Monthly Archives: December 2003

Wednesday, China’s new premier, Wen Jiabao, will be speaking at the Harvard Business School, and my Chinese student Simon will be there to give us a first-hand report. We expect to see a nice Blog entry after the speech, Simon. … Continue reading →

Kooshi, a seven-year-old mixed breed shorthair cat, hisses from his perch on the window ledge, inside his home in Rishon Letzion, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003. The Israeli cat was banned by a local officials from circulating freely outside, apparently … Continue reading →

Winner of the Turner Prize, transvestite potter Grayson Perry, dressed as his alter ego Claire, famous for his vases depicting images of sex and child abuse, at Tate Britain in London, Sunday Dec. 7, 2003. The decision to grant Perry … Continue reading →

December 6, 2003 — Struggling 2004 Democratic wannabe John Kerry fires an X-rated attack at President Bush over Iraq and uses the f-word – highly unusual language for a presidential contender – in a stunning new interview with Rolling Stone … Continue reading →

Two feet of snow! Reminds me of when I was a boy. Back in the day, Upstate New York, this kind of storm was the norm.  Why, I remember having to dig tunnels through the snowdrifts just to get to … Continue reading →

Two ex-sales managers say Abercrombie & Fitch were after a certain "look" for their sales force, and the less a salesperson had of this look, the less they worked. " I was sick of getting my schedule back every week … Continue reading →

It is fascinating to watch Dave Winer’s personal vision of where blogging can go as it evolves on Scripting.com. As he implements the dynamic new capabilities of Channel Z, his next-generation blogging environment, we can watch it take form on … Continue reading →

A new e-mail computer worm appears to be the work of spammers trying to defeat anti-spam forces. The W32/Mimail-L worm replicates like other worms, by e-mailing itself to those in an infected computer’s address book, but it also sends a … Continue reading →

DETROIT – DaimlerChrysler AG’s sponsorship of a Super Bowl halftime football game between lingerie-clad women could draw criticism, say experts. But the Lingerie Bowl is a marketing risk the automaker, which has become known for its sexually-suggestive ads, says it’s … Continue reading →

First weekend since March it looks like the Just Don’t Suck tennis club will not be meeting. A steady snow has been pelting down since before dawn, and there is already an eight-inch blanket over Malden, MA. with the brunt … Continue reading →

It has come to the attention of the Dowbrigade that 3 of our past 4 postings have dealt directly with penises in some way, shape or form. Actually, all four if you consider, as many do, Gov. Romney to be … Continue reading →