5ives

Five phrases that make me turn off NPR

In 5ives on 22 April 2008 with 8 comments

Climate Connections.
Bryant Park Project.
This I Believe.
Garrison Keillor.
Real-time traffic monitoring.

(With apologies to Merlin.)

Five words that will make me NOT buy your jeans

In 5ives on 29 August 2007 with 2 comments

Boot-cut.
Low-rise.
Embroidered.
Whiskered.
Easygoing.

(With apologies to Merlin and Uncrate.)

Five things I did today

In 5ives, Life on 22 August 2007 with 5 comments

Today I …
… got up early and walked the dogs.
… met with a venture capitalist who did not laugh me out of his office.
… received a check for consulting work done last month.
… received a book in the mail that I contributed to.
… launched a little site.
Today was a good day.

High Five

In 5ives on 12 September 2004 with Comments Off

Five things I would tell my teenage self if I could go back in time (with apologies to Merlin’s 5ives):
1. Being depressed doesn’t make you interesting, no matter how good you get at it.
2. There’s no shame in making money from art. In fact, that’s kind of a great goal.
3. Woody Allen is a [...]