Saturday, April 28, 2012

Aweekstweets April 21-28 2012: the week you shoulda seen me my steed my stetson in Marlborough country

1m

Led Zeppelin "Going To California" (http://youtu.be/TechHc8GK_Y) JK--A pure Robert Plant song. He references Joni Mitchell.

2m

An analyst isn't really an analyst if they don't do the basic research. Re-presenting somebody else's research just shows you can present.

52s

Glad we got the mulch laid down before the rain started. Spent the rest of day doing chores & letting back recover from lifting those bags

3m

Led Zeppelin "Ten Years Gone" (http://youtu.be/jYpydtdlWxA) JK--One of my fave Zep songs for that soft-loud folk2rock oscillation

5m

@ryanprociuk Now I'm talking like someone who ain't an analyst anymore and can set the record straight.

6m

Rarely makes sense to impose arbitrary word/page-count limits on analysts. Let them cover their topics to the depth/extent that they wish

7m

Rarely makes sense to overspecialize analysts to specific rigid technology niches. Let them follow their personal agendas wherever they lead

10m

Rarely makes sense for an analyst firm 2 rallly all its analysts around single unifying trend-theme. Let each analyst set his/her own agenda

15m

Madonna "Cherish" (http://youtu.be/8q2WS6ahCnY) JK--Wherein she quotes the central lyric from the Association song--in one of her best hits

19m

The Association "Cherish" (http://youtu.be/NwAjGsuyF2M) JK--Not only did they have beautiful love songs. They performed in 3-piece suits.

27m

The Marmalade "Reflections of My Life" (http://youtu.be/iE9TNG8IQNI) JK--1969. One of those gr8 '60s songs I hadn't heard in ages.

31m

Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken" (http://youtu.be/FP7Ry9MfkQU) JK--1976. Another German TV show. Classic singer-songwriter's most iconic

34m

Cat Stevens "Matthew & Son" (http://youtu.be/HG7woCQkGUw) JK--1966. German TV show. Totally cool.

38m

Paul McCartney "Come and Get It" (http://youtu.be/m1xss8MlwCk) JK--His unreleased 1969 demo of song he gave to Badfinger, & they hit charts

1m

Dennis Wilson "River Song" (http://youtu.be/r4yFWBbG_ZA) JK--Beach Boys drummer. Wilson middle brother. Best looking of the bunch. Gr8 solo

8m

Beach Boys "Feel Flows" (http://youtu.be/gh1YKIZlXWs) JK--Carl Wilson's best song. The processed synthesizer curtain is mesmerizing.

14m

Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc" (http://youtu.be/MRyPSOyC7_c) JK--Best cartoon band to land real-world hits since The Archies.

16m

Screaming Blue Messiahs "I Wanna Be A Flintstone" (http://youtu.be/NGZenzfg3A0) JK--None of the post-Alan Reed Fred voices rang true.

19m

Ann-Margret singing as Ann-Margrock on The Flintstones (http://youtu.be/CXCiS2FpmIc) JK--One of many cool things about this series. Music!

21m

Dick Van Dyke "Put on a Happy Face" (http://youtu.be/C0GyZwQFOW4) JK--From movie version of "Bye Bye Birdie." Lighter-than-air pleasure

27m

[Video] Wakil Menteri ESDM Widjajono Partowidagdo Meninggal Dunia (http://youtu.be/i6PKmAWY3Gc) JK--Wid got long obit on national news

3h

Kathy Griffin. I like her new talk show, in which her Mom is her sidekick and she constantly compares straight and gay men.

3h

Wired story on A/B testing at Google. Knowing Wired, their editors wouldnt think A/B testng sexy enuff if it werent Google. Many firms do it

3h

John Hodgman now has a funny mustache and underlip beardlet that don't fit his face. Makes the funnyman funnier to look at.

3h

Whenever I'm reading a review and notice that it's by Rex Reed, I stop reading and try to cleanse my mental palate of the bitchy aftertaste

7h

Model-processing prowess. That's the name of the #BigData gameh Whose MPP platform can execute the most & most complex adv analytic models?

7h

What percentage of your #BigData have your data scientists explored? If very little, is that dark data worth illuminating? If not, purge it.

