Hidden City Curiosities

Why doesn’t Twitter have a little “beta” under its logo, like my Gmail does? Or...

Dec 1st

Here’s my own World AIDS Day story: http://tinyurl.com/2othzr

Dec 1st

Today is World AIDS Day. The fight isn’t over yet. Here are some basics:...

Dec 1st

Worlds AIDS Day

Dec 1st

Another beautiful day in the office.

Dec 1st

@balou It’s an open invitation every year. Sometimes it’s just me, sometimes a few...

Nov 30th

I’m feeling antisocial again. My next planned outing, though, is Haulover Beach, FL, Sunrise:...

Nov 30th

Not that other soc-net apps are innocent and pure, mind you.

Nov 28th

The more I read about Facebook’s policies, the more I consider nuking my account. Then again,...

Nov 28th

@DougE’s comment gave me a thought. Weight is so easy to gain and tough to lose, and money so...

Nov 28th

While you are back in the ’80s, @fanless, would you mind picking me up a few things?

Nov 28th

More brass dreams last night. I’m starting to feel like I’m in the first act of a horror...

Nov 28th

@devbear I was disappointed that I didn’t get any of the Amazon deals, either, but I...

Nov 28th

This is beginning to perplex me: why is brass figuring so prominently in my dreams of late?

Nov 27th

A progressive primer

Nov 27th

Gift Guide

Nov 26th

@Tere_Tere I suspect the picture of you on your stomach crawled halfway under a coffee table would...

Nov 26th

It’s my best-selling photo print, @Tere_Tere!

Nov 26th

I now have an image of @Tere_Tere in a cheerleader outfit waving her pom poms and screaming...

Nov 26th

@geosteph, my philosophy is simple. As with government, Americans get the television they deserve.

Nov 26th

@devinjay I say go for it!

Nov 26th

Thanks for the cuisine tip, @fanless! I might try those, but I fear they would turn to brown goo in...

Nov 26th

While I may deserve it, @Tere_Tere, I am cursed with the Responsible Manager gene. I can’t...

Nov 26th

Trying to plan how to fit 19 vacation days into the remaining 9 weeks of the business year while...

Nov 26th

@Tere_Tere I will need to plead the fifth.

Nov 26th

I”m not sure why @Tere_Tere is suddenly thinking about cybering, but I’m sure it has...

Nov 26th

I suspect I should talk less and write more. Does Twitter count as talking or writing?

Nov 26th

That @fanless has amazing animal magnetism!

Nov 25th

@balou Isn’t this a bit early for you to be up and about? Or have you not yet been to bed?

Nov 25th

Ah, blessed coffee, nectar of delight!

Nov 25th

Giving the timestamp of some of the Miami-area party tweets, I am clearly too old for this city....

Nov 25th

@balou So your 4am Scrabulous move was a coincidence?

Nov 25th

I can’t tweet out what I don’t have, @annohio!

Nov 25th

Yeah, @fanless, when I got the e-mail I was wondering “Didn’t they already do...

Nov 24th

@balou You just have such a baby face no one can believe you are almost 60!

Nov 24th

I wonder how I might best amuse The Divine Miss @Mollydotcom. A little song, a little dance, a...

Nov 24th

The new holiday release by Over The Rhine is really very good! Downloaded from Amazon’s mp3...

Nov 24th

Here in the Hidden City HQ we’ve gone from listening to a rainstorm to the music of a great...

Nov 24th

Although the circumstances are unfortunate, it is good to see @mollydotcom with a legitimate use for...

Nov 24th

As an example, the first time I logged in to SL I immediately found myself surrounded by porn...

Nov 23rd

And just as with any other day, I am the last one in the office. Damned fool that I am.

Nov 23rd

@AndrewBadera Must be a revised entry, then. Thanks for the tip! I could have used BT at my...

Nov 23rd

@AndrewBadera Thanks, yeah, I had seen those, but it looks like a lot of effort for something simple...

Nov 23rd

Yeah, @vicequeenmaria, I thought of that when I wrote it. I was trying to add more acronyms to...

