November 21, 2002

Why does coffee taste so bad?

From MSNBC: “Coffee prices are at their lowest level in decades. So why does so much of the coffee you buy taste so bad?”

“This year, coffee makers are increasingly substituting low-quality beans in their ground coffee for high-quality beans … In addition, the purity of the average cup of coffee Â— the ratio of debris like twigs and rotten beans to actual fresh beans Â— has shifted markedly in the unappetizing direction over the past two years.”

November 20, 2002

Tech upturn

From CNET: “Using complex mathematical models, neural networks, historical patterns and an eye toward current events, Halla–with a dose of Vegas showmanship–predicted in a keynote speech at Comdex Fall 2002 on Tuesday that the tech industry will be at the apex of a wild growth swing on June 21, 2003, primarily driven by embedding radio and semiconductors into a wide variety of items.” … I’ll believe it when we’re there.

November 20, 2002

The Waypath Project – Weblog Linking

I’ll have to keep an eye on this … “The Waypath Project is an attempt to network the weblog community, connecting weblogs that share common themes, ideas, and topics. “

November 20, 2002

Childhood beliefs database

Found this on BoingBoing: I Used to Believe: Childhood beliefs database

With gems like these:

When I first heard the expression, “post nasal-drip” I thought it was a cereal.
I used to think buying ice ceam from the truck was the same as taking candy from a stranger.
I thought that when newsreaders spoke of ‘guerilla fighters’, that they were referring to actual gorillas on the rampage.

November 17, 2002

Post wedding and Honeymoon

Cat and I just got back from our Honeymoon in Tortola BVI and it was beautiful. We stayed at the Long Bay Beach Resort, which was wonderful and just secluded enough for our tastes.

As for the Wedding, I think it went off well … The ceremony was beautiful; The reception was gorgeous; The food incredible and the band was great!

I’ll post some pictures soon.

November 8, 2002

Wedding ;

Wow! This time tomorrow … Catherine and I will be married!

November 7, 2002

Blogwise

Thanks to Sven Latham of Blogwise for adding me to his growing directory of blogs.

November 6, 2002

Retro 80’s Gig Posters

My buddy Marc sent me a collection of old gig posters advertising shows from the 80’s at the legendary club City Gardens in Trenton, NJ. Wow! They certainly bring back great memories …

As an angst ridden teenager (who wasn’t ;-), living in the shadow of NYC during the 80’s, my room was wallpapered with these posters. I wish I could find some posters from the old Ritz, Irving Plaza and of course CBGB’s.

November 5, 2002

YourMom Surfing

I found this mini-review of YourMom.com: “One shortcoming is worth mentioning, however. The site can take a while to
load, and the intrigue of what dirty jokes lie under the “Fat” category are lost
in the wait. Perhaps yourmom.com should spend a little less time trying to look
like Yahoo, and a little more time being as efficient as the search engine. ” … I guess the site developer is too busy with your mom :-) Doh!