7h

When is your #BigData platform too big? When you provision more storage and/or processing than near-requirements. Watch those costs.

7h

Your #BigData apps might lean toward high-capacity or high-performance. How U configure your analytic platform must align with your emphasis

3m

Not sure when I'll switch to a cloud drive (GGL, MSFT, Dropbox, etc.). I carry around a growing pile of USB flash drives. Jingle-jangle

6m

RT @E_Kent_Perkins: I can tell it's election season again; my cat keeps digging holes 4 campaign slogans & carefully covering them with sand

7m

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Take Me With You When You Go by Jack White from Blunderbuss JK--Artist hails from the Lower Peninsula.

9m

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Upper Peninsula by Sufjan Stevens from Michigan JK--My favorite swath of primeval forest in the lower 48.

48m

Weekend's here. Gotta mulch. Gotta finish these Grape Nuts. No connection.

12h

Nope. Back home in Fairfax County VA.

13h

Impressive number and variety of high-tech companies in low-slung buildings in and around Marlborough MA.

13h

#Hadoop is a hot priority with many customers. A growing number see it as evolution of their investments in MPP EDW.

17h

"Jakarta University Taps #IBM Smarter Computing to Enhance Student Experience" (http://ibm.co/K9zzlb) JK--Di Yogya. Untuk e-learning

17h

"Apple is Headed for a Fall, Says Forrester CEO" (http://bit.ly/IEUMSE) JK--Or normalcy, as formerly hip but still immensely rich IT vendor

17h

"How To Protect The Big Data Archive" (http://bit.ly/IEUhYz) JK--Discusses advantages of backing up to object-oriented file storage on tape

17h

"An Open Internet: A Tale Of Two Approaches" (http://bit.ly/K9sdxV) JK--"Softer platitudes"? Those are called universal rights declarations

17h

"Kill computer science, keep football. Say what?" (http://bit.ly/Iwz4zo) JK--Well, of course! US exports much more pigskin than software

18h

Busy week of marketing, strategy, onboarding, orientation, & introductions. And a slice of Friday pizza lunch around #IBM #Netezza Marlboro

22h

"Analyst Says MapReduce Is 'Real Heart' of Big Data" (http://bit.ly/K7Gmvw) JK--BTW I'm very much still in game. In solution provider role

22h

Busy sleep-deprived day of strategy meetings with team here in Marlborough. Looks like they all got good night sleeps. I'm talking about me

26 Apr

RT @LoraineLawson Analyst sez MpRdce 'Real Heart' o #BigData http://bit.ly/ItlWLq Q&A w/ @jameskobielus on 3-30 in last 10 mins @ Forrester

26 Apr

Sid displaying visualiztns #Attivio did recently on BI-hiring trends proj w/"an analyst firm." Hmmm..I'll bet I can name who he worked with

26 Apr

Listening to Sid Probstein of #Attivio at TiE/Boston. Yes, Sid, I know most of this, but you have interesting partner updates.

26 Apr

Listening to Gartner's Patrick Sullivan speak on #BigData at TiE/Boston. He says @Merv Adrian is their principal #Hadoop analyst.

26 Apr

Listening 2 #IBM #Netezza ops discuss proven tech acct mgt model 4 max customer satisfaction. Customers vouchd 4 it often in my "prior life"

26 Apr

RT @brainpicker "Philosopher John Searle defines consciousness" (http://j.mp/KerNCc) JK--Irreducibly real brain-based & causation-driven

26 Apr

" #IBM & Bauman Moscow State Tech Univ Open #SmarterCities Dev & Educ Ctr in Russia" (http://ibm.co/JFqPUU) JK--Educating city planning pros

26 Apr

What's interesting is seeing how different salespeople's personalities & backgrounds shape how they discuss #IBM #BigData value prop.

26 Apr

"Is flying giving you an 'airplane headache'?" (http://on.msnbc.com/I7FaDn) JK--It definitely spawns headaches. Stresses endemic to flight

26 Apr

All these children of #IBM employees with their "Think" t-shirts in the building today. Looks like a lot of fun. Ginni's also here, I'm told

26 Apr

" #Cloudera Partners With #IBM to Bring #BigData Insights to Joint Customers" (http://on.mktw.net/JsD3LI) JK--News release from Cloudera.

