarkably ineffective at getting the locals to follow orders: “Understanding is not adequate, responsibilities are unclear, measures are not complementary, policies are incomplete, investment doesn’t arrive, and coordination is ineffective,” China’s premier, Wen Jiabao, complained bitterly.
