Tony Pierce asks: “dear bill gates, let me write your blog.”

Be careful what you wish for, Tony: you might get it.

On the other hand, it would be pretty cool to have Tony in Seattle. At least until his Southern Cal ebullience wears off in the perpetual darkness of the Northwest winter and he turns into another Starbucks addicted Seattle blogger like the rest of us.

Wait, I’m sorry: was that bitter?

Tin Man has RSS. Tin Man has RSS. Tin Man has RSS.

And Trackback.

Apparently this converting to Movable Type thing is going around…

Oh, on that note, Greg and George—it appears that unless I can get a login connection to Esta’s Manila server, automated solutions just aren’t going to work. And not being able to get a connection is exactly the problem.

Since there is no time, I’ll do one of these updates—which ironically take more time than a real post.

• I got an 86, which is sad since I was alive for all these songs…
• Would you like a download with those fries? How about one billion?
• Anyone know how to migrate to Movable Type from Manila? I have a sister with a blog on a website that has been inaccessible by editors a month who wants to move to a supportive host…
• How do you get yourself out of a sweetheart lifetime deal? Try the Halliburton model: gouging for your exclusive services. (Bonus: great letter from the Army over the issue.)