It Happened to Me

Today is "Replace My Stolen Passport in a Hurry!" Day

What a helluva day. Once I'm caught up with my work, I'll tell you folks about how I spent the…

20 years ago

Eight Years Ago, Part 1

9:30 a.m., Saturday May 1st, 1999 -- eight years ago today: "That's the last of the boxes, Mom!" I said…

20 years ago

Accordions: Still More Dangerous Than the Internet

As sensational as the topic of cyberbullying is in light of the Kathy Sierra incident, I believe it's still the…

20 years ago

The Best Line Uttered at My Cousin Rafy’s Wedding…

...was uttered by Rafy himself, at his speech: Tonight is the greatest night of my life...because I'm gonna get laid.…

20 years ago

Scenes from a Vacation, Part Two

We visited the Ginger Ninja's friend from college, Jasmine, in Oakland yesterday. We took the BART to Rockridge station where…

20 years ago

Scenes from a Vacation, Part One

Having fun. Hanging out all day with the Ginger Ninja, enjoying cloudless skies, springtime temperatures and ridiculous hills. Did some…

20 years ago

Cross-Cultural Observation of the Day

This is the number one Google Image Search result for "bris". I've just come from the bris of Gabriel David…

20 years ago

Toronto Transit Camp — Follow-up #1

Now that's how you end an unconference!. Photo courtesy of Michael Glenn; click the picture to see the original on…

20 years ago

For Sale: Symbolics XL1200 Lisp Machine (Backstory Included)

Flashback November 2001: "There's the matter of these $1200 in long-distance calls to London, England, Mr. deVilla," said the Bell…

20 years ago

My Googlebomb Still Works!

As of this writing, the top story on the tech news site Techmeme is that Google has modified its algorithm…

20 years ago