Nov 23rd

@AndrewBadera How did you get BT working with your Eee? Are you still on Linux with it, or did you...

Nov 23rd

True, @brendajos, but in a virtual environment it’s possible for one person to...

Nov 23rd

That brings up an interesting point, @susanreynolds: How do you define “peaceful” and...

Nov 23rd

Wishlist

Nov 23rd

@ipanemic I’m in IT and still our reign is not unchallenged. I’m doing research to try...

Nov 23rd

@susanreynolds They are still present, but I’m getting used to the ubiquitous industrial noise...

Nov 23rd

@susanreynolds Well, it was someone who marginally annoyed me before and I was trying to rise above...

Nov 23rd

@annohio Sure you don’t just want someone to visit and keep you warm?

Nov 23rd

@fanless And you see them in your stream? Ah, well, another Twitter inconsistency (collect ‘em...

Nov 23rd

Hmm, just realized that you can’t reply to someone’s question if they don’t follow...

Nov 23rd

Thanks to everyone for their input and insight on my workplace question. I may raise it again when...

Nov 23rd

@dearyvette The points you raise are valid and widespread, and are a partial reason for the policy...

Nov 23rd

@misc Listening to a DAP isn’t a problem here, as long as you don’t try to install...

Nov 23rd

The specific industry plays a part in the decision to open or close, but the decision also seems to...

Nov 23rd

My limited research implies the opposite, @dearyvette — more companies seem to be opening up...

Nov 23rd

@ipanemic There’s a Notes IM client for inside the firewall, but its use is actively...

Nov 23rd

How many people would turn down a job offered by this company based on that policy?

Nov 23rd

I ask because my multi billion dollar employer blocks web access to all mail, IM, blogging, and...

Nov 23rd

Question for those listening who toil in the corporate world. How important is unfettered...

Nov 23rd

In the office, lucky me.

Nov 23rd

Generations: me - “Dad, where’s your router?” Dad - “In the shed with the...

Nov 22nd

American thanks

Nov 22nd

Not that I need the excuse, but my favorite aspect of Thanksgiving is making fresh cranberry sauce....

Nov 22nd

If all my tweets are announcements that I am alive, my life is seriously lacking.

Nov 21st

The good: My copy of the insanely comprehensive edition of the soundtrack for The Return of the King...

Nov 21st

The bad news: I now need to work on Black Friday, and possibly Saturday and Sunday, too. Meanwhile,...

Nov 21st

@annohio Finally breaking free of the cold I aggravated by going to the Fanless/Maria birthday...

Nov 20th

Yes, @devbear, much like Frankenstein’s monster, I am filled with an unholy vitality that...

Nov 20th

I’ve been asked to give occasional reminders of my existence, so, good morning. Is everyone is...

Nov 20th

Wishing @balou & @fanless & the alligator a long and happy life together!

Nov 18th

My spam just informed me that if I use their product I am “doomed to success.” Okay, I...

Nov 18th

Waving hello to the Miami tweet-up folks assembling at Monty’s on the beach. Have a frosty...

Nov 18th

Not the funny pages

Nov 18th

@dearyvette Good morning, sunshine.

Nov 18th

I’m in desperate need of some digital housekeeping.

Nov 18th

The lack of Miami tweets suggests that @devBear’s soirée was a success. I’m sorry I...

Nov 18th

I like IconBuffet; it’s clever, and the icons are fun. But good lord that site is slow! I...

Nov 17th

@dearyvette We should all contemplate your belly button.

Nov 17th

Haitian food is often deliciously spicy, but that’s seldom enough to set the stove on fire, as...

Nov 17th

@melissamaples Don’t bothering worrying about them, it’s too late for their sanity.

Nov 17th

Based on last night’s dream-wandering, the gears of the world are in need of some serious...

Nov 17th

Testing the “Galaxy Black” ASUS Eee PC laptop my boss just got me “for testing...

Nov 16th

mkhall: Over and over in my sleep I labor in a dark, steamy underground chamber manipulating huge...

Nov 15th

mkhall: I don’t use Shelfari; I use LibraryThing. If that isn’t good enough for you, how...

