What’s podcasting you say? (Skip it if you already know – or, perhaps you shouldn’t) Podcasts are amateur radio shows (usually talk radio) compressed into MP3 (or perhaps AAC) and spread over the internet, usually by way of a blog like this. (You probably know all this, but this is in preface to my next … Read more
The PrisonerThe Original ScriptsVolume 1 Originally uploaded by Gridman. We braved the high cost of gas today and went across town to Arizona Mills, where they have a Virgin Megastore. I managed to find this copy of scripts from “The Prisoner.” So far it has been an interesting read. The Prisoner has always been a … Read more
08-20-05_1509 Originally uploaded by Gridman. What more can I say about this product? Do they not have professional marketing people people at Boudreaux’s? Do they not know that the word “butt” has, through years of watching Benny Hill, become a word that causes people to spontaneously titter? (As does the word “titter.”) Do they not … Read more
08-19-05_1929 Originally uploaded by Gridman. We always have a great steak, if a little overpriced at the Omaha Steakhouse in the hotel next to the Biltmore Fashion Square. There’s never anyone there, though! Friday night, 7:00PM, we waltz right in, no reservations, no waiting and practically have the whole restaurant to ourselves. How do they … Read more
Somebody came up with this idea and probably thought it was a bright one… but it’ll all come to fisticuffs in the coffee shop before it is all over. Aug. 19, 2005— If you’re one of those people who thinks all lesbians are sexually frustrated or all animal rights activists aggressive, then a Swedish library … Read more
DSC00345.JPG Originally uploaded by Gridman. James had his first squash today. As you can see, he really enjoyed it.
Once, North America was home to megafauna (big animals), but after the arrival of good ol’ human beings, the mammoths, cave bears, camels, saber-tooth cats, lions, giant ground sloths and all the other tasty megafauna went into serious decline and then extinction. Some scientists are now proposing to restore ecological balance to North America by … Read more
08-17-05_1825 Originally uploaded by Gridman. Remember the good ol’ days when food and drink were not welcome at the local grocery store? Now it’s “Come on it, buy a crappuccino at the Starbark’s and spill it all over the floor. We don’t mind, we’re here for you.” Anarchy! Pure anarchy. Next they’ll be letting people … Read more
What the heck are Tom Simplot’s minions thinking? Simplot is running for re-election in the Phoenix City Council election in September. What’s questionable is why his minions seem to have decided to find every closed business, fenced off, abondoned or demolished property in this district to post his campaign signs. Perhaps the idea is that … Read more
DSC00331.JPG Originally uploaded by Gridman. No real reason to blog this other than I liked the photo.