Monthly Archives September 2006

Back to the future

According to NME, Oasis’ next single will be “Acquiesce,” a track they originally released 11 years ago! It was a b-side for “Some Might Say,” the seventh song on 1994′s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which came out when even Liam Gallagher was still in short pants. Since then, the band — which at that [...]

Credulous students

This is so disappointing. The Washington Post has a page-one story today about the “uproar” over the new Facebook Feed. The quotes betray some outrageous naivete: “I don’t like it because it’s kind of stalker-ish,” said Yan Fu, a freshman at George Washington University, adding that he now thinks twice before posting to his page. [...]

Reality check

I checked in on the Facebook today, as I do with some regularity, to find that its managers have redesigned the home page to display a social play-by-play for all of my friends, like this: This hasn’t been a popular change, as you can see from at least one of those group names, but I’m [...]

Draft Record 2006

My 2006 (first-ever) NFL fantasy team roster, listed in the order I drafted them (overall pick order in parentheses): (1) Larry Johnson, RB – Kansas City (20) Carson Palmer, QB – Cincinnati (21) Willie Parker, RB – Pittsburgh (40) Darrell Jackson, WR – Seattle (41) Donald Driver, WR – Green Bay (60) Eddie Kennison, WR [...]

I am a handsome website

Look at me! I have colors and legible text! Thanks to good friend and talented musician Allan Chappelear for the upgrade. One of these days I’ll have some content to justify the new look. For now, all I have for you is a thought on media consumption and the consumer’s state of mind. Do you [...]