26 Apr

" #BigData Governance: A Framework to Assess Maturity" (http://bit.ly/ITOkor) JK--Detailed, comprehensive best practice discussion by #IBM

26 Apr

Per #forrester (http://bit.ly/Iqpzye) #Hadoop users rarely rely only on distro; many use modeling DI storage etc from distro vdr or 3rd pty

26 Apr

#IBM sales engineers definitely know how to pitch our #BigData value proposition. As the son of a salesperson, I enjoy an expert pitch.

26 Apr

@Eagle_force_555 I don't understand your "yes, but." Can you rephrase to clarify?

26 Apr

Wow! Now I see for myself. #IBM does an exceptionally thorough job of informing its own personnel on important announcements.

26 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Youth Knows No Pain by Lykke Li from Wounded Rhymes JK--Swedish superstar pop singer/songwriter.

26 Apr

#IBM FAQ on #Vivisimo acquisition and #Cloudera partnership (http://ibm.co/KcLBFO) #bigdata

26 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Spirits by Jamie Woon from Mirrorwriting JK--Totally cool modern soul in the spirit of the late great Marvin Gaye

26 Apr

What is #zookeeper in land of #hadoop and #bigdata? Learn here http://ibm.co/zLp3Xt #ibmbigdata Cross-node synchronization

26 Apr

What is #hbase and why might you want it for #bigdata? Learn here http://ibm.co/xTLTcM #ibmbigdata Columnar database for near real time apps

26 Apr

RT @CrystaAnderson Zettabytes, yottabytes, and you. Why #bigdata matters (http://ibm.co/KcDitO) JK--Social's stoking super-scalablity

26 Apr

#IBM supporting #BigInsights on #Cloudera CDH shows what I've been saying 4 long time. Distro-agnositicity is key. Provide value up stack

25 Apr

PBS should simply rebrand itself as the WGBH Superchannel. The Boston flagship sets the entire network'ss direction & tone.

25 Apr

Watching an episode of "Doc Martin" on PBS. Program's milieu feels totally grounded & surrounded by that seaside town. Real fictional people

25 Apr

@NeilRaden Seriously, dude! I saw a mention in one of the papers this morning. NPR linked to the playback in their tweet today. Cool.

25 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Can Only Give You Everything by Nick Waterhouse from Time's All Gone JK--Another gr8 '50s R&B/rockin' revivalist

25 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Que Onda Guero by Beck from Guero JK--Quasi-title-track & one of many gems on my fave Beck LP. Very low-rider/Latino

25 Apr

Grizzly Bear "Cheerleader" (http://youtu.be/EbhO7rsnAz0) JK--Group does cool sinuous vocal harmonies. Arrangements are subtle, intricate

25 Apr

The brand-new Beach Boys song is so good you half-believe they simply dusted an unreleased gem from 1966. Their unmistakeable vocal harmony

25 Apr

Beach Boys "That's Why God Made the Radio" (http://n.pr/Id6W5e) JK--2012. Yes, brand new. Gr8! Brian Mike Al Bruce..& early BB David Marks

25 Apr

Goodfellas "shinebox" scene. Just got an urge to see it again (http://youtu.be/2oP1NMB_I0s)

25 Apr

Gene Pitney "It Hurts To Be In Love" (http://youtu.be/axQh2Ff3Z78) JK--This guy had the pipes. Dramatic projection, sorta like Roy Orbison

25 Apr

Haircut 100 "Lemon Firebrigade" (http://youtu.be/KAHoOl8te88) JK--The preppie vibe, long before Vampire Weekend.

