Apr
30
2004
Two years ago I reported on the (then) emerging trend in women’s fashion towards low waistlines. As predicted, it has been the biggest trend in bad clothing for the past two years. Even the medical community got into it, reporting a phenomenon in which too-tight low-waisted jeans caused numbness in the legs of the trendy […]
Apr
29
2004
April’s monkey is Confess to crying at the movies! I confess that I cry at the movies all the time. I have a lot of soft spots when it comes to themes, and a lot of movies poke at those themes.
However, my real shame in this case is not from the fact that I cry […]
Apr
28
2004
Where the heck does one shop for a motorcycle helmet in downtown Montreal? Who sells that stuff?
Apr
28
2004
Due to our recent California vacation, M and I are a bit behind on our 12 Monkeys project. Regardless, the month is not over yet, so the theme for April is:
Confess to crying at the movies!
Let’s hear about it on Thursday. You can also talk about crying in front of the television. We want details! […]
Apr
26
2004
M and I have returned home after ten days in San Francisco. From the sun and the warmth to the rain and the cold. Here are a few utterly unimportant bits of info concerning our return:
• Spam received at home while gone: 670 messages.
• Spam received at the office while gone: 814 messages.
• Trips […]
Apr
23
2004
Thursday morning at Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn. We’re still in bed, in a rustic but very charming chalet. At 9:00 a.m. it is still as dark as dawn because we’re on the shadow side of the mountain in a forest of redwood trees. The only sound is the babble of the creek that flows past […]
Apr
18
2004
The Apple Store. Apple’s marketing continues to amaze. Let them touch it and they will buy!
Cocktail party in The Mission. A pre-wedding event. Loud. Fun. Great sandwiches. A long midnight walk afterwards, up 16th (or was it 17th? or 18th?) past Valencia and Mission street. Ended up tired and hungry on Market street in the […]