The First Flush I like to drink tea, either from my neighborhood tea shop or from what I brew at home, a nice cup of Darjeeling. “Darjeeling Tea” means more than you might think. According to the Tea Board Of India – “Darjeeling Tea” means: tea which has been...
Be Prepared Somewhere, at this moment, I suspect Elvira is gearing up for her busy season. I’m picturing crates of wigs, boxes of eyeliner, and a whole truck full of push-up...
TTFN, NYC If you’re in town tomorrow night, come by and help us say goodbye to NYC before we move to San Francisco. (The move is next week!) We’ll be at the Westside Tavern starting at 9pm. Westside Tavern is on 23rd at 9th...
The web is my Underwood typewriter [Hint: This isn’t funny unless you read it in an Andy Rooney voice.] Did you ever notice how some people just like to complain on the Internet? I hear a lot of talk about weblogs and how blogs are the new journalism and how blogs are going to change...
Marathon Day! Today is the New York City Marathon, and of course the biggest question of the day is not wondering which Kenyan will win, but who will win the heated competition between Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Maciej "We Invented the Latent...
Temple of the Blog I know I’m not the only one who’s looked at the Google home page and started humming Temple of the Dog. Right? "I’m feeling...
Today Anil Writes About The Weather Dear Mother Nature: On most days, I strive to write about something that I think is thought-provoking or amusing, something of merit which will please the surprising number of people who see fit to visit my site. I like to think of my weblog as a...
Pre-GEL Drinks Those of you attending Friday’s GEL Conference here in New York City who are going to be in town Thursday night might want to join us at the aptly-titled GEL Conference and Blogger/Industry Networking Cocktails which are being held at the Hudson Bar...
Left? Riiiight. Nickclaims (archives are broken, follow the first link. Yay, Blogger!) “the earnest left urges its members to blog more to demonstrate political commitment” and I don’t buy it. He’s talking about the far, hand-wringing left. Most of us on the left...
Asking Jeeves Ask.com ponders the unanswerables. Since being renamed from Ask Jeeves, one of my favorite search sites, ask.com, has taken on what I feel could be an overwhelming responsibility. You see, with a name as broad as "Ask.com", I feel that an...