Don “Dandy Don” Meredith, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and one of my all time favorite members of the Monday Night Football broadcast team, has passed away.
As Don himself would say, “Turn out the lights, the party’s over…”
Obit watch.
December 6th, 2010Martha, Martha, Martha.
December 3rd, 2010Hondo Harrelson does not approve.
December 3rd, 2010APD SWAT team member rolls his unmarked car. Officer arrested for DWI.
Somehow I have a feeling even the arbitrator isn’t going to get him out of this one.
A little sentiment, a little advice…
December 3rd, 2010Ken over at Popehat has a good post up about his advice to a young lawyer arguing his first case.
Reading over it, it struck me that his advice could be pretty well generalized for everyone, not just lawyers:
- Don’t think about being the best, think about being the best prepared.
- (Quoted directly from Ken): “Stand straight, speak clearly and firmly and unapologetically, and act like you deserve to be there — because you do.”
- “I don’t know,” is never an acceptable answer. “I don’t know, but I will find out” is.
- When you’re trying to persuade people of something, you have to believe in something.
Add Wheaton’s Rule to that list, and it strikes me as being a pretty good way to lead your life. Or to lead other people.
Cracks in the facade.
December 3rd, 2010Celebration, Florida, the Walt Disney Company master-planned community, had their first murder over Thanksgiving weekend, and a police standoff last night that ended in a suicide. (The police standoff and the murder were apparently unrelated.)
All linky, all the time.
December 1st, 2010Jason Kottke has a link up to Give Me Something To Read’s Best of 2010 list.
I was previously unaware of “Give Me Something To Read“, which looks like an interesting attempt to combine two things; a regular blog of interesting articles, and a way to send links to those articles to a mobile device for later reading.
I have my qualms about the list itself, specifically the number of articles from The Atlantic and Mother Jones. But there are a couple of pieces on it that interest me; Jon “Them
(Regular readers of WCD know that neuroscience in general is one of my interests, and the Molaison story in particular fascinates me.)
“…a lurid demimonde”?
December 1st, 2010We have previously noted the problems of Albert Trummer and Apothéke in NYC; Mr. Trummer likes flaming drinks, and that has brought him some unfavorable attention from the local authorities.
Today’s NYT has a longer article about the goings-on at Apothéke. In addition to Mr. Trummer’s troubles with the law (there was another alleged incident involving fire in October, but Mr. Trummer denies the charges), Mr. Trummer and his partners have had a falling-out, complete with charges of physical violence and wrongful imprisonment.
I do so love a good soap opera, and if it takes place in the world of cocktails, that’s even better.
“This is indeed the father and mother of a tapeworm.”
November 30th, 2010I don’t have a lot that’s profound or interesting to say about WikiLeaks, and much of what I could say has been said better elsewhere.
But as it happens, I’ve got a copy of John Brunner’s The Shockwave Rider
I’m increasingly convinced that Brunner got it right. Not the small details of what the society of the Internet would look like, but I think he’s batting close to 100% on the big picture.
We’re not going to white collar resort prison…
November 30th, 2010Dear members of the Imperial Stars:
Here’s a link to the guitar tab for “Folsom Prison Blues”.
I think you might need that where you’re going.
TMQ watch: November 30th, 2010.
November 30th, 2010So what has Gregg Easterbrook up in arms this week? Would you believe Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
Alto! En nombre del amor!
November 30th, 2010Cranston, Rhode Island, a town I have a passing familiarity with, has a small problem.
Some of their stop signs were put up illegally.
And when I say, “some”, I mean, “692 out of 2,600“.
Hilarity has not, so far, ensued, but the city council is working on it.
I just read it for the articles.
November 30th, 2010Every issue of Playboy from 1953 to 2010, on a USB hard drive, for $300.
(Hattip: Jimbo.)
I don’t see this on Amazon yet, or I’d throw up a link. In any case, if I was going to get a complete magazine archive, Playboy is pretty low on my list. The Complete New Yorker
Seasonal administrative reminder.
November 29th, 2010This is a general administrative reminder that purchases made through Amazon links on Whipped Cream Difficulties, such as this one
You can also use the new Amazon search box on the sidebar to get the same effect, just by searching for products on Amazon. (I’ll leave that box near the top for now, but I’ll probably move it lower after the holiday season ends.)
To repeat what I said last year, “Think of it as like a PBS or NPR pledge drive, but without all the annoying program interruptions, and not so much Three Tenors or Wayne Dyer.”
Things you don’t want to read before breakfast.
November 29th, 2010More local moms taking placentas home.
Am I evil? Because the first thing I thought of was the SNL “Placenta Helper” skit.
(I am unable to find a transcript online, but here’s a “Straight Dope” column referencing the skit.)
Firing watch.
November 29th, 2010Oh, yes, please! Having Leach coach at Miami would be awesome! However, current speculation seems to be that they’re going after Jon Gruden. Which would leave an empty space in the MNF booth.