Category Archive: May, 2005

  • Computer Anti-Virus Programs - 05/28/2005

    The Adweek website notes that the FTC has sued 'Lonely Housewives' Spam Ring. This would be those incessant but terminally sense-dulling spam emails claiming to be from "lonely housewives" whom, one surmises, badly need company. Bad enough, but the article goes on to quote the FTC in saying:
    The FTC said the group used compromised computer […]

  • Ann Miller Costume Jewelry Auction - 05/27/2005

    Attending an auction — or even viewing the entire set of to-be-auctioned items — might make for a fun afternoon. In addition to the upcoming June 4, 2005 Marilyn Monroe auction, Julien's is also running a same-day auction of Ann Miller Costume Jewelry. Check out the exhibition schedule on that last — looks […]

  • It's about style … - 05/26/2005

    Anyone coming within reading distance of fashion magazines in the last, oh, few decades will have noticed a bold propensity for dictating one's personal style. We should clad ourselves always in low-slung jeans or business suits. To throw that statement quite out of whack, we'll note that BBCAmerica declares the Golden Rules of dressing (and […]

  • Mimi's Cafe ~ Valencia, California - 05/25/2005

    Oh yes, it's warm in L.A. now, and sometimes any reason is good enough to make a dash for the door. Last week it was lunching with a friend at Mimi's Cafe in Valencia.
    As part of a nearly national restaurant chain, one might expect Mimi's Cafe to be something of a greasy […]

  • Alexis Vogel Makeup - 05/20/2005

    For the girls: when you feel the need to look like Pamela Anderson … no, that's not it.
    Okay: not all people on the big or small screen fall out of bed looking fabulous at every possible moment. Good "bones" and facial structure aside, a close inspection of film and television stars reveals that nothing much […]

  • Earthquake Statistics Websites - 05/17/2005

    The DrudgeReport headline "Quake Knocks Oklahoma" made us expect something big-ish — but, as Californians, the reported 2.8 earthquake brought to mind the line from Independence Day: "Not even a four-pointer; go back to sleep."
    Okay, so it wasn't us this time. Still, the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program most excellent mapping facilities […]

  • E3 Expo 2005 - 05/16/2005

    For those gamers among us (people who play computer games), the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005 starts today, and will run from May 18-20, 2005 in Los Angeles. overed by e3insider.com, entrants will include the biggest names in computer game manufacturers (we're talking serious name brands). And no wonder — if memory serves, […]

  • Japan Today online news - 05/15/2005

    We've just discovered Japan Today, which bills itself as "Japan's largest English news and information portal" (where a "portal" is a website offering a variety of features and services such as news, email, stock tips; Yahoo is a good example).
    A quick scan of the Japan Today home page shows that Japan may have the […]