Hidden City Curiosities

Man, some days I really hate being an e-mail cop, almost as much as I hate users stupid enough to...

Mar 31st

Listening to Clara Rockmore, Virtuoso of the Theramin! Perhaps some paleosynth will calm me.

Mar 31st

Thinking about using PayPerTweet? Let me know so I can block you now. Thanks!

Mar 31st

Note to self: Punching stupid people, while undoubtedly satisfying, would be counter-productive in...

Mar 31st

Ah, nothing is better than being in the office on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon! Wait, no, I meant...

Mar 30th

Of course I get lucky enough to get seated and they are out of corned beef, 86ed for the last time.

Mar 30th

It’s the end of an era - the last breakfast at a Miami institution. I will always miss the...

Mar 30th

Rascal House is *packed*! The line to get in is out the door, like the old days.

Mar 30th

Having an adult beverage at Premier Wine in downtown Miami before hanging out with Ruby Dee and Ally...

Mar 29th

When you are one step away from living under a bridge and eating billygoats, I’m no longer...

Mar 28th

I’m actually unfollowing someone for the first time on Twitter. I have a high tolerance for...

Mar 28th

I was told I inspire and motivate people. Clearly the best drugs are found in the senior executive...

Mar 28th

Finally reached a stopping point. Time to grab a couple of hours sleep. Don’t let the tinfoil...

Mar 28th

Still working. Have a meeting in 5 hours.

Mar 28th

I’m not naming names, but someone on my list has let their tinfoil hat slip off.

Mar 28th

Just got home from work. Left for work 13 hours ago. Need to be back in 9 hours. Have at least 4...

Mar 28th

Memo to corporate overlords: If I wanted to deceive people for a living I would have taken a job in...

Mar 27th

You may not know this, but performing e-mail surveillance is not much fun.

Mar 26th

Are you a geek? http://fray.com/geek/

Mar 26th

Ah, and good morning to @vicequeenmaria, as well! No, I suspect my scheduled corporate ECT...

Mar 26th

I am secure in my knowledge that @mklopez’s ray guns won’t work on geeks of my stripe....

Mar 26th

Also, good morning to @devbear, @annohio, and the incomparable @balou.

Mar 26th

Three croquettas, an entire colada of cafe cubano, a Red Bull, a Cherry Coke Zero, and a handful of...

Mar 26th

Co-worker just came to my office to say how much she enjoys the humor I sneak into corporate e-mail...

Mar 25th

“And the raconteurs and roustabouts said “Buddy, come on in, / ‘Cause the dreams...

Mar 25th

Ever been in a meeting where everyone knows the proposal is a terrible idea, but everyone knows...

Mar 24th

Listening to John Zorn’s Spillane album. It’s an interesting precursor to his later...

Mar 24th

Congratulations, Mr @devBear!

Mar 24th

Listening to John Zorn’s Spillane album. It’s an interesting precursor to his later...

Mar 24th

George Clooney is interviewed about his relationship with the Internet. [http://tinyurl.com/2pcubv]...

Mar 24th

Three ham croquettas and a quart-sized cafe con leche, more cafe than leche. Soon I will feel human...

Mar 24th

I Like @fanless’s new ringtone. Oddly enough, I have a whole bunch of CDs by that artist/band.

Mar 24th

Having a cocktail with @dearyvette…

Mar 24th

11111010000: You either get it or you don’t.

Mar 23rd

Is this my penultimate Twitter message? I should be partying like it’s #1999!

Mar 23rd

DJ le Spam & the Spam All-Stars are great, as always.

Mar 22nd

At Tobacco Road wondering when more people will arrive - wait, here’s @fanless.

Mar 22nd

Hmm. Perhaps when I hit 2000 tweets I should hang up my tweeter. It seems like a good number.

Mar 21st

It looks like an awful lot of my co-workers converted to Catholicism last night.

Mar 21st

I don’t know that I will ever be fully comfortable with the amount of lying required by HR...

Mar 21st

My malaise-filled day has been noticeably brightened by the arrival of the new CD from The Scarring...

Mar 20th

Vivaldi. Pills. Coffee. Visine. Shower. Channeling Joe Gideon: “It’s showtime!”

