Dilettante, gadabout, ne'er do well, etc...
Well the good news is that I’m not hooked on C-SPAN Radio today. With the rain outside and temps going down, I figured it should be a day to stay In The House [audio:http://www.defected.com/audio/radio/RadioShow_25.10.08.mp3] Bobby made me start reading the...
This video post is in response to a chat I was having earlier today. This friend, let’s call him Kris, has a sibling who put together a very striking Meeko costume because his girlfriend is a huge fan of the...
The plan seemed simple enough, get up and out to see the new G1 phone at a T-Mobile location. James was our navigator, so he determined we should head to Pentagon City. I haven’t been to Pentagon City in ages,...
I’m not sure I’ll ever forgive Norman for sending me one of his cast-offs, a 2-quart crock pot, or as the more refined say, slow cooker. Yes, I know it says Crock Pot on the damn thing, but I’m trying...
From Kris’ entries on his trip to Austin City Limits: Erykah Badu loves to talk… My favorite part of her ramblings, though, was when she advocated overthrowing the United States government. OK, that’s the kind of gross simplification many public...
This is the last day before my friend & co-worker Betsy goes out for her maternity leave or some such thing, it sounds made up to me. While she’s out, I’m once again in charge of the team for a...
A little retro touch on this year’s November voting guide from the District. I could almost imagine that little ballot and pencil singing a cute little ditty until I read that you complete us crap. And as a few people...
To be honest, it would be impossible to say that there’s no way he saw this one coming. Chad Hardy–creator of the Men on a Mission Calendar, featuring former Mormon missionaries posing bare-chested–has had his diploma held by Brigham Young...
Ok I know I’m a weather wuss, but it seems like cold Fall temps have moved in pretty much overnight! There was a frost warning last night ‘n all! Maybe we deserve it because last winter was extremely mild, but...
My very good friend James was out and about today and he swung past my office to bring me a box of Lindt chocolates. Said he, “You’ve been too down lately and I’m done with it.” I did have to...
