Much has been made of the Gizmodo blogger who had a search warrant executed against him and some of his computers confiscated ( Read more... )

Charlie ate the raw steak I offered him. He would rather not have the shrimp, thanks.

Good to know.

As soon as the iPad was announced, I also announced that I would be buying a 3G model as soon as they were available ( Read more... )

After I had gotten my weight down just below 200, I thought, hey, maybe I don't have to be so diligent in what I eat... and I like pizza! So, instead of what I was bringing for lunch and eating at home, I started to eat the same junk I always used to eat ( Read more... )

When I left work, my plan was to stop at a grocery store to look for horseradish and then stop at UPS to pick up a package (sweater from Overstock.com). I was then going to try to get an emissions test for my car, but when I checked the DOT website, I noticed that they were closed on Wednesdays now. Deficit in action ( Read more... )

For you hardware dorks (relatives, you can go to sleep now), check this out. This is probably one of the most/best thermal transfer compounds ever invented.

The claims are true and it's cheap. What more do you want?http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/sh35thpadamd.html

This is the first posting in a series of things I remember from anytime in my life.

This one was prompted by my receipt in the mail of a cleaned and lubricated Westclox Big Ben alarm clock. It was date-coded 4 46 on the movement (April 1946). It has a reproduction dial and is luminized with Luminova.

When I was very young, younger than ten, my father ( Read more... )

Colder than normal at this time of year. Should be in the lower 60s, been in the 40s, and today it's raining some.

Not much else going on.

Well, mostly a wood block and crash cymbals ( Read more... )

I watched President Obama's address last night. Aside from swipes at the previous administration, which I didn't appreciate, I think he did a decent job. I got the impression that he was actually leading, which is a good thing. He didn't say anything in his desire for reformed health care that I could really disagree with; as he explained things, ( Read more... )