http://www.golike.com/joe Gentlemen, we can blog it. We have the technology. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, so the Matrix isn't exactly new. But I just came across this on YouTube and it's pretty funny. http://www.golike.com/joe/2008/the-muppet-matrix/ http://www.golike.com/joe/2008/sign-of-the-times/ Here's another piece of music for your listening pleasure. This one's entitled My Prayer and was written and performed by Margaret Taylor, a nonagenarian in our church who as I understand it is quite an accomplished pianist. This piece, which she performed last October 7th at our World Communion Sunday ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2008/more-music/ I don't know if you've seen the new feature on Google Maps yet, called Street View. Basically Google sent cars with special roof mounted 360° cameras around the streets of San Francisco, capturing street level images throughout the city. Well apparently one of these camera cars caught my co-worker Chris ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2007/ive-been-google-mapped/ Merlin Mann at 43 Folders: A one-time erasure of communication debt would give temporary relief, but the basic challenge remains; the net number of requests for my attention exceed my ability to provide that attention by at least an order of magnitude. And the disparity around my ability to thoughtfully respond ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2007/the-strange-allure-and-false-hope-of-email-bankruptcy/ From CNN: There's lazy, and then there's Las Vegas lazy. In increasing numbers, Las Vegas tourists exhausted by the four miles of gluttony laid out before them are getting around on electric "mobility scooters." Don't think trendy Vespa motorbikes. Think updated wheelchair. And the best quote from the article: A tourist could accidentally get some ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2007/healthy-gamblers-rent-scooters-in-vegas/ From the NY Times: Mr. Jordan grew up one of seven children in a San Francisco family that didn’t own a dishwashing machine. His father thought he should finish college, and for a while couldn’t bring himself to acknowledge his son’s profession, which in an opinion survey of job desirability, Mr. ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2007/everything-and-the-kitchen-sink-the-memoir-of-a-dishwasher/ From BBSpot: "I just love it," said soccer mom, Wendy Glickman, "I feel a lot safer knowing I have the spare Explorer. What if I forget my cell phone? What if the GPS in the Exorbitant fritzes out? Half a million dollars is a small price to pay ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2007/new-ford-exorbitant-comes-with-spare-explorer/ These past few days as details of the shootings at Virginia Tech have been unfolding, this song by U2 keeps coming into my head. It's called Wake Up Dead Man. The verse starts out like this: Jesus, Jesus help me I'm alone in this world And a fucked up world ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2007/tragedy/ Jen and I went to hear Barack Obama speak at Oakland City Hall this weekend. It was a packed event, way more crowded than I expected. I don't know why I didn't think that there would be a lot of people. I mean this guy is running ... http://www.golike.com/joe/2007/obama-in-oakland/