Archive for October 2006
Same Bat Time…Same Bat Channel…Yours…
Posted by: tpsky on: October 30, 2006
Heard on the radio that the Cambridge based Internet TV company Brightcove announced a new service today: anyone with the right computer and software can now launch and distribute his/her own Internet TV channel for free. Oh, execuse me, channelS.
Wow! Not only we can bypass the traditional publishers and share our…er…thoughts… by blogging, or share [...]
Say It With Six Words…Or Less
Posted by: tpsky on: October 27, 2006
Wire magazine November issue published a list of “short stories with six words or less”:
http://blog.wired.com/sixwords/
I have some inspirations of my own:
For sale: brand new engagement ring.
She chose not to live forever.
The couple refused to be comforted.
The prodigal son’s train was late.
One glance was worth the eternity.
Her priority changed since Dad died.
Mark marks Mark’s [...]
You Say Beso I Say Kiss
Posted by: tpsky on: October 26, 2006
My daughter M goes to a daycare run by a woman who’s Cuban. When I go there at the end of the day, Carmen the caretaker would say to M, “Beso,” and M would lean forward and kiss her goodbye. Having been brought up in a traditional non-demonstrative Chinese family, I never thought [...]
Crayon Colored Turkeys in the Front Yard
Posted by: tpsky on: October 24, 2006
Found these in our front yard the other day. This picture was taken through the living room window. There were four more off to the side. Grazing before winter comes I think. I hope they’re eating up the weed seeds.
I wish those turkeys sold in the supermarket are this lean.
Just Show Up?
Posted by: tpsky on: October 24, 2006
Heard over the weekend that Woody Allen supposedly once said, “90% of life is showing up.” Very clever. Except the quote is incorrect. I checked the almighty Internet, and actually he said, “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” In either case it’s much better than “I’m such a good lover [...]
The Starbucks Culture
Posted by: tpsky on: October 23, 2006
The CDs on the display shelves strategically placed next to the check-out line have long been a familiar sight. But what’s this…a table with artfully displayed copies of a new book, a sign encouraging the Starbucks customers to look for this book in local bookstores, and bookmarks with a brief description of [...]
Fallen Leaves and Needles on the Deck
Posted by: tpsky on: October 21, 2006
Martha Stewart’s Broker…What’s His Name?
Posted by: tpsky on: October 14, 2006
Read on the New York Times of an interview with Peter E. Bacanovic, the broker who was convicted with Martha Stewart for the ImClone insider trading case. While I don’t want to condone insider trading, the interview illustrated a phenomenon that has bothered me. In our society, if you’re famous enough, your actions [...]
Our Routine
Posted by: tpsky on: October 9, 2006
Every morning my 18-month-old’s half-talking and half-singing in English/Chinese/Spanish combo gibberish accompanied her as she tossed her body on our bedrock-like bodies. She’d roll over us on her back, pressing one of her cheeks on my face, playfully biting us the way frisky kittens do and finally … starting to slide off our bed – the most powerful tact to get [...]
Spreading Out Like Butter on Toast
Posted by: tpsky on: October 8, 2006
This afternoon I used the execuse of picking up some groceries to escape the house for a little while. Then, on the way home I stopped by a Starbucks even though I didn’t particular feel like drinking anything. Just needed to perserve some sanity.
I felt like a mother bird looking at a nest-full of baby birds, each [...]
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