Luxury suites are a very nice way to watch a ball game, especially when it's cold and rainy. Pity the A's didn't win.

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I have to reiterate what everyone said about DebG going above and beyond the call of duty this weekend. She is one fabulous host and great cook ( Read more... )

So... Anyone get the number of that truck stuff e_juliana gave me to drink last night? The stuff with the thirty secret herbs and spices alkaloids in it ( Read more... )

Am in San Francisco. Wicked long security line at PVD. I admit to being spoiled. The line there usually takes about five minutes. This time it was a half hour. Since I'd assumed a five minute line, I wound up with no time to grab a coffee at the airport Dunkies before I had to board. Bother ( Read more... )

Am packed except for my electric razor, which I'll need in the morning.I think this is the earliest I've ever been ready to go. Flight leaves at 6:55 a.m ( Read more... )

Back home in the land of cool weather. I actually turned my furnace back on today.

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Sitting in my room, waiting for the hospitality suite, posting on dial-up. The wireless in the hotel is a complete mess. Here at the desk the wireless card occasionally tells me its connected, but then the browsers can't find a DNS. If I put the laptop near the door of my room, the card connects immediately, and proclaims that my signal strength is ( Read more... )

So, I made my reservations for the Buffista F2F in New Orleans this morning. Now I'm amazed at myself for how far ahead of the game I am compared to previous years. I usually wait until late to do stuff like this. Of course, part of it was that in previous years I always waited until the hotel was arranged, which usually wasn't until April or so. ( Read more... )

Speedy is up and running. Installed ULead Video Studio SE, applied all the patches, updated Direct X, and attached the camcorder. Sonuvagun, it actually worked. Well, sort of ( Read more... )