Archive for April 2005

Map Sites: The good, the bad, and the confusing

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

Here is a ridiculously outdated article I wrote to shed some light on map Web sites six years ago. What’s sad is I think Mapquest has gotten worse since I wrote this.

San Francisco trip memories, day one

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

Top Of The Mark’s view and hundred martini menu was great, but I think it was the most soporific place I have ever been. In addition to the fact that it was 10 PM and I was still on Eastern Standard Time, the joint featured improbably dim lights, ridiculously mellow lounge jazz, and strong-ass drinks. Plus the rain was *yawn* hypnotically tapping on the *yawn* 360 degrees of huge windows overlooking a city that seemed really calm from 19 *yawn* floors up.

No risk ass

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

I was looking at my notes on a Microsoft Project printout from a meeting yesterday. One scrawl says “No risk ass.”

A moment devoid of multitasking

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

I do not understand why people laugh at babies for concentrating so hard on pooping.

Metro tip for the slightly deranged

Monday, April 25th, 2005

A tad bit of evil eye contact…