Would a Rosa by any other name sound this sweet? |
I believe I've found the voice of tranquility. Her name is Rosa Passos. I can't believe how long I've only casually listened to her and not acknowleged her as the first lady of Bossa Nova. There is no...
Posted by Martin on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:03:00 PST |
Uarts security guards still manage to pis me off |
It never ceases to amaze me how Uarts security guards seem to be a few-numbered yet stereotypically-categorizable group of people capable of completely pissing me off and leaving me in a foul mood fo...
Posted by Martin on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:39:00 PST |
Portfolio update |
Yeah! My portfolio finally broke even again. Thanks to my apple shares going up $35 each (too bad I only bought 2) and FedEx kicking in again to make a wopping $5. Bebe and Netflix are sorely disappoi...
Posted by Martin on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:43:00 PST |
Bobby McFerrin's wallet says Bad Mother F#@&er |
I recently found some Bobby McFerring videos on youtube that are blowing my mind. I've always loved his musicianship but him doing his accapella Bach improvs have yet to cease to amaze me.
Check this...
Posted by Martin on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:59:00 PST |
The People of My City (Part 2) |
Ghettoblasters: This is of course a term applied to the gigantic, early hip-hop culture; boom boxes that were carried on your shoulder ala Do the Right Thing's Radio Raheem. Since boom-boxes in genera...
Posted by Martin on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:19:00 PST |
The People of My City |
To maintain my self-proclaimed identity as an obsessive compulsive with a need to organize and put things into categories, I've recently found a need to assign labels to groups of people I identify in...
Posted by Martin on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:12:00 PST |
Part Two I Dont Help Those Less Fortunate. |
I've always heard that racism is taught selfishness is learned etc. If this is the case I may be learning these lessons a little later in life. The statement is pretty self explanatory and I have ...
Posted by Martin on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:59:00 PST |
A Walk Around Center City Part 1 Scopin' out the Phuglies |
I took a walk around Center City today for my lunch break. I had already eaten at my desk so I figured I would just get out of the office and walk around a little - rest my eyes - waken up legs - scop...
Posted by Martin on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:35:00 PST |
Breaking Even |
Well my portfolio is still not what I want it to be (you know packed with lots of zeros defined by things with lots of initials like ETF's, REIT's, SPDR's, $INX, etc.)but for the first time since Nove...
Posted by Martin on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:50:00 PST |
Right-o!h I'm in nose-bleed heaven |
It is very obvious to me when I'm listening to a patron over the age of 60. When an operator asks if seats are in "nose-bleed heaven" or if they say goodbye by saying "right-oh!"
First of all was ther...
Posted by Martin on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:20:00 PST |
