http://www.bloggle.com Coffee & Commentary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:46:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll admit it: the usability geek in me is smitten with the coolest doodad of the political season, CNN's live dial-testing of a focus group during the debates. There it is in real-time -- the collective response of a group of undecided and presumably impressionable voters -- swinging up and ... http://www.bloggle.com/2008/10/groupthink-by-any-other-name/ The Godfather, Restored Palin Bingo [via] The Methane Time Bomb http://www.bloggle.com/2008/10/october-2-2008/ I'd like to thank the Food Network Academy for this honor...  in particular Alton Brown and Mario Batali, both of whom have been such a great influence on me, and, of course, my family for all of their support. Move over, Vaynerchuck! http://www.bloggle.com/2008/10/playing-now-on-the-small-screen/ Giuliani: A noun, a verb and Nine-Eleven. McCain: A noun, a verb and P.O.W. Palin: A noun, a verb, a pause... an exclamation, an adverb, a folksy gesture and a blank stare. Update: Slate bravely goes where most grammarians fear to tread, tackling the task of diagramming Sarah Palin's sentences. http://www.bloggle.com/2008/10/in-so-many-words/ I’m not an economist. And, despite all evidence to the contrary – my mailbox stuffed with offers of shiny new credit cards and cutthroat rates for refinancing my home, the glossy ads in the newspaper begging me to buy a shiny HDTV today and wait two years to pay for ... http://www.bloggle.com/2008/09/a-schism-at-the-church-of-wall-street/ McCain’s No Good Very Bad Week Wicked Case-Mods [via] DRM: Epic Fail http://www.bloggle.com/2008/09/september-28-2008/ If Autumn weren't so lovely, we'd complain bitterly about her theft of Summer's golden days. Her touch is, however, so subtle... and besides, she brings such an endearing dowry -- jewel-ripe, gold and ruby apples; crimson sugar maples, drunk on their own sweet sap; the pungent fragrance of woodsmoke and smoldering ... http://www.bloggle.com/2008/09/solsticity/ Film legend, race-car driver, popcorn impresario. Activist, philanthropist, and all around lucky guy. Paul Newman died Friday. I mention this because -- as much as I'm a fan of his work on screen -- I'm downright grateful that he leant his name and likeness to his daughter's brand, Newman's Own Organics, and ... http://www.bloggle.com/2008/09/passages-paul-newman-1925-2008/ So... one debate down and right now -- right this very moment -- hundreds of thousands of folk are furiously typing millions of words on why their guy won. Me, I'd just like to make a single observation of one thing that struck me as extremely telling. Throughout the debate, John ... http://www.bloggle.com/2008/09/im-not-looking-at-you-im-not/ Top five answers to your recent questions. 1) Yes, I am aware that it's been too long since my last post. August 14th? Okay, so I wasn't aware that it had been *that* long. Shame on me. 2) Yes, I'm well, thanks for asking. Doin' fine. Better then usual, matter of fact. 3) ... http://www.bloggle.com/2008/09/in-response-to-reader-emails/