Category Archives: Social Commentary

Clemens Please Retire. Republicans in Congress, WTF!?

I need to get this off my mind and then move on.  Clemens and his lawyers make up a vile trinity (photo) of some of the worst qualities in our culture: greed, manipulation, and a complete lack of accountability. Between

Clemens Please Retire. Republicans in Congress, WTF!?

I need to get this off my mind and then move on.  Clemens and his lawyers make up a vile trinity (photo) of some of the worst qualities in our culture: greed, manipulation, and a complete lack of accountability. Between

Farewell to 2007

It has been a while. There is nothing like the end of the year to start the wheels spinning! Here is my best attempt at a brief recap. The Web continues to grow and reinvent (ok, sometimes just duplicate!) and

Farewell to 2007

It has been a while. There is nothing like the end of the year to start the wheels spinning! Here is my best attempt at a brief recap. The Web continues to grow and reinvent (ok, sometimes just duplicate!) and

Windows Genuine Advantage Notification

Normally, I blur out on Microsoft Updates, but this one is excellent. I only wish I could have been included on the meeting that devised the name for this update.

Windows Genuine Advantage Notification

Normally, I blur out on Microsoft Updates, but this one is excellent. I only wish I could have been included on the meeting that devised the name for this update.

Life Without a Cell Phone

My Cingular 2125 has fried two SIM cards and I am waiting on a replacement that I ordered online.  I am stepping up to the Nokia N73 per Om‘s recommendation. It has been a full week since I have had

Life Without a Cell Phone

My Cingular 2125 has fried two SIM cards and I am waiting on a replacement that I ordered online.  I am stepping up to the Nokia N73 per Om‘s recommendation. It has been a full week since I have had

iChat and Skype Video

In our incredibly shrinking universe, I have found iChat Video to be an indispensible communication tool. I use it to work on 30 Boxes product design and engineering with Nick in Colorado and I use it to enable a more

iChat and Skype Video

In our incredibly shrinking universe, I have found iChat Video to be an indispensible communication tool. I use it to work on 30 Boxes product design and engineering with Nick in Colorado and I use it to enable a more

Published in Wired Magazine!

Before you mistake this for a fit of self-promotion, I’ll preface by saying that I began reading Wired Magazine shortly after its inception way back in 1992. During the last 13 years, I have submitted query letters, letters to the

Published in Wired Magazine!

Before you mistake this for a fit of self-promotion, I’ll preface by saying that I began reading Wired Magazine shortly after its inception way back in 1992. During the last 13 years, I have submitted query letters, letters to the

A Rating System

Recently, I have found myself wanting to share reviews of different things like movies, books, restaurants here on No Soap but I realized that I need a consistent ratings system and one that would apply accross categories. Obviously there are

A Rating System

Recently, I have found myself wanting to share reviews of different things like movies, books, restaurants here on No Soap but I realized that I need a consistent ratings system and one that would apply accross categories. Obviously there are

Smell Me Thin

Smell Me Thin per InStyle Mag Certain smells can alter a person’s perception of your body size. “When a spicy floral fragrance was worn by a woman in a trial I conducted, men perceived the woman to weight 12 pounds

Smell Me Thin

Smell Me Thin per InStyle Mag Certain smells can alter a person’s perception of your body size. “When a spicy floral fragrance was worn by a woman in a trial I conducted, men perceived the woman to weight 12 pounds

Legalese

I stumbled across this gem that I shared before I started posting online. It is an actual excerpt from a lease that we had: Two Fold Photos acknowledges and understands that the term “Prime Lease� referred to in the Master

Legalese

I stumbled across this gem that I shared before I started posting online. It is an actual excerpt from a lease that we had: Two Fold Photos acknowledges and understands that the term “Prime Lease� referred to in the Master

Prudential: She’s Worth $43,461

Per year. In this month’s Fortune Magazine which features “The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business”, Prudential is running an ad that is a marvel of insensitivity, the least of which is feeding one’s fears of losing a loved one!

Prudential: She’s Worth $43,461

Per year. In this month’s Fortune Magazine which features “The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business”, Prudential is running an ad that is a marvel of insensitivity, the least of which is feeding one’s fears of losing a loved one!

NYC Parking Violation IT

I got a ticket recently in New York. Fed the meter twice but got twisted around in SoHo and was 5 minutes late for the third go round and lost out to the tune of $65. I just tried to

NYC Parking Violation IT

I got a ticket recently in New York. Fed the meter twice but got twisted around in SoHo and was 5 minutes late for the third go round and lost out to the tune of $65. I just tried to

Uplifting

Amidst all of the hustle and bustle of our overstimulated world, it is refreshing to look up and find individuals making extraordinary gestures. It is heartwarming when those individuals are people you know, now all grown up. Vicki Noble is

Uplifting

Amidst all of the hustle and bustle of our overstimulated world, it is refreshing to look up and find individuals making extraordinary gestures. It is heartwarming when those individuals are people you know, now all grown up. Vicki Noble is