Archive for February, 2009

Life on Mars

February 25th, 2009

I’m a fan of the US version of the TV show “Life on Mars,” and look forward this weekend to watching the original British production.

In the meantime, I’m still laughing over two lines from tonight’s show – “One Brady short of a Bunch;” and ”Maybe you spend enough time with a crazy person and eventually some of their madness rubs off on you a little.”  

LOVE IT!

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Human Nature/Human Follies  

What I don’t understand will sometimes drive me crazy.   Whenever I think I understand human nature, I get thrown a curve ball and am forced to realize I don’t, and possibly never will.  Within the past five years I’ve been surprised to discover several people who were close to me became someone …

The Job Posting I Wish I’d Written…. or, We’re All Mad Here, Part 2  

There’s a truly brilliant job posting which is making the rounds on some of the developer email lists here in Seattle. I’d love to meet the programmer who wrote this job posting – it’s engaging while still full disclosure; I can already visualize the blog entries about meeting the client and actually interviewing …

Tags: human nature, seattle, crazy person, madness, tv show, full disclosure, curve ball, brilliant job, programmer
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I Dreamed I Saw the Silver Space Ships Flying in the Yellow Haze of the Sun

February 21st, 2009

I’ve always had a soft spot for Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush.”

Today I couldn’t get it out of my head.   It’s both melancholy and haunting.

Now it’s your turn…

Natalie Merchant After the Gold Rush (Neil Young Cover)

Thom Yorke After the Gold Rush  (Neil Young Cover)

Neil Young After the Gold Rush (Live in Chicago)

Tags: soft spot, natalie merchant, yellow haze, neil young after the gold rush, space ships, melancholy
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