Monthly Archives for January 2009
My Youngest is Obsessed With Mailboxes
When Peyton and I go out for walks around the neighborhood (which has become more and more frequent since I’ve started working from home) he notices lots of things. He likes to talk to Twister, the horse that lives across … Continue reading
The Wayback Machine Has Resurrected a Lot of My Long Dead Posts
God bless the Internet. The Internet Archive, also known as the Wayback Machine, is a wonderful thing. You can see the way Google looked a long time ago or the website of the New York Times from September 11, 2001. … Continue reading
Why Does the Black Eyed Peas’ Service Have to Suck So Bad?
Last Sunday Kim and I took the kids over to The Dixie House, a longtime established Dallas restaurant in the heart of the Lakewood area. They were well known for their chicken-fried steak1 back in the day, but then they … Continue reading
Richard Corliss and Why the Blockbusters Were the Best Films This Year
In last week’s issue of Time magazine their film critic Richard Corliss wrote a rather lengthy article on why he thought that all of the best movies this year were blockbusters. Some of his favorites from the past year were … Continue reading