Nov 13th

mkhall: Contrary to appearances I’m not a pale, wan creature prone to bouts of the vapors....

Nov 13th

mkhall: Woo. Rough night - planet needed saving twice. Rough start to the day, too. Potentially...

Nov 13th

mkhall: I am glad you like them, @vicequeenmaria

Nov 13th

mkhall: Well, @dearyvette, when you stay up until sunrise drinking with @fanless, you should expect...

Nov 12th

DSCN3282: Vice-Queen Maria and Famous Artist Al share a...

Nov 12th

DSCN3296: The birthday kids

Nov 12th

DSCN3295: Fanless, surrounded by beautiful women, is clearly...

Nov 12th

DSCN3291: Al looks away as the Vice-Queen makes a necessary...

Nov 12th

DSCN3289: Fanless takes a call!

Nov 12th

DSCN3285: Dear and Darling Yvette, dutiful assistant to the...

Nov 12th

DSCN3284: The Vice-Queen and her attendant

Nov 12th

DSCN3269: The Vice-Queen has no need of utensils, you...

Nov 12th

DSCN3283: Scary Shveckle

Nov 12th

DSCN3279: Fanless protects his goodie box.

Nov 12th

DSCN3276: Ms Balou does love her some birthday cake! Perhaps...

Nov 12th

DSCN3275: Mr Lopez is a man with an enormous appetite!

Nov 12th

DSCN3274: Shveckle doing what she does so well: mugging.

Nov 12th

DSCN3273: The radiant Vice-Queen Maria

Nov 12th

DSCN3272: Fanless attempts to remove the icing applied to...

Nov 12th

DSCN3270: Mr Lopez and Ms Balou

Nov 12th

DSCN3267: The birthday celebrants, Christian and Maria.

Nov 12th

DSCN3264: Gus, the public persona for MiamiBeach411.com, and...

Nov 12th

DSCN3262: …but Maria’s already looking for the...

Nov 12th

DSCN3261: Yvette throws herself completely into embracing...

Nov 12th

DSCN3260: New Miamian Scott tries vainly to make fire in the...

Nov 12th

DSCN3259: Heavy lies the crown of the Vice-Queen. Or...

Nov 12th

DSCN3258: Yvette, Balou, and the birthday girl

Nov 12th

DSCN3257: Yvette and Balou share a laugh. Well, actually, it...

Nov 12th

DSCN3255: Miguel Lopez charms a cake-cutting Yvette, while...

Nov 12th

DSCN3254: The cake for Fanless, colored to match his...

Nov 12th

DSCN3253: The cake for vicequeenmaria, courtesy of...

Nov 12th

DSCN3252: Maria and two friends. On the left is a gentleman...

Nov 12th

DSCN3250: A rare photo of the beautiful, exotic, and...

Nov 12th

mkhall: VP: “Hey, I need a logo. Don’t you have a program where you just type in the...

Nov 12th

mkhall: My photos of last evening’s Miami birthday celebration for @fanless and...

Nov 12th

DSCN3263

Nov 12th

mkhall: An interesting aside: I seem to get more Twitter follower requests when I am silent than...

Nov 12th

mkhall: IN between office crises I am reviewing the birthday bash photos of @vicequeenmaria and...

Nov 12th

mkhall: I am happy to have been of service, @brendajos!

Nov 12th

mkhall: These bananas are shit - @fanless

Nov 12th

mkhall: Too bad @devbear and @mklopez left early. I’m the only one still dressed. The cops...

Nov 12th

mkhall: After what @fanless just did I don’t think anyone will think of kielbasa the same way...

Nov 12th

mkhall: At @vicequeenmaria’s birthday bash. @mklopez is a chick magnet - parents should lock...

Nov 12th

mkhall: @dearyvette Just explained how she caught her thu in an actual literal wringer.

Nov 12th

mkhall: On - and not under - the board walk.

Nov 11th

mkhall: Have I ever mentioned how much I hate driving around the beach?

Nov 11th

mkhall: @fanless You mean like a mullet? Business in the front, party in the back?

Nov 11th

mkhall: It is awkward when one member of a panel loses track of time and uses up another’s...

