A real hero
I was surprised to read Douglas Gantenbein's excellent editorial attacking the firefigher-hero myth. I'm in near total agreement, and very surprised to see such views actually voiced.…
another technological failing
So nearly a month after getting our new TV/DVD/Home Theater setup, I finally figured out how to get our progressive scan DVD player to actually output in progressive mode. The first problem was I had…
now with 50% less debt!
It was in my account less than 12 hours and it's gone... My company included a bonus in this months payroll. It was a fairly hefty amount, but it was long since spent. Once again we've…
prescient. Blog Spam pt 2
After the last entry I pull up Wired News, read about new sugar and the Orgasmatron, and then stumble on to: Spammers Clog Up the Blogs
Kill Blog Spam
In the last few weeks Deb and I have been subjected to an increasing amount of blog spam. I can't imagine what is going through their heads... "New business model: Insert lameass link to herbal…
Gourd Fun
uncomplement
My conversation with a female cashier at Bestbuy: Cashier: "Do you know you look like the singer from Mötley Crüe?" Me: "uh... Vince Neil?" Cashier: "Yeah, do you get that all the time?"…
hijacked wishes
Deb's new/old circle of friends is the birthday-gift giving sort of group. In response Deb setup an Amazon Wish List. I use her amazon account since all the shipping and billing info is already…
as easy as sendmail, home theater setup
I bought a sound meter at radio shack Thursday. Using the reference signals from the Digital Video Essentials disc I tuned the surround setup. As I expected the rears where a bit down, and the front…
Why people shoot each other (part 1 of a series)
In preparation for the delivery of our new TV, I bought some DVDs yesterday (Apocalypse Now Redux, Fight Club, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Amelie, Scarface, 8 Mile, and Animal House.) This prompted yet…