Observations

Podcasts are tops for commute entertainment, particularly Bill Maher's weekly extravaganzas and Brian Lehrer's morning shows. Check 'em out through the iTunes Music Store.

British rock journalists are incapable of creating a "best of" list that does not contain the following: (a) at least one Oasis mention; (b) at least one terrible band that has no business anywhere outside the cutout bin (Arctic Monkeys?); (c) the wrong Massive Attack song/album.

Internet culture ages in dog years. Fellow student after reading an essay written in 1999: "Why is she talking about Excite? No one goes there."

Ex-suckster/wonkette Ana Marie Cox should give lessons to Amanda Congdon on how to not be really young when dealing with lots of older, white men in domineering corporate media positions.

The new Rhapsody interface drives me batshit.

Hey vendors, if I wanted a Cadillac, I would have asked for a Cadillac. Right now, all I need is a scooter. If you try to sell me a Cadillac, I will go somewhere else on general principle.