Monthly Archives: August 2004

US kickboxer gives up about 260 pounds and 9 inches to Hawaiian sumo wrestler Akebono on Saturday night. Nevertheless, the kickboxer won, as he was able to repeatedly kick at the legs of the 6’8" sumo wrester. Reminiscent of the … Continue reading →

How quickly things can change. In a week, we have gone from rootlessly drifting from hotspot to hotspot to barricading ourselves into a lovely and comfortable apartment in Watertown, MA, from which we hope to never be pried. As we … Continue reading →

The Guardian of London has a great article about video blogs, or vlogs, featuring the very slick site put together by Luuk Bouwman: Mr Bouwman is the vanguard of the latest internet trend: video logging or vlogging. One step up … Continue reading →

Reconciling historical accuracy and cultural legends is messy work, especially when there is serious money on the table. In an unsightly scramble to claim the tourist dollars ($197 million) currently accruing to the English country of Nottingham, the neighboring county … Continue reading →

After four arduous months, the Great Experiment has come to a conclusion. Last night we slept in our new home, half a house in Watertown. The implications are enormous. We no longer have to live out of a suitcase.  We … Continue reading →

Our trip to the Middlesex County Courthouse today went smoothly, although we failed to find any trials involving passion, drugs or violence. As might be expected, judges lawyers and court personnel like taking their vacations in August just like normal … Continue reading →

The Dowbrigade’s day job is in danger. After four waves of layoff’s, we are now the full time Senior Fellow with the least seniority – 15 years.  The problem lies in who we teach – foreign graduate students.   They … Continue reading →

When we reported to duty back at our day job yesterday, it was like waking up from a long, weird dream. To have survived a week in the middle of the media maelstrom, surrounded by power-hungry politicians and gear-stripping journalists … Continue reading →

Alternet, an alternative media network whose motto is “The Mix is the Message” weighs in with a better-than-average analysis titled “Blog Planet”. Seeing the bloggers at the convention brings to mind all sorts of unlikely (and uncomfortable) meetings between establishment … Continue reading →

A quick roundup of recent articles on the Blogger’s at the DNC: An article from the Sunday New York Times Fashion and Style section titled "Blogged in Boston: Politics Gets an Unruly Spin" An article from the San Francisco Chronicle, … Continue reading →

ORLANDO, FLA. – A 13-year-old girl testified Monday that a Walt Disney World worker dressed as the beloved character Tigger fondled her breast while she posed for a photo with him and her mother. "I didn’t know what to do. … Continue reading →

How to explain the miniscule to negligible boost Kerry got form giving the "speech of his life" at the Democratic Product Rollout last Thursday.  Was the show really so boring that nobody was watching it? Have all of the people … Continue reading →