Mar 20th

I spent all last night taking dream photos of strangers.

Mar 20th

I am suffering from disaster fatigue. It’s good to know that Miami is one of the...

Mar 19th

Workplace discussion of plane crashes and terrorist attacks is so terribly cheerful.

Mar 19th

Heading into a 2 hour corporate business continuity meeting, wherein I am expected to be the voice...

Mar 19th

And so begins another broadcast day. Minus the broadcasting, I suppose.

Mar 19th

I’m now a card-carrying member of the Pip Fan Club, Foundling #514, to be precise! Thanks,...

Mar 18th

Would anyone mind if I took a mulligan on this day?

Mar 18th

Man, I haven’t even started using SocialURL yet and I’ve already gotten MySpace-ish...

Mar 18th

When you have a boss that gets to work at 6:00am, your day too often begins with a steaming mug of...

Mar 18th

My brain hates me.

Mar 18th

Home from the beach, tired, but wishing I didn’t have to work tomorrow so I could stay out...

Mar 18th

Waiting for the Miami contingent at Finnegan’s 2 on Lincoln Road. It is a beautiful night!

Mar 18th

But I shall muster the energy to go — I need the detox, even knowing that tomorrow’s...

Mar 17th

I need the power of teleportation badly. I want to go to the beach for St Patrick’s drinks,...

Mar 17th

I am strangely happy to be out of the reach of @balou’s slap hand. Not so strangely, actually...

Mar 17th

I am craving corned beef, cabbage, and boiled potatoes in a big way.

Mar 17th

My 20 minute commute took 1:45. I need to figure out an alternative route, but my options are...

Mar 17th

Can any Miami Shores locals explain why traffic is such a nightmare this morning? I’ve spent...

Mar 17th

Weird. ZoneAlarm started classifying TinyURL as a spy site. Did something happen?

Mar 17th

Damn, fooled again.

Mar 16th

I seriously hate house painting. If it was my house I would trick my friend into doing it for me....

Mar 16th

So very tired, but there are still miles to go before I sleep. At least they will be happy miles.

Mar 15th

I just saw a guy wearing a t-shirt with Reagan’s face in place of Che’s face. It’s...

Mar 15th

At Metro Zoo for the juvenile diabetes walk. It is my first time at this event, so I was surprised...

Mar 15th

Judging from the flames and brimstone I appear to be plummeting into hell. Or I’m just having...

Mar 14th

Time to put on my awards show producer hat and get busy reviewing nominations and arrangements. I...

Mar 14th

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night to my new friends. For those of you tweeting from the future,...

Mar 14th

I am feeling a strong need for strong coffee. Looks like I (once again) had too much to dream last...

Mar 14th

You get tapped for this kind of thing when you seem to know everyone in the company personally.

Mar 13th

Today’s task: checking names of 100s of corporate award nominees to ensure they are listed by...

Mar 13th

Hiya, @PreppyDude! Now that you are back in action, are you going to keep these kids in line? While...

Mar 13th

At the moment I’m picturing myself on a boat, on a river, with tangerine trees, and marmalade...

Mar 13th

Standing on the some oh my office garage under a marvelous cloudless sky does not inspire me to walk...

Mar 13th

Two fortune cookies, two nights: “Your present plans are going to succeed” and...

Mar 13th

There is no good reason for me to be awake right now, but my subconscious has other ideas.

Mar 13th

What is this crap e-mail from uscopyrightregistry.com? It has the reek of spam around it.

Mar 13th

Fortunately, it looks like there won’t be too much of a bruise, and hey! I got to leave work...

Mar 12th

There’s nothing like ending a stressfull day by tripping on a box and smashing your head...

Mar 12th

“I’ll make the most of it, I’m an extraordinary machine.”

Mar 12th

I’m multi-tasking so hard I may develop MPD.

Mar 12th

I’m feeling an unfamiliar (to me) need for self-censorship this morning. I don’t want my...

Mar 12th

This day has not been among my best. Sometimes, though, a day can be salvaged by making someone else...

Mar 11th

I’m chatting with the funniest woman in my company.

Mar 11th

Trying out socialthing. (Is the exclamation mark part of the name?)

