Image by The Talented Mr. Nimo, used under a CC license. We’re coming back, buddy, so don’t get all cocky. We’re just waiting for the right time. Love, The Snakes

Image by david drexler, used under a CC license. If anything, “Willis Tower” sounds more dignified than “Sears Tower”, mostly because we don’t associate the name with a large retailer. I don’t get too inspired by corporate naming (MCI Arena or Enron stadium are examples that come to mind). It’s very honest, I suppose, highlighting [...]

Image by Tony the Misfit, used under a CC license. Snark is not a new invention, apparently. I like the two-tone color scheme and the lettering style. Not really sure what’s going on with the “v” in “vote”, though. It looks a little like a caliper or some barbaric surgical instrument. Whatever it is, I [...]

Image by dickuhne, used under a CC license. First reaction: at least he still has a job. But like many of us who are lucky enough to remain employed, it requires working in a crumbling, cramped space with uncomfortable furniture. Boxes are piled high in the corner because there’s no room for them anywhere else [...]

Couldn’t make myself actually watch the debate tonight. Instead, I read a bunch of websites that were doing liveblogging. It’s an odd thing to read the responses without watching the thing itself, but I kind of like it. You get a sense of the bits that provoked strong reactions, things that will be drowned in [...]

Squirrel Originally uploaded by John-Morgan Anne and I spent a big chunk of the day trying to squirrel-proof the peach tree. The fruit isn’t anywhere near ripe, but every day a few more disappear. In the hope the we might get to eat a few peaches ourselves, we’ve constructed elaborate arrangements of bird netting around [...]

Just posted something over there, and now the entire site is down. Beware my awesome power. Also: Gosh, isn’t it weird how stuff is different now that I’m not in my twenties thirties anymore? Can’t you just taste the significance?

As it dawns on people that we are never, ever going back to the era of cheap gasoline, I predict we’ll be seeing more of these early electric cars around. Not quite as curvy as a SmartCar, but you can’t beat it for personality: Best quote: “Makes you wonder which is the dinosaur, the 27-year-old [...]

I’ve been sick as a dog this week. Not black lung, but bad enough. Lots of consumption-grade coughing. I always tell people it sounds much worse than it feels, but the truth is it feels pretty rotten. After a whole winter of working with people who kept coming down with all kinds of nasty respiratory [...]

WordPress 2.5 has just been released, and I’m exploring its new bells and whistles. So far, it seems like a winner. I’ve got the blog looking better than it has in months, and I’m thinking about just moving the whole Newton Bigelow site over to WP. Onward!