PipelineYou've hit the Pipeline. Tap in...(Untitled)- November 18, 2006 Pipeline Has A New Home After almost four years on Salon Blogs, and more importantly, Radio UserLand software, Pipeline has moved to a new location. This site has served Pipeline well in that time, but I know a dramatic software upgrade when I see one, and the new Mac we bought yesterday has provided that. I have never owned a Mac before, but even after just one day I'm pretty much 100% convinced I'll never go back to PCs. You can now find Pipeline at our new...http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/18.html#a1439 (Untitled)- November 14, 2006 Pipeline Upgrade Exciting changes are coming to Pipeline, as the IT department is getting a complete and badly needed overhaul. Out, dialup! In, cable modem. Out, 1998 Gateway! In, mysterious computer yet to be determined. Out, being confined to a cave-like writing space! In, wireless network and laptop. Eventually. These changes will roll out over the next two weeks or so, and once in place Pipeline readers will see an increase in the number..http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/13.html#a1438 (Untitled)- November 14, 2006 I Wanna Hold Your Hand In June I put an entry in my notebook to write about the way Linus always reaches out to hold my hand whenever we are walking. Holding hands with your kids starts out as a matter of safety and parental supervision, as it still is with Lily today. After all, kids can't run in front of cars if they are holding your hand, unless you are also running in front of a car. But there came a point where Linus didn't need to hold our hands to be safe any more, and..http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/13.html#a1437 (Untitled)- November 10, 2006 Frogs Our friends Kevin and Rae Anne came up from Kansas a couple weeks ago with their boys Jackson and Lincoln. As we sat around the table Friday night, someone began idly playing with a little pink plastic novelty toy frog Linus received at a haunted house the night before. Press a little tab down on the frog's back, let it go, and watch the frog spring through the air. It wasn't long before a drinking game broke out. Think of it as Quarters, but with a frog...http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/09.html#a1436 (Untitled)- November 10, 2006 Bail Out Well, the election is over and I feel great. My optimism gets stronger, rather than be crushed into cynicism by suspicious defeat. It's nice to know that incompetence, corruption and arrogance is something this country can only stand for so long. I hope the Democrats make them look even worse by comparison with strong governance the next two years. I feel good that my instincts were right on Rove's genius and October surprises. There was no way a master...http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/09.html#a1435 (Untitled)- November 10, 2006 Pick One Thing Linus was Darth Vader for Halloween, and somehow he ended up with two lightsabers out of the deal. Two red lightsabers, which is a big deal. Having two lightsabers means two things. First, I'm obligated to have lightsaber fights with Linus. I have instructed him that the two key strategies in swordfigting are to 1) Be the aggressor, and 2) Don't get stabbed. If he can master those two strategies, he should be fine. Second, Linus will ask...http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/09.html#a1434 (Untitled)- November 7, 2006 Political Ad Voice Talent I heard a great piece on NPR yesterday with two guys who do a ton of attack ad voice-overs. Their normal voices were similar to their TV voices, but they both used subtle changes in pacing and breathing that transformed them from normal deep-voiced guys into all-knowing voices of serious condemnation. Using those voices, they then read various nursery rhymes and turned them into attack ads. Funny stuff. There's a woman who does a lot of the GOP...http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/07.html#a1433 (Untitled)- November 7, 2006 Living In the Moment at the Candy Bowl Me: "What's your favorite candy bar" Lily: "The one in my mouth."http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/07.html#a1432 (Untitled)- November 2, 2006 The Kerry Thing. AAAAAAAAGGHHH! Preaching to the choir, I know. It's all so stupid, all of it. The coverage of a non-event, the fact that Kerry couldn't quickly and adequately articulate what he meant to say and put the whole thing to bed, all of it. So fucking stupid. But I just have to say this to get it off my chest: John Kerry was a fucking war hero, OK And the people that trashed his service, who didn't serve themselves, have the gall to say that he...http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/01.html#a1431 (Untitled)- November 2, 2006 Tip Off! The NBA season started last night with two games, and tonight the rest of the league, including the Wolves, kicked off. Minnesota used depth and an odd PG rotation featuring Troy Hudson over Mike James to beat Sacramento tonight. Kevin Garnett is 12-0 in home openers for his Wolves career. It was a good win, especially for a team needing to distance itself as much as possible from last year's 33-49 debacle. On paper there doesn't appear to be much to get...http://blogs.salon.com/0001739/2006/11/01.html#a1430 |