25 Apr

Chumbawamba "If It Is To Be It Is Up To Me" (http://youtu.be/XKbjtQJMrps) JK--2002. For some reason, this came into my mind. So I'm tweeting

25 Apr

WSJ " #IBM to Buy #BigData Navigation Software Maker #Vivisimo " (http://on.wsj.com/I9cf6R) JK--Mainstream biz press recognizes #IBM on roll

25 Apr

New JK #IBM blogpost: "High Powered Profiling: Emerging Best Practice for #BigData " (http://bit.ly/IKlyqE) commenting on #Vivisimo acq

25 Apr

"When touring the Large Hadron Collider, stay with your group" (http://bit.ly/IEnem4) JK--Lest you be plunged headlong to boson oblivion

25 Apr

"' #BigData will have big impact on MDM strategy, Gartner sez" (http://bit.ly/I1UUJq) JK--Link internal cust records 2 their social profiles

25 Apr

"Smarts Through the Semantic Layer" (http://bit.ly/JqoisJ) JK--Good one on semantics in data/analytics from @marksmithvr

25 Apr

"Machine Learning Hits the Books" (http://bit.ly/Jqo3xS) JK--Cool discussion of online #bigdata courseware from star blogger Steve Miller

25 Apr

"Infographic: Managing Big Flood of #BigData in Digital Mktg" (http://bit.ly/Ia3JSp) JK--Cool visualization by #IBM #Netezza @graemeknows

25 Apr

#IBM @nancykoppdw video series on #BigData, Smart Consolidation, & #Netezza (http://bit.ly/Ia3mqW)

25 Apr

#IBM #Hadoop distro-agnosticity is very important news as well. We're not in distro business. #BigData users demand choice/flex re distro

25 Apr

#IBM VP biz dev SWG Rob Thomas blogs on IBM acq of Vivisimo and IBM commit to #Hadoop distro-agnosticity for #BigData (http://ibm.co/IcjNqm)

25 Apr

BTW, my new #IBM #Netezza blog address: http://bit.ly/JBaBfe. Stay tuned for the #Vivisimo related blog. My social media coordinator posting

25 Apr

My blogpost will be up in just a jiffy on the #IBM #Vivisimo #BigData acquisition. Stay tuned. Very important: #BigData profiling tool

25 Apr

@bevelson Vivisimo competes with them on level of rich search across multistructured federated data environments. Don't know how implements

25 Apr

#Vivisimo for #BigData (http://bit.ly/JnzSr8)

25 Apr

RT @ibm_iod: RT @IBMbigdata: IBM to acq @Vivisimo_inc, add suppt 4 3rd-pty #Hadoop w/ @cloudera http://ibm.co/I51xsZ #bigdata #ibmbigdata

25 Apr

Anjul Bhambri blog on #IBM acquisition of #Vivisimo (http://ibm.co/IjWtl2)

25 Apr

"IBM Advances Big Data Analytics w/Acquisition of Vivisimo" (http://ibm.co/I1h4LN) JK--Federated data discovery, navigation, & visualization

25 Apr

RT @the_gman "The Role of Colors in Your Blog’s Success" (http://su.pr/2B0PyA) JK--Yellow is the color of my true love's blog.

25 Apr

"Google begins penalizing search 'over-optimization' " (http://bit.ly/J9bJjG) JK--This simply shifts working definition of "optimization"

25 Apr

"Smart bomb technology may disrupt the classroom" (http://bit.ly/JptSf4) JK--Next-gen spitballs?

25 Apr

"Harvard Releases Big Data for Books" (http://nyti.ms/Ipjeqa) JK--Sounds more like Big Metadata on books.

25 Apr

" #IBM Supercomputrs: 12 Ways HPC Leading 2 Scientfic Breakthrus" (http://bit.ly/I98awK) JK--Massively paralel analytics drilling 4 insights

25 Apr

I trust my GPS as much as any printed map--and a damn sight more than any random stranger at the nearest 7-11.

25 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles from The Beatles JK--Have no idea why John Lennon was down on this great Paul song

25 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Hold On by Alabama Shakes from Boys & Girls JK--Much buzzed-about new band. This song jumps out at you & stays.

24 Apr

RT @Steveology "Overused Words In Press Releases: What Words Would U Outlaw?" (http://ow.ly/9QNq3) #PR JK--"Revolutionary" "Unique" "Cool"

24 Apr

@kirstengraham I guess. But being cited as an authority means I must question myself even harder.

24 Apr

Sonny & Cher "The Beat Goes On" (http://bit.ly/AwMkzd) JK--They looked & sounded mismatched. Couples are sometimes odd.

