Monthly Archives: May 2006

Libby is out of town for a few days and I’m here with junior all by myself. I travel for work occasionally – so this would be nothing new to her – but this is the first time she’s left the two of us here alone to fend for ourselves. I’ll admit that she seemed remarkably confident when I dropped her off this morning, so I must be doing something right. Right?
Needless to say, our house has already been turned into a bachelor pad dreamland full of spicy indian food, jam bands, soccer, and either beer or 2% milk, whichever you prefer. If that’s not your scene, I suggest you avoid the area.
Hi honey!

Was I the only one who was a little surprised by the public outrage over last week’s phonebasegate saga? In case you missed it, I’m talking about the stuff where the government is working with a bunch of the major telcos to build a giant database of every phone call that is placed anywhere in the universe, presumably so they can serve you better. I mean sure, there are obvious civil liberties and privacy issues, but here’s the part I don’t get:
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HUGE PHONE COMPANIES HERE PEOPLE. THEY ARE MOST LIKELY KEEPING TRACK OF EVERY CALL YOU MAKE ALREADY. THAT IS THE TYPE OF STUFF THEY DO. THEY DO THIS SO THEY CAN SERVE AND/OR BILL AND/OR EXPLOIT YOU BETTER.
So in the ‘real’ world, you’ve got a bunch of phone companies who could have

She’ll be here late Septemberish.