Oddball Update

Odd. My usual “cruise control” pace of living has been tripped up several times today by strange malfunctions that came out of nowhere. And I’m telling you, it’s got to stop.

I’m trying to book an AirTran flight to visit my company’s midwest office. I was just finishing my seat selections when the online reservation system errored out. Boom! Now I get to start all over. Thanks AirTran!

Yesterday, we finally received our “government stimulus check” in the mail — a cool $1,200. In retrospect, I should have realized then that something bad was about to happen.

With gas costing a lot of money these days, we’re constantly regaled with the media’s so-called “brilliant ideas” about how we can all save money on gas.

Over the last week, during which I have been extremely busy working with Windows night and day, I have repeatedly had the feeling that certain portions of this OS were designed by a bunch of toads.

“I was a producer of materiality and I am ashamed of this fact,” Starck told Die Zeit weekly newspaper.

It was an interesting weekend.
I worked half a day on Saturday, doing “post-launch” tasks in the wake of getting the new websites online.

The Internet is enabling the proliferation of a culture entirely bereft of tact.
Think of it. Online, you can be completely anonymous and almost entirely unaccountable for your actions. This kind of anonymity can be a great thing.

When Apple and I spent October with my family in Michigan, I was introduced to my dad’s new high-def A/V setup, the centerpiece of which is a Sony Bravia II 46″ LCD television.