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February 2005
- But at what cost?!
- Well, $159.99. Yep, that price was the breaking point for me, and I got an iPod Mini (blue). You may have seen that this week they released a new 6GB version and kept the price at $249. The “old” 4GB versions went down to $199.... full entry
January 2005
- Of Mouses and Men
- Have you ever gotten into the driver’s seat of your friend or spouse’s vehicle and felt really out of place? Maybe you have to click the turn signal towards you like a toggle instead of flipping it out like a switch to turn the brights... full entry
- American Airlines’ Info Request
- Cory Doctorow posted over on Boing Boing about an experience he had earlier this month when flying from the UK to the US using American Airlines. As he was going through security he was asked to “Please write down the names and addresses of everyone... full entry
- My New Roommate
- So, we got a new roommate in the house yesterday. Weiland. He had a bit of a, well, odor to him when he came in yesterday, but overall he seems pretty nice. He’s certainly friendly enough and he’s been really quiet thus far, so I... full entry
November 2004
- Old Timey Commercial
- Well my new tv commercial for Hoopers is finished. It’s a play on old 50’s “educational” films put out by the state department. It was a difficult sell to the client on concept, but when he saw it finished, he loved it, realizing that it... full entry
October 2004
- Every song rated
- After months and months of slowly listening to every piece of music I own, I now have a rating attached to every song in my iTunes library. That’s 3448 songs, or roughly 9.1 straight days of music. Now I just need to make some smart... full entry
- Sea Monkeys, Mo, Sea Monkeys
- Yes, that’s me, at the end of NPR’s Talk of the Nation piece on Mo Rocca’s Hard-Hitting Look at Presidential Pets, a discussion about a new book authored by Mo Rocca, former Daily Show correspondent/comedian. And it’s Metropolis, not Minneapolis, and it’s Sea Monkeys, who... full entry
- Mike & Alyssa’s Wedding
- Last month, one of my good friends from A&M got married, so I travelled up to Rhode Island (beautiful!) for the wedding. I took my camera, but I’m a bit ashamed to admit that it never left my bag. Luckily for me, some friends did... full entry
September 2004
- Oh, look… a new entry!
- Yeah, I guess this is a new entry, but it really doesn’t count. I was just feeling really bad about having gone almost a month without posting something. So, I figured I’d ramble on for a couple of minutes and submit it then I’d feel... full entry
June 2004
- My Wireless Problems Revealed
- I just happened upon a link to a Wired.com article about wireless connections using Windows XP while I was browsing AnandTech. Seeing as how we do, indeed, experience strange, unexplained connection issues with our wireless network and we’re all using XP I figured it was... full entry
May 2004
- Spooky Wake-Ups
- Figured I ought to blog this while I was thinking about it. And let me say up front that I’m being completely truthful here; this really did happen. I swear. Anyway, last Saturday I played in a big soccer tournament, so I was super exhausted... full entry
- Kayaking 2004
- The pictures from the 2004 kayaking trip are finally posted. Not as many pics as last year, but the weather just didn’t really lend itself very much to breaking out the camera. Enjoy.
April 2004
- Accidents that Don’t Have to Happen
- I found out today that my cousin just cut off his thumb a few days ago. He was using a chopsaw on very thick lumber, and there was evidently a knot in the center of it, and the blade hit it, jerked the wood, and... full entry
- Broadband, Verizon, and Me
- I have had Verizon DSL service for almost two years now. I’ve been paying $75 per month. You see, in Metropolis, Illinois, Verizon doesn’t have any residential DSL service yet. The workaround is that an ISP, such as NeonDSL can lease the line for their... full entry
March 2004
- Need… Sleep…
- Man, I just have not been sleeping well lately. It doesn’t seem to matter how many hours of sleep I get a night, every morning I wake up feeling exhausted already and then it’s off to work. This just ain’t working…
- Madrid, Te Queremos
- As it was here in New York, in Spain everything will now be spoken of in terms of “before March 11,” and after.
February 2004
- Hard Drive Purchase
- Well, I’ve spent literally almost every moment of today looking for a second hard drive for my G5 system, and am amazed at how little I know about modern hard drives. As I had previously mentioned, I have never purchased a hard drive by itself,... full entry
- Avast ye, it’s a business ahead, arrrr!
- Well, things are finally moving forward for my new business. Took two banks and about forty-five days, but I am finally funded and my equipment has been ordered. I’ve joined the trade organizations for the industry, and am finalizing my business cards and other marketing... full entry
December 2003
- We Got ‘im
- No, I’m not talking about Saddam Hussein. I’m talking about a far more rogue villain: site reader, Greg Ferrell. On his way home from Eastern Kentucky, he tried to rob a house and rightly got shot at by an old man who not only had... full entry
November 2003
- The Writhing Smelly Masses
- Well, I did it. I went to the mall today. I don’t know exactly why I subject myself to it every year--I mean, I don’t even celebrate Christmas, so it’s not like I’m trying to play my part in the holiday shopping game. I guess... full entry
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