Archive for 2005/08


Jacksonville

The hype is deafening. Last night rewinding the tape (no, I don’t have TiVo yet, don’t tell me how great it is, my goal in life is to watch LESS TV and since I bought the best VCR, for all of $120 bucks, I can use a digital mouse, which doesn’t move, but changes the […]

Beaver Creek Adventure

My mother wants to sell the house in Vermont. I don’t know what to do with the past.  Oh, I own it, but is it still part of me.  Who I used to be, am I still the same person? I didn’t go to the house in Vermont for fifteen years.  I couldn’t.  The last […]

Winners/Losers

WINNERS: APPLE COMPUTER The Mighty Mouse isn’t about placating Mac fans, it’s about convincing Windows users.  They lowered the price of iPods, they came out with the Mac Mini, they’re switching to Intel, if you don’t think Apple’s gonna make a run at taking over the world, you’re just not paying attention. GOOGLE You still […]

When The Levee Breaks

They’re selling CDs at Whole Foods. I stopped by yesterday to get some provisions to hold me over before we go to Vail.  I wanted to partake from the raw bar, but I never know how much to buy.  I HATE being limited with food.  To be savoring mussels or squid and run out makes […]