November 2, 2007

  • Verity du jour

    David Simon:   They’ll make more money putting out a mediocre paper than they would putting out a better paper. They know this. It’s their equation. They’re quite content with mediocrity.   And within that culture we have people that are saying, “oh no, we’re going to do more with less,” which is one of… Continue reading

  • The Corruption of Coffee, cont’d

    Can somebody tell me where I can get a real cappuccino within walking distance of St. Paul’s in London? Or freaking anywhere besides Peets and Quebrada? Or what one might get, if lucky, by intercepting and patiently guiding the actions of a barista at the likes of Starbucks? I mean… Jeez. So i was just… Continue reading

  • Holy landings

    Dean Peters of HealYourChurch Website has embarked on a blognotated (that’s annotated by blog) sojourn to Jordan. His trip is wiki’d, and will be YouTubed along the way as well. His interests are historical, architectural, cultural and culinary as well as churchy. Dean’s blog is a good one and I’m sure his trip will be… Continue reading