Are the Republican’s chickens finally coming home to roost?
Tom DeLay has finally been indicted. This is for his financial improprieties dealing with his TrimPAC. The spin machine going full speed and talking points are being distributed, but the Republican blame deflectors have been working overtime lately and maybe they don’t have enough power to save [...]
Great and affordable French
Le P’Tit Bistro is a small, unassuming new spot a bit out of the way on Second Ave in Belltown. The staff is friendly and the food is excellent, especially for the price. The Crepes are very good and the entrees are wonderful. Given its out of the way location, it has [...]
Even more on why this is bogus
In my earlier post, I mentioned why I disagreed with this, but today I came across the Trendwatchers site and not only do they disagree with this, but they predict the exact opposite. Then again, they make their living watching trends and doing actual research, so they are probably [...]
The transition is complete.
I remember when MTV started. It was an little sort of DIY channel with cheap sets and a sense of promise. I think while everyone understood that they were a corporation with profit as a motive, we all enjoyed it when they would play punk and alternative videos. MTV actually was the [...]
It has begun
I got my first bogus invitation from LinkedIn the other day. The person wanting to make a business connection had an undergraduate degree from Harvard and an MBA from Wharton in 1997, but only had a two year internship at Real Networks and was now a major manager at Microsoft. I had a [...]
Aaron Broussard put him in his place but good
On Meet the Press on 9/25, Tim Russert brought Jefferson Parrish President Aaron Broussard on once again.
Broussard had been on Meet The Press right after Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana to discuss the response. On that program he had told a tearful story about how one of the [...]
a review
I just returned from seeing the Northwest Chamber Orchestra’s performance of William Bolcom’s Concerto Serenade for Violin and Strings, John Adams’ Shaker Loops and Philip Glass’ Piano Concerto No. 2.
First of all, this was a wonderful performance. While the NCO isn’t a premiere ensemble, they interpreted the pieces quite well.
The Bolcom piece was a [...]
is worth its weight in gold…
Now, this should be obvious, but it isn’t until the day you are forced to use a crappy IDE. When it comes to software development, I’m from the old school. Not the old, old school of punch cards and dip switches, but the newer old school with command line building [...]
You sir are awesome
From TPM Cafe
The President suspended wage standards for workers on the Gulf Coast before he declared a national emergency. That means he was so focused on cutting the wages of people who’d be returning to the Gulf Coast to rebuild their lives and their communities that, in order to hasten the suspension, [...]
as we say
My band, transPacific is playing on Tuesday night at the Crocodile cafe in Seattle. We’ll be joined by our buddies from San Francisco, the dynamic duo called The Moggs. Also, will be local newcomers, Siberian. It shall be a night of fun for all.
