Had a fine day yesterday, capped off by a fine evening. The day, well, there was slackage involved, but also a meeting that might lead to some work. Followed that up with an evening out with Scott & Kat (and some other folks) with good grub at Ichiban, a loud and overpriced beer at Brit’s, followed by yummy beers at Town Hall. Hard to argue with that plan except for the stopping at Brit’s part, although I did put a couple spots on one of my nicer ties while eating the teppanyaki. It seems at this point that the rushed cleaning when I got home might have worked well enough, since it was a slob-friendly Jerry Garcia design (but mine’s in blue, which seems not to exist, according to google). Who’d have figured me for being worried about spilling soy sauce on a tie, though, eh? That’s what those mid-afternoon meetings looking for work will do to a guy, I guess.
- Steve Green’s got an article saying The Party Is Over/Just Getting Started, talking about the MSM feeling threatened by bloggers. I think it’s a lot more of a synergy, but there are a lot of journalists, including some locals, who don’t seem to see that. [vodkapundit]
- Here’s another case of little guys using technology to have big effects: John Robb talks about Small Groups And Global Warfare.
- A 50-year old with no savings asks What Retirement? and describes how he’s trying to plan for his golden years. Meanwhile, Evan’s got what he calls Merely A Theory about how to get rich enough to retire. [boing boing and 101-280]
- Our tax dollars at work: Agencies earn D-plus on computer security, with Homeland Security being one of the departments that failed. Meanwhile, there’s a new book that points out that the US is More Watchful, Probably Not Safer. Maybe some folks in the Homeland Security Department will read it. [claire and wired]