24 Apr

Morcheeba "What New York Couples Fight About" (http://youtu.be/RUE0J2UvThM) JK--Lovely Skye & odd Kurt Wagner (of Lambchop). Classic!

24 Apr

Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson "Candy" (http://youtu.be/6-a4z8zLkpQ) JK--Thought about this song today. Sounds like strange pairing. Worked perfect

24 Apr

Splashback of my own voice in the influence-o-sphere feels like I'm in a echo chamber. When it's only in my own head, I can safely ignore it

24 Apr

Also felt a bit odd to click through to a non- #IBM #BigData vendor website & see a tweet of mine from several months ago on their homepage

24 Apr

Today's new employee #IBM #Netezza training in Littleton MA was great. Felt a bit odd to see my own work cited as an authority on #BigData

24 Apr

Fine dinner & drinks & chitchat tonight with my teammates at #IBM #Netezza tonight. Zoot allora!

24 Apr

@graemeknows Hey Graeme, 'twas pleasure to meet & knock back at social hour. Looking forward to working w/you & doing shots. Headshots too!

24 Apr

@NeilRaden Blowin' my mind! I knew you were deep, oh sage analyst!

24 Apr

RT @NeilRaden: "N" JK--Is this a new nano-tweet, Neil? Squeak out one character per tweet?

24 Apr

RT @DoctorGoltl: "What is keeping you from being the person you want to be?" JK--Failure to reincarnate?

24 Apr

#BigData & its 3 Vs: Volume Velocity Variety (V V V) & its Orders Of Magnitude (O O M) above & beyond trad'l #DW & analytics: VaVaVaVOOM!

24 Apr

@tadmartin #BigData can be broadly useful to interactively explore the data as you narrow down the list of questions to those that R "right"

24 Apr

#IBM #Netezza assures you can do it. Break the Cycle of Buying More and More #DW Nodes (http://youtu.be/GARXSYGlhHs). There is hope!

24 Apr

Cloud is increasingly mirror of grounded existence. Image of every physical/virtual artifact will be mirrored on high & restorable therefrom

24 Apr

" #IBM Fellow Jeff Jonas on evolution of #BigData " (http://cnet.co/IIckLd) JK--Focusing on "context accumulation" through entity analytics

24 Apr

RT @GuyKawasaki: "Why do Americans overspend on prom?" (http://is.gd/HKRLoZ) JK--Had to blink. Initially thought last word was "porn."

24 Apr

Consumability. What is it re tech solutions? IMHO, it's reducing barriers that prevent customers from realizing full, fast, lasting value

24 Apr

The big low-hanging clouds of Massachusetts have plenty of blue-sky interstices through which sun beams stab my eyes. Keep those shades on

24 Apr

"Beauty & Mystery of Mathematics" (http://ibm.co/HXiTKx) JK--Beauty is in unveiling hidden patterns & revealing the deeper mysteries.

24 Apr

"7 Bad Habits of Insanely Productive People" (http://bit.ly/HVBUyF) JK--Not habits. They're character traits: selfish greedy arrogant etc

24 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Go Man Go! by The Boomtown Rats frm Mondo Bongo JK--Wow! I thought "I Dont Like Mondays" was their only recorded song

24 Apr

If everybody's living the dream, does that mean that "The Matrix" has truly taken over? Whose dream are we living? Now I'm scared.

24 Apr

Not going 2 call self Geek anymore. Peeps mistakenly believe I'm Greek. No need 2 invite further confusion. My ethnicity is Techno-American

24 Apr

Got my first piece of Pinterest spam. The service is maturing into a full-grade social nuisance. Important milestone!

24 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Space Oddity by David Bowie from Space Oddity JK--You have to believe John/Taupin "Rocket Man" inspired by this.

24 Apr

Marlborough MA. It definitely has that old NewEngland feel. But it's new New England. All the high-tech amid the winding neighborhood roads

24 Apr

Right now I am on the dark side. The thick clouds are overhead, But early morning blue skies are over yonder. Yonder coming hither?

24 Apr

The normal metereological order was reversed briefly yesterday. Massachusetts, 400 miles northeast of DC, was noticeably warmer.

