http://www.gaudypatter.com/ Insert Clever Tagline Here en-us Copyright 2008 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:22:57 -0800 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:25:06 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wish me luck.... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/06/first_day_at_th.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/06/first_day_at_th.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:22:57 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/06/my_2008_elector.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/06/my_2008_elector.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:01:37 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/05/herb_alpert_lan.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/05/herb_alpert_lan.html Mon, 26 May 2008 11:41:39 -0800 More than anything.... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/04/i_love_my_wife.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/04/i_love_my_wife.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:26:29 -0800 (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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/a_timely_respon_1.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/a_timely_respon_1.html Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:21:03 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/improved_custom.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/improved_custom.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:31:41 -0800 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?... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/simply_awful_cu.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/simply_awful_cu.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:18:45 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/brush_my_hair.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/brush_my_hair.html Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:50:10 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/shillblogging_k.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/03/shillblogging_k.html Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:46:41 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/gawa_hindi_tumi.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/gawa_hindi_tumi.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:57:10 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/my_cloverfield_1.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/my_cloverfield_1.html Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:42:15 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/this_reflects_v.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/this_reflects_v.html Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:02:59 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/my_entry_in_act.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/my_entry_in_act.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:55:36 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/frozen_grand_ce.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/02/frozen_grand_ce.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:32:16 -0800 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... http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/01/capitalone_what_1.html http://www.gaudypatter.com/cgi-bin/archives/2008/01/capitalone_what_1.html Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:51:18 -0800