Out of Sight, Like a Pumpkin

At Beware of the Blog, you can listen to an episode of The Simpsons described for the blind. I was aware of the technology, but was surpr...

Washed up at 27: Life of a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. I found it interesting to read that properties bypass Culinary Union rules by sub...

Orphan Works Copyright bill introduced in congress. Seems like a reasonable compromise to allow the 98% of copyrighted material not commer...

Another highly addictive internet time-waster. Visual instead of audio, this time. It seems like there are all sorts of odd things on the ...

Lloyd Bentsen, dead at 85.

Johnny Cash's new album, "Personal File," can be heard in its entirety on AOL. You might want to move fast, as I don't k...

How best to warn future generations not to poke around our nuclear waste dumps?

The Scandanavians know how to make some catchy tunes. In Norway, the soundtrack to a frozen pizza commercial went on to top the pop charts ...

Detailed presidential itinerary retrieved from garbage. I guess they're too busy monitoring my phone calls to bother keeping the where...

I attended the Padres game against the Brewers last Wednesday, as a guest of Valley View Casino. This was the second year they extended an ...

BBC accidentally interviews cabbie instead of computer expert. It's funny as a wacky mix-up, but it's especially funny in that the...

A heart-warming tale of triumph over addiction. I don't know why this made me laugh so hard.

Stephin Merritt: racist? In case you're wondering, the answer is no. But the reaction to his mentioning "Zip-a-dee-do-dah" ...

Last Sunday, I saw Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan in concert. The Hot Jazz Caravan emerged from the ruins of the Hot Club of Cowtown, o...

A clear legal analysis of the Apple Computers trademark decision.

Apple Computers wins trademark challenge from Apple Corps. I must admit I'm surprised, I thought the Beatles had a strong case. Appar...

I had some lousy luck Friday playing poker online, after a good week, but the good people at Paradise Poker gave me some relief, informing ...

I saw Wendy Waldman in concert, with Stacy Earle and Mark Stuart. Good show all-around, with Waldman doing a strong hour-long set, and the ...

Free concerts in El Cajon this summer. Johnny Cash cover band Cash'd Out and The Farmers look to be the most promising acts. There w...

I'm listening to songs on Napster again, and realized in my previous post, I forgot to mention the sound quality. Rapsody has much high...