This quotation is the best one in Fortune's February 7, 2005 article on the tech trends. The story is Why There's No Escaping the Blog and the comment is from Steve Hayden, vice chairman of advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather, which creates blogs for clients. I guess blogging must be passe, though: it's being featured in business magazines. Damn! I just started, and I am already behind on the culture curve.
Yes! This is a grammar book that's been at the top of the best seller lists in Great Britain and in the United States. A best-selling book focused on punctuation? Kinda freaky, eh? The trick is that Eats, Shoots & Leaves is written which such humor and helpfulness that its success also feels good. I want Lynne Truss to become fabulously wealthy and a role model for budding word geeks everywhere. Its commercial popularity is due to more than a "revenge of the nerds'" buying ecstasy. The chapters contain real guidance for writing clearly while offering an iconoclastic tartness to counteract the potentially dry [...]
Just took down the flag which has been flying out our window since Inauguration Day -- we flew the gay flag that day and left it up in lingering commentary. Monday we flew the American flag in honor of Martin Luther King. Makes sense to me.
I bet my parents would never have been offered braces when they were in their 50's. People that old weren't expected to be around long enough to care if their teeth snarled or fell our in 10 years. It certainly would not seem worth the effort. "Let them be -- pull them if they are a problem and get a bridge." We care now. 50 is not so old, bordering on ancient, that all but comfort care is withheld. The news media can talk about the great studies on longevity and the change in society's attitudes on aging. But, it's [...]
My mind has been stuck in "receive only" mode for nearly a week. Last Thursday we heard Senator George McGovern (pictured left) talk about American foreign policy at the Commonwealth Club. Friday we listened to Tony Kushner (pictured right) chat on stage with Berkeley Rep's artist director, Tony Taccone. Saturday both Geoff and I went to an all-day class on Spiritual Paths and Practices Among the World's Religions at the Unitarian Universalist church. There were only five of us in this class: Geoff, a nurse, two ministers, and me. George Williams, the man who conducted the session, is a former Cal [...]
Geoff's CPA firm uses this statement as a mantra for its business development courses. Since Christmas, my measurement and management seems focused on music downloads. Pleasant, if not productive. Current count: 1634 songs, 4.2 days of music, 5.51 GB.
Geoff and I have returned home to San Francisco. Syntax, Vector, Audit, and Array are providing Geoff an especially affectionate welcome home.
Shirley Chisolhm earned my first vote for President of the United States. It was in the California primary in 1972. Her candidacy was not considered "viable" by the media; of course they were right. She was not going to be nominated in the year of George McGovern vs Richard Nixon. But, she was the best person running. She was intelligent, articulate, fearless, moderate in her speech, and right on so many of the issues. Voting for her felt great. Read More about my first vote for President
Ashland has Camelot snow fall. It whitens without obstructing life. It deepens overnight but is thoughtfully thin enough to melt by itself on the roadways during the day. The outside deck was used as an ad hoc refrigerator for their dinner party last night. The wine is nicely chilled.
How often does a San Franciscan get to enjoy falling snow? It's a wonderful treat to be inside Hollis and Mary Pat's snug newly remodeled home. What a nice place to enjoy winter. Snow in the Back yard The water feature in Hollis and Mary Pat's back yard gets a dusting of mid-afternoon snow See more snow shots. (c) 2005 Ozdachs