Monthly Archives: May 2004

Yesterday the Dowbrigade was subjected to one of the true trials-by-fire of the marital matrix – the interminable afternoon visit to the aged, infirm relatives. In this case the relatives in question were an ancient aunt and uncle of Norma … Continue reading →

Jessica’s speculation on what her action figures do when no one is at home might have something to do with the recent appearance of the Geekman model….. The world’s first nerdy action figure has gone on sale. The GeekMan doll … Continue reading →

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The World War of Beauty has come to Quito, and the Grand Dame of the Andes is dressed for the Gala, with flowers in her hair, and flowers everywhere. On June 1 the live telecast of the Miss Universe contest … Continue reading →

On buses all day long. Torrential rain last night, hope the road into the mountains and up to Quito is uninterrupted. Hopefully, we will be back online tonight from a Cyber in the capital, and have an interesting post on … Continue reading →

        Robert Burck, who calls himself "The Naked Cowboy," performs in New York’s Times Square under a billboard featuring Swatch’s "Bunnysutra" watch Friday, May 14, 2004. The ad [as reported here earlier] features a larger-than-life close-up of … Continue reading →

The sparkling chrome mufflers, sleek fiberglass bodies, and ventilated disc brakes are enough to please any motorcycle admirer. But the bikes that scream up and down Deborah Connally’s street each night are 2 feet high. And they’re driven by 13-year-olds. … Continue reading →

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – OPEC producers on Friday sought to play down expectations of a quick fix for an oil price scare that is threatening to derail global economic growth. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries holds informal talks in Amsterdam … Continue reading →

David Giacalone has an interesting take on Sec. Powell’s speach last week, considering the possibility that as soon as we hand over soverignty to an interum Iraqui government next month, they will ask us to leave – and we will! … Continue reading →

Business 2.0 has an interesting take on blogs: “Today they’re lousy media experiences for mere mortals. But that’s about to change — and so is the way you gather information for your work.” from Business 2.0 (AOL members and subscribers … Continue reading →

An interesting article appeared today in the Universo, considered the most reliable and authoratative newspaper in Ecuador.  Actually it is more a sort of bizarre vignette, told by the members of a "team" from the paper (most probably the author … Continue reading →

We know we love our computers a lot, but we never even considered naming our firstborn “Apple Dowbrigade”. On the other hand, we have been known to sing in a made-up language…… Obscure Icelandic music was piped into the delivery … Continue reading →