No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

What a sad, sad tale. Several of them, actually. Marlon Brando’s son Christian now dead at age 49.
Served 6 years for manslaughter when he gunned down his sister’s abusive boyfriend. Then, she commits suicide. Now, this guy who’s had a tough life is gone. Just goes to show you that just ’cause you’re famous and [...]

Haven’t done this in a couple years. I guess, because I figure who the hell cares what I’m listening to?
Well, anyway…
Johnathon Coulton - Code Monkey
John Mayer - Dreaming With a Broken Heart
Cat Stevens - Father and Son (If you’re a son or father or both, I defy you to listen to this without tears).

Sure we can.
As someone who pre-ordered a MacBook Air, I don’t think I’m supposed to laugh at this, but I did (and still am).

Actually, when I saw this, I flushed with fond remembrance of the Commodore SX-64. In 1983, my boss had one of these, and I was so freaking jealous. I had a 1981 [...]

Fascinating article in the Times about how our material desires are creating havoc in our lives, and how evolution is to blame. One of the most interesting facets, is how we deal with stress and worry by seeking out more information, and in the age of info-overload, that can create avalanches of information that bury [...]

Randy was the entertainment onstage post-Steve. John Mayer performed last year, and was fantastic. Randy Newman though, he’s a classic. In a good way. Here’s one of the songs he did.

Nice.
He also did “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from the Toy Story soundtrack. Again, nice.I’ve got a Randy Newman story. He was the headliner [...]

Meet MacBook Air.
As I told my wife, I am so getting one of these!