24 Apr

@DavidRajan Right. Think of #BigData is whole historical picture on whole population's whole backround & behavior, down to micro-segments

23 Apr

Now I'm getting concerned. Twitter DMs say the "nasty" rumors have escalated to "very bad" and now to "terrible." What's next? "Horrendous"?

23 Apr

@TravisDe "Large" is intermediate between "big" & "humongous." It might be an ANSI standard. Look it up. Let me know if I'm right. Thanks.

23 Apr

Is #BigData passe? We're starting to see more emphasis on "large" data.

23 Apr

Good evening in Marlborough MA with my new #IBM #Netezza colleagues. Clouds roll in and out, but rain seems like it's ended.

23 Apr

New JK #IBM blogpost: "Big Data Analyst Crosses Over to the "Dark Side"? Hardly." (http://bit.ly/Iuqxf5)

23 Apr

DARPA sponsord R&D that had comercial apps, not just defense. Should B criterion of any DoD R&D prog. Natl security rquires balanced economy

23 Apr

@IBMNetezza: Has @jameskobielus gone to "dark side"? Hardly! Yrs truly explains move to #IBM in new post: http://ow.ly/aslms #bigdata

23 Apr

CQ Roll Call article, in April 2012 issue p. 9, cites #IBM #SmarterGovernment website as must-visit for public sector managers.

23 Apr

Flight delays up and down Eastern Seaboard. Stuck on tarmac at Reagan National.

23 Apr

Late energy vice min Widjajono should be rememberd by Indonesians 4 championing necessary but unpopular phase-out of domestic fuel subsidies

23 Apr

It's important to realize that Internet was strategic federal infrastructure long before it evolved into the interconnected world economy

23 Apr

I like reading federal program articles. See how govt is investing in analytics & #BigData

23 Apr

My problem with "quantified life/self" is that analytics can't tell U how you're feeling or how should be feeling. Stat overload might hurt

23 Apr

If a columnist's output is arranged horizontally across the page, do they become a "rowist"?

23 Apr

Hey Lamborghini, reconsider your decision to call your new model "Urus." Sounds like double-nasty merger of anatomical nethers fore & aft

22 Apr

Starting to read Dick Van Dyke's memoirs. Seems like I'm on a comedy-star-memory-lane streak right now. What's my deal?

22 Apr

Joey Ramone & Iggy Pop (http://youtu.be/44nlquSrPlg) 2 skinny punks who fit their physiognomies to the rawness of their musical styles

22 Apr

Todd Rundgren "I Saw The Light" (http://youtu.be/AvxhJb6f7rE) JK--Skinny Philadelphia blue-eyed-soul whiteboy should never wear skintights

22 Apr

Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up" (http://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ) JK--Skinny English redhead stole Gary Puckett's voice, & Gary's pissed!

22 Apr

Will Ferrell spoofing "Inside the Actors Studio" toasting him (http://youtu.be/9BwcCHyidMk)

22 Apr

Enjoyed "Bossypants." Piece de resistance is inside rear cover flap: "Tina Fey lives in Denver with her ferret, Jacoby."

22 Apr

Roz Chast. Distinctive cartoonist who does her best work for The New Yorker. Drawing style is simple, loose, ordinary, slightly nervous.

22 Apr

The only reason I'm rooting for Sarkozy is that photos of him often show him with his wife. My guilty little secret is out.

22 Apr

Hello rumor is that some persons is copying some other persons' DMs, word for word, about some persons making terrible rumors about you

22 Apr

Wonderful. The steady gentle soaking. A fine Earth Day. Earth's getting the watering it richly deserves. Round these parts.

22 Apr

Glad to see they're recalibrating the fructosity on the soda machine. Only the highest fructose corn syrup for me!

22 Apr

College athletics programs. Treat them like semi-pro, like farm systems, like work-study. College athletes aren't amateurs. Pay them.

22 Apr

Ok entertnmnt indstry TV-comercial ad-agencies. Quit shooting rapidfire fusillage of adjectival hype phrases at us. Where's my flack jacket?

22 Apr

Cable TV reality programming. Always good to stay up to speed on what the young & fatuous are getting into these days.

22 Apr

Online universities. Growth industry is fundamentally reshaping lifelong learn & accredit8ion. Sitting in cavernous lecture halls is overr8d

22 Apr

Jason Segel. Impressively expressive teddybear comedy face. Nonthreatening. Which is important for dude his size. The un-VinceVaughn.

