This is not a man with a blog.

..and I ate every, single, last bite.

By Shabbir | September 26, 2003 | Comments Off on ..and I ate every, single, last bite.

Watching: Discovery’s “World Poker Tour” off the Tivo Last night I dropped by Tono Sushi with an out of town guest. Sitting at the bar with Alan, we were looking forward to head chef Hiro’s creativity. In that photo, Hiro’s the guy on the far left. (It’s not unusual to see Hiro run back to…

Now this won’t hurt a bit…

By Shabbir | September 24, 2003 | Comments Off on Now this won’t hurt a bit…

I hate to say it, but my dentist is a pretty good guy. I don’t mind going to see him. Well, let me rephrase that. I don’t mind having my dentist take an ice pick to my teeth every six months because I believe it’s less painful than periodontal surgery, or the grief that would…

Inhale…1…2…3… And hold.

By Shabbir | September 21, 2003 | Comments Off on Inhale…1…2…3… And hold.

I spend a lot of time on airplanes nowadays. I caught the commuter flight from Logan to National last night. I asked for and got the window seat, which is the best thing in the world. I never understand people who aren’t drawn to that view. Astronauts go to school and train for years of…

Isabelle

By Shabbir | September 18, 2003 | Comments Off on Isabelle

Listening to: “P.I.M.P.”, by 50 Cent, outrunning Hurricane Isabel in a rental car on I-95 North So the regional governments went into disaster mode and shut down Washington DC on Thursday. The US Navy put the entire fleet out to sea. (Wait, is that a good idea in this era of heightened security?) Even my…

Lost in Translation

By Shabbir | September 14, 2003 | Comments Off on Lost in Translation

Listening To: Airport announcers warn people about parking in the “Red Zone”, in transit between Boston and DC If you haven’t had a chance to see “Lost in Translation” by Sofia Coppola (starring Bill Murray) put it on your list. The story of two Americans who find themselves untethered in a foreign country, it should…

The father of the Hydrogen Bomb

By Shabbir | September 11, 2003 | Comments Off on The father of the Hydrogen Bomb

September 11th. Oh yeah, everyone made a big deal out of it, but I frankly don’t see the point. Something far more important should be commemorated this week (and never again): the death of Dr. Edward Teller. Teller is credited as the father of the Hydrogen Bomb, but frankly, he should be thought of as…

More guns in the District

By Shabbir | September 4, 2003 | Comments Off on More guns in the District

This is my first post from my Treo, which is exciting.

Burning Man photos

By Shabbir | September 3, 2003 | Comments Off on Burning Man photos

Listening to: Black Eyed Peas, “Elephunk” Here’s a pointer to the photos I took this year at Burning Man. I’m assembling an index now, so if you find random clicking inefficient, just check back in a few days and I’ll have it annotated.

Packing for the desert

By Shabbir | August 24, 2003 | Comments Off on Packing for the desert

Listening to: Kid Rock, the History of Rock She: California, eh? You’ll lose your soul out there, ya’ know. He: It was bound to go sometime anyway. I’ve been going through my old camping gear for Burning Man and cleaning up the basement a bit, trying to make room for a card table/cigar smoking room/workshop.…

I’m Treo’d

By Shabbir | August 22, 2003 | Comments Off on I’m Treo’d

So I broke down and picked up the Treo 270 after a long and exhaustive examination of the PocketPC phone product market. Basically, I found that the PocketPC phones weren’t really coming out with QWERTY keyboards (a crucial feature for my blogging needs). And the ones that did have the keyboard (like the Hitachi) weren’t…