Archive for December, 2006

Example #309 My Daughter Is Odd

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Today is Saturday. It is morning. Saturday morning. When a 6-year-old gets up on a Saturday morning she is supposed to say, “Daddy, can I watch cartoons?” You can imagine that, right? Now, reread the title of this post. I’ll wait.
Sagan gets up and says to me on this […]

Crazy — Landing A Plane Without Wheels

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Via Stammy, I am filling this under “Holy Crap! That’s Cool!” however I wouldn’t want to have to go through it…

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It looks like a smoother landing than I’ve had on most of my flights, but of course that point of view is deceiving. Each shift and […]

El Salvador Santa Isabel “Pulp Natural”

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

Like most Central American coffees, this “Pulp Natural” from the Republic of El Salvador doesn’t have any lingering flavour which most people associate with bodiness. This coffee however retains some lasting body perhaps thanks to the particular roast. I would term this roast as a “long” Full City; oils are slightly apparent on […]

Simplifying Simplicity — Striking While the Irony Is Hot

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

I read Paul’s weigh in on simplicity yesterday (I notice he didn’t link to my post on simplicity! ;) ) and also took a look at Ask.com based on an article I read on Read/Write Web. It got me thinking about Google…
Google’s home page is often touted for many reasons (good and bad), but […]