Great Moments In Tech Support
July 30th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Comedy, Tech Stuff |
After losing connectivity to my mail server, I tried working with my ISP’s on-line tech support staff. The failed the “Turing Test.”
Mergers and Acquisitions
July 28th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Politics |
I find myself wondering about the poor souls in PR departments who have to write glowing press releases about the bright future in which the membership will save $11 million annually in salaries and benefits, knowing full well that some of that is going to be them.
Floyd Landis, continued
July 28th, 2006 | 1 Comment | Biking |
Landis is innocent until proven otherwise, but pro sports in general is guilty as charged. Now, the final sprint to the finish line isn’t the real drama. You don’t know who’s really won until a couple of days later when the lab results return.
Black Comedy
July 27th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Comedy, Entertainment |
If you haven’t yet tuned in to “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” on the F/X Network, take a look. Danny DeVito is involved, and the brand of wicked black comedy seen in “The War of the Roses” and “Throw Momma From The Train” permeates. Think of “Cheers From Hell,” or a twisted version of Seinfeld [...]
Nice Looking Web Typography? C’est non possible!
July 23rd, 2006 | 0 Comments | Tech Stuff |
sIFR is a Flash tool that lets you take any font on your system and use it as a web font. Too good to be true? Maybe. But under careful circumstances you can make some pretty sharp looking headlines without having to open up Photoshop every time. Read more here.
Floyd Landis
July 22nd, 2006 | 1 Comment | Biking |
Written off for dead after hitting the wall on Wednesday, Landis resurrected himself on Thursday. He made a gritty, ballsy, very risky move on the peloton early, and beat everyone by nearly six minutes.
Snakes On A Plane
July 20th, 2006 | 5 Comments | Hype, Movies |
Seems like every blog from here to East Blogostan has an entry about this movie, so I might as well too.
The Moral of the Story
July 19th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Uncategorized |
A useful life lesson learned, on the cheap, while buying groceries.
A Nice Music Resource
July 17th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Music |
Someone at the Indiana University Music School Library has been busy. They’ve been scanning in public-domain scores and publishing them as pdfs for all on their site. Despite being in the “early developmental” phase, they have 73 different operas, some 40 symphonies, many other orchestral works as well as lieder, chamber music and piano music.
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Wild Life
July 15th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Home |
This nesting pair of cardinals has been in my yard all year. I’ve also got a family of rabbits — or as we like to call them, “bunnies” — under my shed. 
It’s Repulsive, Yet I’m Drawn To It Like A Moth To A Flame
July 14th, 2006 | 1 Comment | Comedy, Music |
Three candidates for worst music video ever. If you can watch any of these through to the end, you’re tougher than I am.
Heat Wave
July 14th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Home |
The weather’s nice now, but just wait…the forecast for early next week is in the high nineties. I guess I’ll have to break down and put in an air conditioner. 
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