My car stereo broke. I was eating dinner at Lisa’s, and when I emerged from her abode I turned on the defroster and I got a readout, both Sirius and XM, but no sound.  As I drove home in the intermittent rain I ran through the possibilities, after stopping and turning both the Alpine and […]

I’m sitting here listening to outtakes from Steely Dan’s "Royal Scam" reading hundreds of e-mails. I’d like to thank the community for turning me on to a brilliant track, the Ricky Skaggs/Ashley Monroe version of the Raconteurs’ "Old Enough".  You can hear it here: The Raconteurs – Old Enough and if you’re truly interested in […]

I take it all back. Too paranoid to have my bills paid automatically, not trusting my bank, the system, uptight about my money, I still pay my bills myself.  I like to look at the invoice.  You’d be stunned at the hidden charges you find. Like AT&fuckingT.  They slammed me once. Do you know what […]

"Holy crap. Your stuff just shipped." I found Tramdock via EpicSki.com.  I found EpicSki.com via Google. You could launch an expensive advertising campaign, buying space and time everywhere your agency can rip you off, but it probably won’t sell your product.  The nation has become immune to hype. Look at Bruce Springsteen’s appearance at the […]