Not Only A Good Idea…

…but shaped like a squid! This is one of those inventions that makes you say “I can’t believe I didn’t think of that!”

How The Mighty Have Fallen

Listen to this mp3 while you read. I’ll explain what it is below. I was so blown away the first time I saw Dream Theater live (July, 1995, at the Malibu in Lido Beach [RIP]) that approximately a year later I volunteered to maintain their FAQ on the World-wide Web. In the next three years [...]

Ahhh…

Not like I need to go on vacation, but the opportunity presented itself, so how could I resist? There’s nothing like hanging out on a nice secluded beach with a couple of beers and a couple of buddies. My girlfriend invited me to go camping with her this weekend. Yeah, right.

Happy Flag Day!

June 14th is Flag Day here in the US. Today we celebrate the 228th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. This is one of my favorite holidays of the year. There’s no shopping to do, it doesn’t land a couple days after finals (not for us college-types, anyway), and nobody gets bent [...]

Game #2

I’m attending my second Mets game of the year, one night too late. Pedro Martinez threw a gem last night, a two-hitter against the Astros. I’m hoping they don’t exact revenge tonight. Of course, I didn’t miss being here last night. We were very busy starting a new experiment: three-hour rehearsal blocks on Tuesdays. So [...]

Oops

Well, that didn’t take long. Time to start paying per mile. :(