There’s a new version of the Winamp media player out, and I really REALLY am into this new version – so much so that I wrote my history with Winamp, MusicMatch Jukebox, and how iTunes got me to go back to Winamp (sort of). :) When Winamp first came out, I really liked the program […]

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner This book tells the story of John Romero & John Carmack of id Software. It talks about the creation of id Software, through Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, and later Doom, Quake, and the breakup of the two Johns. I […]

Philadelphia Then and Now : 60 Sites Photographed in the Past and Present by Kenneth Finkel, Susan Oyama This book isn’t big (128 pages), and it isn’t that wordy (about 80% of the pages are taken up with pictures). But it is fascinating if you like Philadelphia, and you like history. This book takes 60 […]

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis I finished this book in December of 2003. I’ve had it on my pile of books to read since the start of the 2003 season. I take too long to read books – probably because my pile to read is massive! :) Anyway… This […]

It’s me alright – my wife can tell you. Just this past Sunday I used almost half a bottle of Tabasco sauce in one omlette. :)