From the monthly archives:

May 2007

On learning a new thing every day

May. 31, 2007

Being the bearer of random tidbits, I frequently hear the response, “I never knew that!”
“You learn a new thing every day,” I respond.
It’s a truism, and a moment I sometimes forget.
But a few minutes ago, after following a Universal Hub debate about Somerville and Boston, I browsed through Rob Bellinger’s blog and came across this [...]

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Introduction, Part 2

May. 30, 2007

My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
With those words, musician-actor Mandy Patinkin memorialized “The Princess Bride” for generations. Countless times throughout the film, the audience hears, My name is Inigo Montoya…
I’m not a branding expert, but when I think of Inigo Montoya, I think of that phrase. When I think [...]

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Travel Tale: Stuck in Snow at the Grand Canyon

May. 29, 2007

Six years ago, en route from Boston to San Francisco on my so-called Great American Roadtrip, I visited the Grand Canyon’s southern rim.
Shortly after arriving at the national park’s east entrance, I spotted a sign for an off-road trail. I’d bought my Subaru Forester a year earlier and I hadn’t done any hardcore driving so [...]

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Static Websites Are OK, But for Boston’s Grub Street, the Content is Old

May. 28, 2007

It is a misnomer for a professional website that advertises creative writing classes and other media content to fail to regularly update the data.
In Boston, there are three primary purveyors of professional writing classes: Boston Center for Adult Education, Mediabistro.com, and Grub Street. However, while the content on BCAE’s and Mediabistro’s websites are dynamic to [...]

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False Advertising?

May. 27, 2007

Walking near Government Center recently, I spied this advertisement on a Boston sightseeing trolley. What Internet cafe in Downtown Crossing?
I googled the address and the phone number. One meaningful link, for a company known as Internet Boutique. But it has no website, at least not from a simple google search.
Which makes me wonder: Why is [...]

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Randomness

May. 27, 2007

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
…said Greek philosopher Epictetus
We also have two eyes, so we should watch twice as much as we speak. Which begs the question between listening and seeing, which takes priority?

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(Not) Made in Massachusetts

May. 26, 2007

One would presume that upon arrival at a parking lot, when the attendant rips a claim check, gives you half to place on your dashboard and keeps the other half for record-keeping, that the claim check would say something about the location.
This is not necessarily the case.
Earlier this week, I parked at a $6 lot [...]

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