22 Apr

Tina Fey in "Bossypants": If someone irritates U but doesnt stand btwn you & what you're trying to achieve, ignore & circumvent.

22 Apr

Mythbusters Jamie & Adam. I can easily imagine those guys as miners 49ers pannin 4 nuggets down @ Sutter's. "By jinkies we's gonna be RICH!"

22 Apr

Love Progressive Flo's transformation into a righteous motorcycle mama, against that glowing white faux retailscape.

22 Apr

The only time I pay attention to basic cable is when I'm working out. On mute or drowned in the din. On the machines. Craving tweet fodder

22 Apr

Yoga & pilates studios are one of top US growth industries. My advice 4 consumers is 2 B cheapskates. Focus on max results w/minimum spend

22 Apr

My desire to pay good money to see a new Hollywood movie is inversely proportional to its budget.

22 Apr

Tina Fey in "Bossypants": When somebody sez you "really, really must do" something, you in fact really, really don't have to do it.

22 Apr

Widjajono, an extremely busy man, took delight in mountain cllimbing, and was quite active & joyous in his scaling of his country's peaks

22 Apr

"Widjajono Meninggal di Tambora" (http://bit.ly/I4ZnKf) JK--Artikel Kompas, dalam Bahasa Indonesia.

22 Apr

So-called "pink slime" sounds better than a flabby runny rump roast marbled with disgusting fat.

22 Apr

So-called "pink slime" actually sounds good. It's the lean meat scraps separated from the fat. Ensures none of edible carcass wasted

22 Apr

"The top 10 fastest-growing U.S. industries" (http://wapo.st/HQ1umZ) JK--Only IT in there is "social network game development" (no. 7).

22 Apr

Happy belated 86th birthday to Elizabeth II. Her longevity & stateliness are quite impressive. Seems like a nice intelligent woman too.

22 Apr

We have several really good modern large Asian supermarkets in DC area. Someone should start nationwide chain of them.

22 Apr

RIP Charles Colson. The only one of the Watergate crooks who spent the rest of life sincerely atoning for his sins.

22 Apr

"Army dumps Nugent from concert after Obama remarks" (http://reut.rs/JzUXLy) JK--You don't threaten the commander in chief, jerkface.

22 Apr

Salad. It's most delicious when it's mixed greens plus mixed berries plus mixed nuts plus a light layer of sliced lean meats. Try it.

22 Apr

"Foodies." Picky eaters with an ideological and/or culinary axe to grind. I was a picky eater as a kid. I find picky adults slightly odd.

22 Apr

Happy Earth Day! The earth in my neck of the woods is getting some of the soaking it's been thirsting for. More please (in moderation)!!!

22 Apr

"Brainstorming: An idea past its prime" (http://wapo.st/JiEwUG) JK--I agree. Competition & criticism stimulate more & better ideas

22 Apr

"Clark Aided Blacks on 'Bandstand'?" (http://wapo.st/HZOH1w) JK--Not as much/quickly as Dick Clark claimed. Excluded black teens till '64

22 Apr

Saw "Martha Marcy May Marlene" on DVD. Gripping psychodrama of how cults psychologically imprison & torture vulnerable young adults.

21 Apr

Tina Fey in "Bossypants": "Different-shaped faces..helps me tell characters apart...When actors are too good-looking, I can't memorize them"

21 Apr

"Animal House" co-producer pens book about making. I recall co-writer Chris Miller discuss it @ my college year pre-release. "Is Sex Funny?"

21 Apr

Love the Korean supermarket, H Mart, in Fairfax on Saturdays. Awesome food samples and quite a variety. The spicy tofu is outasite!

21 Apr

Here's how much we loved Widjajono: we encouraged our kids to call him "Uncle Wid." No relation.

21 Apr

Thinking about Neil Young "Old Man" one moment, next moment it comes on at Starbucks.

21 Apr

Thinking about Neil Young "Old Man" one moment, next moment it comes on at Starbucks.

21 Apr

Yes, very well. your aunt & I met him while were were in college, and we have been close friends since then. Wid was a wonderful guy.