Brooke Shields pimping minivans

Despite the fact that hers were some of the first breasts I ever saw in an R-rated movie, Brooke Shields didn’t win me over as a genuine talent until 1996 (in Freeway, one of my all-time favorite films). I just saw her in a funny Volkswagen commercial (for the badge-engineered Chrysler van Volkswagen is selling, … Read more

Resist Google now

Last week my buddy Paul wrote an entertaining deconstruction of Google’s communication in the wake of a recent Google Apps outage.  There’s a subtle dismissive tone to the whole thing that I think is revealing. I posted a little whoopity-doo about Chrome, Google’s new browser, yesterday.  I have no plans to download it.  There are … Read more

Back into aquaria

Sunday is always my favorite day of a three-day weekend.  It feels the freest.  It feels unusually open for things I’ve been meaning to get around to but haven’t—not chores, but enjoyable things that take a little time. I started setting my larger saltwater aquarium back up this afternoon.  I’ve kept tropical fish pretty much … Read more

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