I got this in an e-mail today. Worth repeating: "PowerPoint has largely become affirmative action for the inarticulate"
Author: Skippy-San
Idle musings on the moon, America-and the death of optimism.
Today is July 20th. Only proper to write about the moon landings, right? Its being written over at plenty of blogs this day-and its is an anniversary of a great achievement. Except-as Tom Wolfe points out in a well written essay, its also the begining of the end of the
Continue readingWhy I love golf…..
Because its a great week when Tiger doesn’t make the cut and Tom Watson makes it to a play off. TURNBERRY, Scotland — Tom Watson squandered a chance to become golf’s oldest major champion. The 59-year-old missed an 8-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the British Open, then
Continue readingMaybe I will reconsider
I was thinking about buying a Kindle. Now I think I will wait a while. People who bought Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm for their Kindle were surprised to discover that it had disappeared from their devices overnight. It turns out the publisher changed its mind about offering an electronic
Continue readingFarewell to a friend…….
Walter Cronkite is dead. To those of us of a certain age-who now have to confront the daily morass that is the news media these days-not having Walter Cronkite on the scene is just a tremendous loss. Walter Cronkite was unique man- a died in the wool print journalist who
Continue readingMore than meets the eye.
Busy, busy, busy! But not busy enough to notice that Gundam is at Odaiba in Tokyo: P.S. when I first met the S.O-we had a couple of very romantic dates in Odaiba. On my dresser-snuggled in Pooh-san- is a picture of one of them. It keeps me from
Continue readingCrunch time…
Long day today-worked all day, On a plane tonight. Got a lot of irons in the fire so posting will be short.
Continue readingWhat happens when foreigners in Tokyo need beer money……
Stupid commercials like this.
Continue readingDon’t hold your breath…..
Waiting for Donald Rumsfeld to apologize. The parallels between Rumsfeld and McNamara are strong — up to a point. Both men took charge of the Pentagon bent on exercising greater civilian control over the military. Both were determined to transform the military bureaucracy into a more efficient, more adaptable organization.
Continue readingTaking a break…….
Since I just got the lovely fucking news a few hours ago that I have to work on a Sunday. To say I’m not pleased is an understatement…………… The S.O. is not pleased either……….. One of the biggest changes at the place I work is that they have become rather
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