Archive for July, 2005

The Wonderful World of Craiglist

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Paul recently wrote an ode to Craigslist, and after today's experience, I must join him. I sold my very first item on Craigslist today: a computer desk I bought two years ago when I moved to California. With the move to the new apartment, I found that a smaller computer cart ...

Attack of The Futon

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

Last night, Ariele and I were watching an episode of the show "Las Vegas" from the set of season one DVDs, and Ariele walked briefly into the kitchen. On her way back out, as she was trying to walk between the coffee table and the futon to get to the ...

The Difference Between Porter and Stout

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

As I continue to try more and more different beers, I become more firm in my conclusion that I enjoy stouts and porters more than any other type of beer I've had. Specifically, Young's Double Chocolate Stout is my favorite beer, and Guinness Draught is a close second. One of the ...

The Linux of Beers?

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

A group of college students in Denmark has launched the first "open-source beer" by releasing the recipe and brand of their beer under the Creative Commons license. The name of the beer translates to "Our Beer" and is 6% alcohol by volume (slightly stronger than the average beer). The Creative ...

An Iraqi Civil War

Monday, July 25th, 2005

While this assessment by The New York Times of the state of post-Saddam Iraq is bleaker than most, it certainly raises some seemingly plausible scenarios that are downright scary. From the article, From the moment American troops crossed the border 28 months ago, the specter hanging over the American enterprise here ...

Belated Goodbye to Mitch Hedberg

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

I don't know how I missed this, but the comedian Mitch Hedberg passed away almost four months ago, March 30, 2005. You may have seen one of Mitch's performances on Comedy Central in the past. He would generally sit on a stool in the center of the stage, hanging his ...