Imagine

As a video storage medium, DVDs are well and good, but they're not without problems. Imagine a video storage medium with the following improvements.

Separated at Birth

Don't Dennis Miller and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad look alike?

Dennis Miller, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Edit

I've been meaning to post this for three years. I am a man of few words. I appreciate brevity. When I start a book, I always thumb to the back to see how many pages it is. If it's more than four or five hundred (it often is, no matter how trivial the theme) I sigh or cluck or tsk tsk. This is when my wife takes the book and bonks me on the head with it.

I assume most editors are lazy. They perform a valuable service, but not enough of it.

I also am a long time hater of business-speak. Three years and a few months ago, I ran across a memo posted in my company's breakroom that set off both my verbosity and anti-corp-speak alarms. It was full of excess words and pompous, official sounding phrases. So I edited it. And left it there. After a couple of weeks, I took it down for posterity.

Taxonomy of NYC Pedestrians

I've been working on a taxonomy of New York City walkers for a while. Taxonomy may not be the right word. How about, Seinfeldian List? Enjoy.

Silence

Results of a cell phone usage report for my office confirms my rep as Mr. No Talky.

Dress Like Bill Day, Parts 1 and 2

I used to work with a fellow named Bill, who, like Einstein, wore the same clothes everyday. One Halloween I organized a tribute.

Left to right, top: Duncan, Johnny R. (AKA, Johnny "Rat"), Dennis, Bill, Scotty "Too Hotty", Aquiles, Alex, Sean
Bottom: Me, Silvio

The next day, he paid us tribute.

Left to right: Bob, Dennis, me, Bill, Johnny R., Silvio, Aquiles, Jason

I guess he couldn't afford to buy non-khaki pants.

The Difference Between Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey

A few pages from "Classic Bourbon Tennessee & Rye Whiskey", by Jim Murray, clears up confusion on the difference between bourbon and Tennessee whiskey. For those in a hurry, the short answer is: Tennessee whiskeys, for example, Jack Daniel's, are charcoal filtered for several days. 

Also, contrary to popular belief, bourbon doesn't have to be made in Kentucky to be called bourbon.