I’m not in Athens

The passing of Julia Child today. She’ll be missed, particularly in light of her contributions to PBS and foodie/cooking shows. Lots of interesting writings about her, so don’t mind me as I link to them…

Boy, these Olympics opening ceremonies are getting bigger, longer, and more filled with symbolism than ever. Lots of teams with attractive looking people (hot men; hot women; must be something to do with being atheletic and good genes). …

One – Two Punch

I made two trips to the bank today, one to throw some money into my bank account so that I can pay off my zip car, and one to cash in my reimbursement for my Rhode Island trip. Boy did I ever need that money.

In a second one – two punch, two hurricanes, Bonnie and Charley, are crashing in on Friday and Sunday. Miraculously, Saturday is all clear for our picnic. Yay! As I write this, the hailstones are starting to bounce off of the AC….

Friday the 13th

I’ll likely post again later, but here’s something in the meantime…

I like this ad that Sprint has been running lately – “Business is Beautiful” – a bunch of people dancing and singing to a 1970’s disco/rock/gospel type tune; wherein business yuppies and health care providers and so on all sing and dance their love for Sprint’s business software/hardware capabilities. If I can find it, I’ll link to the ads. It’s the kind of ad campaign where you end up singing and dancing along to the tune, even if you don’t quite approve/appreciate/understand the stuff that Sprint is pushing on people (and they’re specifically targetting the entrepenurial sector of the tv audience – not like I’m going to use Sprint for my business purposes). The press release explains it…

CNN.com has this bizarre story that Colin Powell the man is meeting up with Colin Powell the cat (a black cat, on top of that) on Friday the 13th for a photo op. Huh?

Athens Olympics 2004 Opening Ceremony – let the NBC All Olympics, All the Time marathon begin…