That the third doctor named in this bizarre story has the same name as my father. And that’s exceptionally creepy.

Gizmodo, one of my favorite centers of tech nerddery, has been following the saga of the OpenX blister pack opener for some time. Today, they reported that the OpenX comes in a blister pack itself, taunting the users that it’s “the last blister pack you’ll struggle to open!” The editor’s comment cracked me up: “That’s ...

I’m back in Kahleefohnia, but watch the show that airs Tuesday for a slice of the insanity I got to deal with yesterday. Short version: It took 7 1/2 hours to get to Vegas. I was in Vegas for 12 hours. Good times.

No blogging tomorrow as I’ll be out of town, Viva-ing it up for work in a city that I won’t name due to nondisclosure agreements but you can probably guess. Hint #2: Lots of drinking and gambling will be involved…uh, after work! Right! Watch the show Friday to see what the hell I’m talking about.

As Laz raved about his new 140 hour TiVo for the last two days, it took all the effort in the world not to add, “Mine’s coming too!” Well, now mine’s here. I got a 140 hour TiVo from Joel and his wonderful world of sketchiness, because it was a deal so great I knew ...

You know, Christiane Amanpour could say that the sky is green or that cats go “moo,” and everyone would believe her because her accent just makes her sounds so very authoritative. Although the hideous fake-bake shade of orange that she was sporting tends to undercut that authority just a touch…

There was a scathing profile of Paris Hilton in the New York Times this morning, and it just made me want to scream. A few choice selections, and I shit you not, this isn’t the entire article: It appears that Ms. Hilton’s blond ambition knows no bounds and she is clearly intent on capitalizing on ...

Today’s fortune cookie: “Handsome is that handsome does […in bed].”

This was a fun thing to get a message in my inbox about this morning. Usually messages from the Time Warner mothership are on the order of “Look what various divisions accomplished this week!” and are summarily chucked. This one, I think I’ll be pounding my head on the desk about for a while.

The Pond of Death.