http://www.gaudypatter.com/ Insert Clever Tagline Here en-us 2008-06-16T15:22:57-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/06/first_day_at_th.html Wish me luck.... Your Protagonist 2008-06-16T15:22:57-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/06/my_2008_elector.html The day before Barack Obama quit his church, I almost blogged my suspicion that he'd do so. Imagine if I'd posted that piece of punditry: page views through the roof, and a grateful nation turning to me for more sage-like... Your Protagonist 2008-06-13T14:01:37-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/05/herb_alpert_lan.html Years ago, while browsing the entertainment listings in the back of one of the free weeklies, I read that the great Nina Simone was scheduled to play SF Civic Auditorium. A lifelong fan of the High Priestess of Soul, I... Your Protagonist 2008-05-26T11:41:39-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/04/i_love_my_wife.html More than anything.... Your Protagonist 2008-04-22T00:26:29-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/a_timely_respon_1.html (Sorry for the delay in posting this, but my excuse involves a hard drive failure, a clean room and much gnashing of teeth.) Last week, I received a personal response from Kayak CTO Paul English after I blogged about a... Your Protagonist 2008-03-29T14:21:03-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/improved_custom.html In a previous post, I described how Kayak.com's corporate blogger publicly ridiculed some customers who took the time to write in and ask about a feature that would suit their needs. According to Liz, Kayak's API would permit the requested... Your Protagonist 2008-03-21T20:31:41-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/simply_awful_cu.html Apparently, Kayak.com thinks reprising MAD Magazine's "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" is the best model for their corporate blog: Feedback of the Week (New!) by Tyler Did your teachers always tell you there’s no such thing as a dumb question?... Your Protagonist 2008-03-21T04:18:45-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/brush_my_hair.html At the very funny Lunch Truck blog, Anthony King and Scott Brown have posted some songs they've written with lyrics taken directly from Craigslist ads. Here's "Brush My Hair:" I'm not linking to their second effort. My parents and in-laws... Your Protagonist 2008-03-09T12:50:10-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/shillblogging_k.html We're lucky enough to have a DVR, so I only see commercials when I'm forgetful or if I'm viewing live events like primary election results. I'm not wealthy, so I choose to believe that I can appreciate nice things without... Your Protagonist 2008-03-04T17:46:41-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/gawa_hindi_tumi.html I have eclectic musical tastes, but there's room in my heart for what my late friend Tom Cole called "ass rock" -- Kansas, Foreigner, Boston and the like. I was heartened this afternoon to come across a concert video of... Your Protagonist 2008-02-22T15:57:10-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/my_cloverfield_1.html Like many of the characters on-screen, I cowered in the dark, queasy, panting and sweating, eyes squeezed shut and praying I'd live through the experience. Seriously, they should have done some co-marketing with Dramamine -- a free dose with every... Your Protagonist 2008-02-18T08:42:15-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/this_reflects_v.html I'm feeling a bit of pique this afternoon. This video is not helping: If there's an intergalactic version of YouTube gathering stray signals from the ether, somewhere there's a silicon-based lifeform who's laughing hard enough for ammonia to stream from... Your Protagonist 2008-02-05T17:02:59-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/my_entry_in_act.html Each year American Conservatory Theater holds a David Mamet writing contest in tandem with the staging of one of his plays. For those of you who don't know Mamet, he's a dramatist famous for his visceral, profane and subtle use... Your Protagonist 2008-02-01T19:55:36-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/frozen_grand_ce.html Improv Everywhere, a collective of pranksters who "cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places," recently pulled off one of the most impressive happenings I've ever seen. A group of more than 200 gathered on the Concourse at Grand... Your Protagonist 2008-02-01T10:32:16-08:00 http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/01/capitalone_what_1.html I've had a CapitalOne credit card for a few years, but I got rid of it this afternoon after they asked me to fall for the okey doke. Last summer, they increased my credit limit. I didn't ask them to... Your Protagonist 2008-01-24T13:51:18-08:00