Finally, the Apple Cube is Unveiled

After months of being shrouded, the entrance to the Apple store at the foot of the GM building is uncovered at 3:30 am this morning. The seemingly floating logo is suspended over the entrance staircase leading down to the 20,000-square-foot lower level store, which can be browsed from street level through the cube.

Looks like Steve Jobs has consumers under his spell: Lure them towards the light like deer in headlights, have them with their noses pressed to the window, lure them in with the candy-like products below, oh so close to being theirs.   ("My Precious…")

The doors open at 6 pm Friday night, I’ll meet you there…
Oh, and bring a credit card.

Workers at the site, on the corner 59th St and 5th Ave, started peeling the layers off yesterday afternoon.

Through the  black plastic covering, the glowing Apple logo "chandelier" is revealed.

“Send Troops To Darfur” – The Onion

The UN is being called on to send peacekeeping forces to keep peace and prevent the genocide in Darfur. What do you think?

Ellie Jurgenson,
Manicurist

“Seems like a clear-cut case of favoritism to me.
Isn’t Kofi Annan from some place in Africa, too?”

How ‘Bout Them Yankees!

New York Hall of Famer Yogi Berra’s phrase rang true last night: “It ain’t over ’til it’s over”.

The game we went to the other night was incredible! And we just happened to be in our best seats yet: Bottom level between homeplate and the dugout.

Like a hollywood ending, Jorge Posada hit a game winning 2 run homer for a victory of 13-12 against the Texas Rangers (Yee-Ha). In the bottom of the ninth with 2 men out and a count of 3-1, Posada set a record for being the fourth time they fought back from a 9-0 deficite! Previously, the Yankees had come back in 1950, 1953 and 1987.

Bernie Williams also had a memorable night. An RBI double in the sixth inning tied him with Babe Ruth for third place on the Yankee all-time list with 424, which also gave him a career RBI count of 1,210 moving him past Bill Dickey into sixth place on the Yankees all-time list.

Posada successfully defending a sixth inning run.

Two run homer from a count of 3-1, bottom of the ninth, 2 men out.

Check Out: In The Hot Zone

Kevin Sites is a journalist that has set out to cover the world’s conflicts over the course of a year. Supported by a Yahoo! News production team in the US, he will visit and report on the state of 37 countries. Their challenge is to go beyond the statistics that we are highlighted in mainstream media and report on the affects that present conditions have on everyday citizens. Currently in Nepal, Sites uses the latest technology to send his reports, which allows him to be fully mobile and travel effortlessly.

Yahoo! HotZone Mission:
“To provide a clear idea of the combatants, victims, causes, and costs of each of these struggles – and their global impact. With honest, thoughtful reporting we’ll strive to establish Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone as a forum for information and involvement. Users will not only learn about the scope of world conflict, but will find ways to be part of the solutions- through dialogue, debate, and avenues for action.”

Farewell, West Wing… and Thank You

Two terms and seven seasons ago, the Bartlet presidency came in to our lives to entertain us, but if anything it emboldened us with higher expectations of our government.

In exemplifying the role of the presidency and its political decisions, The West Wing plot would often times mirror real life events and policies. Even though the comforting scripts hailed from within the confines of a Washington, DC bizzaro world, its overtures from a bully pulpit provided a stark contrast, if not a desperately desired distraction from, today’s actual presidency.

Job well done, Everyone – With deep gratitude to John Spencer for his exceptional work.

A special thank you to Aaron Sorkin for his sharp wit that helped the show gain traction with intelligent entertainment viewers. It takes some serious screenwriting for cast members to be invited by the Clinton Administration to meet their real-life counterparts at the White House.

Intelligent dialogue, quick quips, and steadfast progressisve thought, The West Wing was an entertaining political fix like no other. Perhaps Salon.com said it best: “[It's a shame that] Bartlet’s administration only ever served on TV.“

Internet Explorer Sucks

This may not come as a very big surprise to you. But I was shocked to see how IE mangled my blog. So please download a (free) copy of Firefox to best view my blog.

This browser has become the best independent (free) browser around. Very secure, very light, very fast. It’s everything you’d want in a browser…. and it’ll change your life forever.
(No guarantees.)

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Think Like a Whiner

As Mark Cuban writes on his Blog Maverick, being a whiner has made him the (billionaire) man he is today… and is better than being “a punching bag guy, in a punching bag life.” Ouch!

Sure it’s annoying hanging around people who bitch and complain, but whiners with initiative usually change the world. As Robert Heinlein said in Time Enough For Love: “Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” I’m proud to be a whiner, too. Usually it’s led to better things.

But what do you think? (Click on “Comments” below.)

Looking for a Besk?

Finally, a solution for New York sized apartments that don’t have space for both a desk and a bed: Besks!

“Euro Beds” from Flying Beds come in all forms of furniture, from sofas to wardrobes – even bookcases.

Seis de Mayo!

Big 3-2! Thanks for all the birthday wishes, Everyone.

For dinner we went to mexican restaurant Alma, in a hip, up and coming area of Brooklyn called Red Hook. From there they offer a primo view of lower Manhattan… just past the loading dock cranes.

Check Out YouTube.com

This communal video sharing website just started 6 months ago and has become all the rage. When a good video hits here, it’s popularity becomes viral.

Samples: Real Life Frogger  and  Jump Boots