August 2009
36 posts
The root canal's connected to the idiot bone
Four years ago in England I had a root canal surgery done on a tooth that clearly and desperately needed it. I paid good money to have a decent dentist in London perform the surgery.
It took a few visits and the creation of an inlay. When I went to my NYC dentist for a cleaning they took a full set of X-Rays as standard procedure. They determined that the UK dentist hadn’t done the root...
Ch-iPotle: There really is an app for that! →
Initially this made me kind of sick on principle. I don’t agree with the notion that Chipotle is good or healthy food. It’ll make you fat and kill you if you eat it with the frequency that my colleagues and I used to when I lived in Denver. It *is* better than many of the other options we had available, but that’s not saying much.
Snotty NYC transplant commentary aside (I know,...
WatchDMC and I have been Rhapsody subscribers for quite some time now, so it’s going to be great when this app makes it through the App Store approval process.
I do deliberately say “when”. Apple’s under such scrutiny right now… Surely… I’m trying very hard not to be cynical these days.
Aussies demonstrate grace in defeat on Facebook
England just won the biennial “Ashes” cricket contest against Australia. 5 matches, each 5 days long. It’s a big deal, and Australia have dominated the world of cricket for years.
Australians love to rub it in when they win. They love it. They love telling you how sh*t you are because your team didn’t beat their team and they go on and on and on about it like there’s...
How the recession has hit me, or "How I learnt to...
This is MY blog. This is how the recession/global downturn/monetary malaise/financial meltdown/pursepincher/small depression/Wall Street Wankathon has affected ME:
I’ve had to deal with the scum of the earth: Recruiters. If someone offers you work that’s worth $x/hr at $0.5x/hr and you come back with $0.6x/hr, when they come back and ask if you’ll accept $0.597x/hr, walk away....
Twitter and Facebook down at same time?
Productivity around the world surges. Maybe this is what they meant by ‘jumpstarting the economy’
(via aaronindenver)
WatchThe word “sissy” just isn’t used enough any more.
Nor the phrase “chicken-nerves”.
And I don’t recall ever finding the word “understudy” dirty before…
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