Congressman John Culberson of Texas has discovered Qik streaming video and he’s hell bent on giving us a firsthand look inside the offices and hallways of Capitol Hill. My two worlds have converged and I’m a pig in shit watching John’s videos.
Tip of the Hat to Robert Scoble for shining the light on Culberson and [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 24, 2008
Coolest Republican on Capitol Hill
June 23, 2008
To Hell With Hollywood, California!
Mystery solved! I live near and grew up in Hollywood, CA. So according to this article in the L.A. Times, it’s no wonder I don’t believe in god. Hell, I market movies for a living. I’m part of the “corrupting influence”..!
The larger point of the Pew survey - that 92% of all Americans part - [...]
June 16, 2008
Stan Winston
I hate that I’m writing again so soon about one of my heroes passing away. Stan Winston was the best boss I ever had. I had the pleasure of working for him from 1995 to 1999 as an animatronics designer. The picture above is one of my favorites: Al Sousa, Stan and me in front [...]
June 14, 2008
Tim Russert
Meet the Press has been my weekend ritual for nearly a decade. Tim Russert and a cup of coffee. Other guys reserve time alone for watching sports on TV. My wife generously allows me one hour on Sunday morning to catch up on my favorite sport; Politics.
Today’s tragic news came as such a shock. I’ve [...]
June 8, 2008
Faith Restored
Faith in human nature, that is.
Today (palm to forehead) I dropped my wallet in the beach parking lot. There were a few loitering cars around blasting bad hip-hop, and several people around that my wife and I refer to generally as “sketchy.” I realized only moment’s later and retraced my steps. Nothing.
Forty-five minutes later I [...]