May 12, 2007
I finally finished The Cluetrain Manifesto. And about two-thirds of the way in, I just wanted to get off. As far as I was concerned, that train had run out of steam long before that. (OK Thomas, the rail puns have stopped.)The book was repetitive and frustrating. The...
Apr 12, 2007
Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, the ‘son and grandson of architects’, was born in Indianapolis on November 11, 1922 (Veterans Day in the U.S., Poppy Day in Canada). I read that he died in New York City on April 11, 2007 – last night.That made me sad.I didn’t know Kurt...
Mar 21, 2007
Back from vacation. Still cold (with snow) in Toronto even though tomorrow is technically spring.I’ve been writing this blog since January and I wanna tell ya (as a Catskill’s comic might segue), there’s gonna be a few changes ‘round here.First off, you’ll notice a...
