Be careful what you wish for: my job which has suffered from a dearth of substantive discussion in the past (those of us on the staff, not between us and the students) has become the land of thought provoking meetings, where actual ideas are beginning to be brought forward and discussed. The net effect? Now… Continue Reading
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Have a seat…
Here’s a nice thing about the new economy – Both I and my co-workers have less money to go around, and it’s forcing us to bring in more lunches from home. While this is making for a bit of a stackup of tupperware around the office microwave as people wait their turn to heat their… Continue Reading
Leftover…
Folks are off at (post)summer camp. I’ve spent the day in meetings to various levels of success. This afternoon’s salad has been well and truly digested, meaning that I’m ready for the next food infusion please. Last night I went off to the sneak preview of the new Baja Fresh for an introductory $2.00 burrito…. Continue Reading
Things that are making me happy…
Tabbed Browsing The pizza from Sal and Carmine’s on 101st and Broadway. I ate it all through my childhood when it was just Sal’s and they were on 95th. It still tastes the same and is to me the echt New York Pizza. They give grease a good name. The fact that I seem to… Continue Reading
Shocker…
MacWorld, San Francisco: In a surprise move today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a new partnership with Nintendo corporation and unveiled the first fruit of that union, the iWii. Before a breathless, packed conference audience, Jobs enthused, “Finally those silhouetted hipsters flailing around in the ads will actually be doing something, to the extent that… Continue Reading