I just got a hand-me-down Apple keyboard. It’s wireless. It has a power button which can be momentarily depressed. When you push it, a tiny little light shows up to let you know that the keyboard is on. Apparently, it shuts itself off automatically, or the manual alleges it can...
I’m watching The Pelican Brief (and I’m only 20 minutes in). Two things stand out. First of all, Cynthia Nixon played one of Julia Roberts’ law student friends, which is kind of hot. I guess she got her Sex and The City J.D. by having a part in this film....
I rarely do this, but I’m simply going to link to a New York Times weblog posting from a commercial pilot. While he doesn’t do a whole lot in the way of positive suggestions for security, he does kick the legs out from under several of the ridiculous security measures...
Citibank loves to send junk e-mails. Today I got one telling me, “There’s a safer way to handle your account,” and it included the picture below. Nothing else referred to safety or information security, so I assume the “safe handling” is some kind of cute joke. Citibank says this “tree,”...
I’ve decided that when food rots in the fridge, it’s very psychically damaging. When food goes bad, for me it’s more like a betrayal. I look in there, I see a never-touched bag of salad greens or box of strawberries that one time held such promise — I feel such...
Those jerks at HBO have turned down my latest idea for a TV show, which would compete with a certain Sunday night megahit. My show would be called Disparate Housewives. Each woman character would be totally unique.
As you may know, I recently had a few people around for a party and decided it would be a good idea to settle the question: who makes the best hummus in Columbus? Over twenty people voted and I tabulated the results. There’s something for everyone. Go to my Columbus...
You might know that hurricane names are based on lists of names drawn up by committee years in advance. I think I read somewhere that Atlantic names are one-third English, one-third French, and one-third Spanish to represent the countries in the region. But I’ve decided it might be more satisfying...
The millionaire families of Laguna Beach need help! They can’t afford to pay their expenses from the awful landslide. Here is a list of profiles of the families who need your money. The city wants to give each family $3,000 a month for 30 months and $60,000 for geological studies....
I recently found an Illinois case where an impaired hand was worth $800,000 and a Louisiana case where an amputated foot was worth only $80,000. I believe that Louisiana in general is much stingier than Illinois. Maybe people over there are used to heartache. I am still learning to romance...
When I go to the law library, I like to sit under the shelf that holds the 1987 Yearbook on Socialist Legal Systems. Somehow it is comforting.
My mom has this skill where she picks up an envelope and can just tell whether it’s one ounce or two. I am so jealous.
Fudgelike or cakelike? This is too hard. I just want brownies, not some kind of ethical dilemma.
My TiVo has started recording the Weather Channel again… What is this supposed to tell me, here? Am I that boring? Or perhaps it’s picked up on my mercurial temperament…
