I’m sitting here at my desk, drunk off of not only straight vodka but also some kind of vodka and red bull cocktail, the
Read MoreAuthor: Bill Palmer
Put that gun away, you idiot, before you hurt someone – and stop trying to run me over!
So much for a leisurely afternoon walk. I was a little hesitant to head out in the first place because it’s 93 degrees and
Read Moreone oddball day leads to another?
With yesterday being such a washout for multiple reasons, I ended up calling it a day quite early. Actually, yesterday was probably doomed from
Read Moreon Carlin, Mel’s, Offspring, Google, and STP (not necessarily in that order)
I’ve gotta say, the new Offspring album is probably their best in fifteen years. So I’m not surprised that it’s been in the iTunes
Read MoreGeorge Carlin tribute on the walk of fame
So I was walking down Vine Street this afternoon on my way to lunch on Sunset Boulevard and the guy walking next to me
Read MoreThat settles it: no television for me – and good riddance
No one wants to hear someone else complain about how bad the cable company is, since it’s a fact we’re all well aware of.
Read MoreI couldn’t eat lunch there because the place was on fire, and other true tales of my first day back to work
So I took last week off. It was bound to happen. I don’t mean that I just took the week off from blogging, I
Read MoreMeet iPhone 2.0, same as iPhone 1.0: have Apple’s software engineers spent the past year at the beach?
Let me see if I have this straight: even with the 2.0 update, the iPhone’s Mail application still can’t read attachments saved in Rich
Read MoreToo exhausted to think of a title for this one
This turned out to be an interesting day. Interviewed two different iPhone users today. This morning it was Pat Wilson of Weezer on the
Read MoreWas that an earthquake, or are you just happy to see me?
So I woke up late this morning when the dog jumped into my bed and made the bed shake a little bit, and wouldn’t
Read MoreWhat the late Eva Cassidy is trying to tell me about my future
I get sent a ton of advance CD copies of upcoming albums these days from labels and publicists who are hoping I’ll be persuaded
Read MoreWhat to do with yourself when you’re locked inside a laundry room in the middle of the night
“You’re in a laundry room. Conclusion came to you.” – Kurt Cobain 1:15 am Conclusion came to me: I’m locked inside a laundry room.
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Actually it was a bottle of root beer that someone walked up and handed to me during a live panel at New Media Expo.
Read Morerumors of my demise…
When we last left our fearless blogger, he had just escaped from being trapped inside a laundry room. Armed with his trusty screwdriver, he
Read MoreDear Twitter, fix this will ya?
Dear Twitter, First I have to congratulate you on managing to keep your servers up and running, even as Rick Sanchez keeps steering more
Read MoreWarning: this one’s (maybe) about football
Busy few weeks, but it’s time to watch some Monday Night Football, or at least have it on in the background while I’m working
Read MoreNine in the Afternoon
The past few days I’ve been going to bed tired at ten or eleven at night, and then arising wide awake and well-rested at
Read MoreFinally… I’m an iMac user (again)
Took me long enough, didn’t it? Some of you will recall that two months ago, after having been a Mac laptop user for the
Read MoreWhy I don’t drive in Los Angeles
It’s often been joked that a boat is defined as a “hole in the water in which to throw money.” What you rarely hear
Read MoreHeading home for the holidays…while California burns
As vital as it is for me to be out here in Los Angeles in the spring and the fall, I’ve learned that the
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