professional dilettante
Michael Moore is one of my favorite commentators (I’m not sure what else to call him… “cultural/political critic,” maybe?) has a long screed about Enron in his latest Letter. I think he’s being overly optimistic about what will happen as a result of the investigation, though. I remain cautiously optimistic.
My regular readers (all three of you) will know that I love Aaron MacGruder’s comic strip The Boondocks. I just came across a good article about MacGruder’s criticism of the Bush administration. [Hat tip to CheeseDip]
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The other day, I was watching Happy Days on cable. It was the episode from late in the show’s run where the Fonz is water skiing while wearing his leather jacket. While skiing, a shark appears, and Fonzie has to use a ramp to jump over the shark and escape. I realized that the episode must be the source for the phrase “jump the shark” (which, in TV talk, represents the point at which a TV has outlived its usefulness). According to this story, I’m right. I love it when that happens.
Two months ago, I started a new project at work. A BIG project. It’s my fault, really. I’m the one who suggested that I design and program a whole new custom CMS for us in a language that I’ve got only basic skills in. I thought it would be a challenge (and I need those to keep me interested in things), and I thought I’d learn a lot.
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