Archive for April, 2008

Rioting after quarterfinals is way premature

OK, to be completely honest, any rioting that has to do with a sporting event is just plain ridiculous. As is plainly obvious, I’m a huge Habs fan, and was totally Tom Cruising (jumping off the couch) during their 5-0 win against the Bruins on Monday. But I was somehow able to restrain myself from […]

Not being evil is different than not doing evil

Saw an article on TechCrunch this morning regarding Google’s philosophy of “not being evil” which included: This is most likely not a precursor to an official move away from the motto. I imagine it’s little more than a venting of a frustration that Google continues to be held to a promise made six years ago, […]

It’s the playoffs. I have a DVR. Don’t call with an update!

It’s 2002. Game 6. Montreal leads the series 3-2.  It’s 6:30pm on the West Coast and I begin watching my TiVo’d game, timeshifted by about 2.5 hours.  About 15 minutes later, my phone rings, “CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?” exclaims the excited relative. That one was understandable. It’s 2008.  There should be no such calls.  It […]

Tops In The East!?!!!

Holy cow! Go Habs Go!

Thank you GrubHub!

My wife and I don’t get food delivered all that often, as we prefer to cook. Partly because we enjoy cooking, partly because we enjoy the taste, party because of the healthiness of knowing what is in our food, and partly for the ecological/sustainability issues around buying local, etc. BUT, when we do get something […]