Mar 11th

In 25 hours my Gmail spam folder went from 0 to 1142. Unfortunately, there are always a few legit...

Mar 11th

My Twitter break is over. Now that I know about @fanless making out on TV, @devbear’s dinner,...

Mar 11th

I am not accustomed to seeing photos of women on beds in @mklopez’s Flickr stream.

Mar 11th

Listening to a wonderfully unclassifiable band, Klarcnova. Sadly, they broke up after one CD.

Mar 10th

Counting down to the end of the day.

Mar 10th

Also, Flickr seems to be very critical today, refusing to allow any of my crappy photos onto its...

Mar 10th

Looks like Flickr has run into technical difficulties, but they are working on it....

Mar 10th

Waiting for @dearyvette, @fanless, & @balou at Miss Yip’s on Lincoln Road. :-)

Mar 10th

Life’s little enigmas, #768 in a series: Why does losing an hour make the day seem longer?

Mar 9th

I hate time changes. This is going to be a long enough day as it is.

Mar 9th

I wonder if @devbear’s “‘eepy” is short for sleepy, weepy, or creepy?

Mar 9th

G’morning, @blueteddy

Mar 9th

Good morning, @dearyvette.

Mar 9th

Good morning, @devbear.

Mar 9th

When you’ve been almost panic-level worried about someone, sleep remains elusive even after...

Mar 9th

Finishing up a small project, then I will go off-line for a bit. If I am deemed worthy, maybe...

Mar 9th

Good night, @devbear.

Mar 9th

In the office, taking care of business and retrieving my Zen. Also realizing @dearyvette has tricked...

Mar 9th

If brunch ends at 4pm is it still brunch?

Mar 8th

The brunch has moved to the patio at the Raleigh on the beach.

Mar 8th

Brunch is beginning, so more people will show up soon, I’m sure.

Mar 8th

The weather outside is mirroring my disposition today. Hint: It is not sunny. Perhaps more coffee...

Mar 8th

I wonder if @devbear can see my shiny bald head from her seat?

Mar 8th

For the interested, @balou and @fanless have made it to Daytona.

Mar 7th

I find myself once again struggling against the forces of evil. It wouldn’t be so bad, but...

Mar 7th

Listening to Paul Horn’s “Inside the Great Pyramid” and remembering my vanished...

Mar 7th

The cure for my malaise is some retail therapy. American Express disagrees with my diagnosis, damn...

Mar 7th

This is not a moment of zen kind of day.

Mar 6th

The LED display at this gas station says “Welcome to Amerika”.

Mar 6th

I’m suffering a bit of handset envy. Size doesn’t matter, but functionality does. Oh,...

Mar 5th

Occasionally I contemplate going private on Twitter just to thwart nosy marketing bots, but I just...

Mar 5th

Hmm, I am still listening to NIN’s Ghosts I-IV. It’s… odd, and odd always speaks...

Mar 5th

all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. all work and...

Mar 5th

Listening to Peter McConnell’s soundtrack to “Grim Fandango.” It’s...

Mar 4th

“I don’t mind being the smartest man in the world. I just wish it wasn’t this...

Mar 4th

I need a real time machine. If the machine that shells nuts had not been invented, I wouldn’t...

Mar 3rd

Good heavens. The Internet conversations today lead me to believe we should nuke it all from orbit....

Mar 3rd

Another power failure at work, so I an standing beside a rather fragrant dumpster waiting for the...

Mar 3rd

The weekend? Good. Today? Do not want!

Mar 3rd

On my way to Fairchild Tropical Garden for the International Orchid Festival.

Mar 2nd

Is Twitter awake today?

Mar 2nd

I love orchids, but I’m kind of over taking pictures of them. A better camera might change...

Mar 2nd

There are people belly dancing to Brazilian and Columbian music. it’s a bit odd, to say the...

Mar 2nd

I’m having in my last tweets before Twitter shuts down for the night. Or as they say,...

Mar 2nd

I can’t keep going to events at places so loud I can’t hear anyone. I must be getting...

Mar 2nd

Good morning! I’m at Versailles restaurant waiting for the Road Burn crew from FreshBooks.

Mar 1st