When I told US Airways that they lost my suitcase, they gave me an emergency toiletries kit. It came wrapped in a plastic bag with this label:
BAG - MADE IN CHINAPLASTIC ITEMS - MADE IN CHINAVANITY SET - MADE IN CHINATOOTHPASTE - MADE IN U.S.ASHAVE CREAM - MADE IN INDIAWASH PACKET - MADE IN […]
I flew out to Niagara Falls on Thursday night. The cab dropped me off at Logan and I checked my suitcase curbside. I walked up to an US Airways express checkin kiosk, swiped my credit card for identification, touched the screen a few times, and it printed me a boarding pass. I […]
Jerry Seinfeld’s new movie, “Comedian” is due out this fall. It is a combination documentary/concert-film about his return to standup. The recently released trailer, however, has nothing to do with the content of the film. Rather, it pokes fun of the formula that most movie trailers follow: start with serious-sounding voiceover and […]
Ned’s entry the other day talked about how the Internet can supercharge a community of hobbyists. Lego fanatics are another good example of this phenomenon. The community has crystallized around a very impressive labor-of-love site, Lugnet.
Poking around Lugnet, I found a link to The Brick Testament. This site contains Bible stories beautifully […]
Today is my birthday.
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