Category Archives: Websurfing

How “Twas The Night Before Christmas” should be read: Like the title says, happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Continue reading →

It’s time again for a link to my favorite Christmas story, involving Mel Torme and his classic tune “The Christmas Song”. Whether you’ve read it before or not, go read it now. It’s always worth the time. Merry Christmas, Mel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In case you haven’t come across it yet, Keep Houston Rich is a blog about our fair city’s diversity. From its About page: Houston is a city rich in spirit and, thanks to the oil industry, home to plenty of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I may be a Twitter user, but I would not claim to be a member of The Twitterati. But that’s okay, because you don’t need to be to use it. The Chron story is a pretty amusing piece of fluff … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Not exactly a single-serving site, but sort of one in spirit: Things Younger Than John McCain. Like, for instance, the Golden Gate Bridge. And Cheerios, and the shopping cart, and the concept of an area code, and…you get the idea. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When Obama Wins fortune cookies really win end with “in bed”. Among other things. Remember that post on single-serving sites? When Obama Wins is your new bicycle. That is all. Continue reading →

The Domino Effect. Totally awesome. The Academy Awards needs to have a category for this sort of thing. Thanks to Mike McGuff for the link. Continue reading →

It seems weird in this day and age to register a domain and create a webpage that does exactly one thing, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped anyone from doing it. And I have to admit, some of them … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the Ideas Whose Time Have Come department: A team of American scientists are developing the “StupidFilter” – an open-source filter software that will be able to detect “rampant stupidity” of web-content in written English. Similarly to the way spam … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Dwight, Cory Doctorow says Facebook is doomed. Having watched the rise and fall of SixDegrees, Friendster, and the many other proto-hominids that make up the evolutionary chain leading to Facebook, MySpace, et al, I’m inclined to think that these … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So recently I got a friend invite from this “person” on Facebook. In case you can’t see it, the page (one “Page Peel”, har har har) is a dot com site, looking suspiciously like the sort of thing I’d flag … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Okay, is there anyone out there who really doesn’t know what NSFW means? Right, then. Please put the Internet down, and slowly back away. So it seems only right to ask: What is and isn’t “NSFW” anymore? “We’re not trying … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The 23rd Psalm, as written for Allen Parkway. That’s all you need to know. Check it out. Continue reading →

As someone who grew up reading my uncle’s old superhero comics of the 1950s and 60s at my grandmother’s house, I have to say that this is simultaneously the most awesome and the most horrifying thing I’ve ever seen. Be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s probably a good thing I didn’t come across this before we decided on Audrey’s name. Not because there’d have been any danger of us adopting any of the wonderfully weird baby names contained therein, but because I’d have been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As has been a tradition around here, every year at this time I link to my favorite Christmas story, featuring Mel Torme and Mark Evanier. I do it every year because every year it’s worth reading again. Click through and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Voting closes tonight at midnight for the Capitol Annex Reader’s Choice Awards. This time, there are finalists to select. Go help Vince pick out the best and worst of 2006. The actual vote link is here. And for the really … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As I’ve received several emails about my high school being the featured article in Wikipedia today, I figure I better post something about it. Reading the full entry was a nice trip down memory lane. Among other things, I realized … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I agree 100% with Dwight. Websites that play music or other sounds when you start them whether you want them to or not are crimes against nature, and my instant reaction is to kill whatever it is that’s making the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I got an email yesterday about an effort called OneWebDay, which is scheduled for September 22, that sounds interesting. Here’s a description. The Web is worth celebrating. OneWebDay is one day a year when we all – everyone around the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Every year around this time, I link to my favorite Christmas story, featuring Mark Evanier and Mel Torme. I do it because every year it’s worth reading again. Check it out and see for yourself why. Continue reading →

Check out Fixing Chron.com for some in-depth critiques of the look and usability of the new Houston Chronicle website. Dwight, I’d be very interested to know what you think of this fellow’s ideas. His alternate front page and search suggestions … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I see that the Houston Chronicle has rolled out the new look for its online site. I had a sneak preview of it awhile back and thought it looked pretty snazzy, and I still do. Too early for me to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Jay Lee lists his Top Ten Indispensible Computer Utilities. It’s a rather sad statement on current affairs that the first five are anti-virus and spyware tools, but there you have it. I need to check a few of these things … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Remember that “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” cartoon? I think we’ve found its spiritual heir for the current era. Thanks much to Matt for pointing this out to me. Surely you’ve always wanted to know about the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I may not know why we’re not buying DVDs any more, but I can tell you how Americans spend their time online. Not too surprisingly, gambling and naughty pictures are huge growth industries. If only the Lege could figure out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This year’s hurricane season has already set a record, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cindy is expected to be more wet than windy and Dennis is not yet a serious menace to anyone, but together the two tropical storms churning … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Take this test and see how well you can do placing states on a blank map. Pretty cool. I got 92%, average error 11 miles, and 268 seconds to complete, but I think I got an easy draw. I’ll try … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Remember “Desiderata”? If you grew up in the 70s, you surely knew someone who had that poem hanging on their wall. Those of you who know what I’m talking about will especially enjoy this Flash animation of the National Lampoon … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Michael thinks I’d enjoy this comic because it pokes fun at Staten Island, my hometown. He’s right. Thanks, Michael! Continue reading →

Well, what do you know – Google has a blog, with the first post written by Blogger author Evan Williams. The most recent entry points to this explanation of why Googling the word “Jew” had given a hate site as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Were you looking for just the right excuse to get a Blackberry or video-enabled cellphone? Wait no more. Naked News anchors have already stripped down to bring news in the buff to the Internet and the television in more than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I got email from Nathan Wilcox yesterday about a new site he’s been working on called DriveDemocracy, which got some startup help from MoveOn. Their first task is to advocate for a school finance reform plan that actually puts the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Happy Birthday to Jack Cluth, Lord High Executioner and Chief Bottle Washer of the People’s Republic of Seabrook. Have an age-appropriate amount of fun today, dude. Continue reading →