Nov 11th

mkhall: Of course, one of the best parts of the fair is the chance to watch intellectuals in their...

Nov 11th

mkhall: Bob Norman is really sharp and insightful.

Nov 11th

mkhall: SRO. That’s encouraging.

Nov 11th

mkhall: Next up: The Changing Face of Journalism. I wonder if someone will ask how many people in...

Nov 11th

mkhall: On the other hand, people who cannot understand how to use an ATM should not try when 50...

Nov 11th

mkhall: The book fair session on rock and punk was quite good! I learned some interesting things.

Nov 11th

mkhall: Happy birfday, @fanless!

Nov 11th

mkhall: I just passed a woman carrying three milk crates of fruit, one in each hand and one balanced...

Nov 11th

mkhall: I’ve always been boring, @brendajos, so I didn’t just “go” boring on...

Nov 11th

mkhall: I’ll be on my way to the book fair again shortly. I think I’ll attend the panel...

Nov 11th

mkhall: @brendajos Hah, I love that gold standard theory! It isn’t true, but damn, it’s...

Nov 11th

mkhall: When is the movie coming out, @vaspers?

Nov 11th

mkhall: My power has been restored. My powers, sadly, have not.

Nov 10th

mkhall: @alexdc I wish I had been checking tweets, we could have gotten together.

Nov 10th

mkhall: Something electrical loudly exploded by my house, and now the block is blacked out. To their...

Nov 10th

mkhall: Happy Birthday, @Tiffany!

Nov 10th

mkhall: Black Mask, that is.

Nov 10th

mkhall: Bought six books already from Black Mark Press, classic pulp and noir. $5 each, can’t...

Nov 10th

mkhall: Interesting discussion of Kerouac.

Nov 10th

mkhall: Heading to the Miami Book Fair International, and hoping I have enough energy to make it...

Nov 10th

mkhall: Oh, and happy birthday to @vicequeenmaria!

Nov 9th

mkhall: First night in over two weeks I go to sleep without meds and the bloody cats knock things...

Nov 9th

mkhall: How odd. I just received postal mail inviting me to take drugs and regularly masturbate into...

Nov 9th

Strike Four

Nov 8th

mkhall: Listening to the new Sigur Ros discs and reaching for serenity at work. (No, serenity is not...

Nov 7th

mkhall: FOWA/Miami page blowsup if you click the “book” or “price” links....

Nov 6th

mkhall: Everybody wants to rule the world.

Nov 6th

mkhall: I enjoy listening to music with lyrics in an unknown language; all the pressure of...

Nov 6th

mkhall: “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device.”

Nov 5th

mkhall: Twitter seems to be having a rough time of it, making this an opportune moment to take a...

Nov 5th

mkhall: “My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you’d like...

Nov 3rd

mkhall: “Daisy, daisy, give me your answer, do.”

Nov 3rd

mkhall: Congratulations, @squirrelly!!!

Nov 3rd

mkhall: I was using the term “cold” to indicate a non-specific respiratory illness...

Nov 3rd

mkhall: Terribly odd. Reply tweets from this morning just appeared. I promise, @trula,...

Nov 3rd

mkhall: Still sick, and wondering about the point at which a cold becomes something more serious. At...

Nov 3rd

mkhall: lulz 4 @fanless http://tinyurl.com/2nc65p

Nov 2nd

mkhall: Memo to universe: I think I’ve learned all I’m going to from this...

Nov 2nd

mkhall: @vicequeenmaria If you read her interview where she talks about it, it sounds as though it...

Nov 1st

mkhall: I thought you hired an actor to stand in for you in public appearances, @fanless!

Nov 1st

mkhall: @vicequeenmaria I wrote up a bit about it on HC if you are interested. Be interesting to see...

Nov 1st

mkhall: Interesting. A well-written local blog turns out to be fictional. I don’t think the...

Nov 1st

A matter of character

Nov 1st

mkhall: @devbear I really, really enjoyed MIrrormask. You must tell me what you think once...

Nov 1st

mkhall: I should not have gone to work today. Let’s see if I am any smarter tomorrow morning.

Nov 1st