Random Thoughts 3/1/10

• I will NOT be watching Leno tonight. I probably won't watch Letterman either, but I'm REALLY not watching Leno.
• Concerning Apple's upcoming iPad: "In other words, the iPad is no different than any other Apple product: a fusion of existing hardware, perfectly realized software and world-class design. Getting hung up on the [unremarkable] CPU is beside the point."
• Chuck returns tonight.
• I'm not going to subscribe to HBO, but the sequel/companion series to "Band of Brothers," "The Pacific," begins this month. I just need to hold out until the end of the year when it makes it to DVD. Books to read before then: With the Old Breed (Eugene Sledge, 1981) and Helmet for My Pillow (Robert Leckie, 1957).
• Have you tried the Brand Quiz? Two colors, one visual clue and one verbal clue, then you name the corporate brand. I missed three on my first pass but eventually figured them all out.
• I'm not in any kind of hurry to see the new Alice in Wonderland movie, but I am reading both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. But don't read these stories before bed; it'll mess with your dreams. Actually dreams don't get that weird.