Archive for February, 2005

My iPod: I Finally Figured Out What Bugs Me

Monday, February 28th, 2005

No, it's not the battery life. Well, yes, the battery life does indeed bug me, but that's not what I'm referring to. I wish there was an easier way to undock the iPod. When it's connected to my PC, the controls are locked out and it says, "Do not disconnect" or ...

Gamers No Longer Need to Break for Dinner

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

I just read an article that says that Sony is building in the ability to order (real) pizza directly into its videogames. This is a very cool idea. Unfortunately, I don't play a lot (read: my XBox is collecting dust) of videogames. Now, if Microsoft or Sun would build this ...

I Want to Play for a Loser Next Year

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

You never hear anybody say that. The Tennessee Titans just cut a lot of their big name players to get under the salary cap. One of the casualties is wide receiver Derrick Mason. In an interview Mason said, "I've got a good four, five more years in me. I want ...

Note to Self

Tuesday, February 15th, 2005

Turn off Saturday Night Live when my 5 year old daughter walks into the room. I hope she can get the image of "Prince Charles" making out with "Camilla Parker Bowles" out of her head, which happened right after I explained to her that "Camilla" was really a man dressed ...

Tu Morrow is Only a Day Away

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

"I gave her a beautiful middle name, Simone. If she hates Tu, she can always be Simone." -- "Numb3rs" star ROB MORROW on naming his daughter TU MORROW, quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Just imagine if Doris Day had a son (or grandson or great-grandson) named Yester. If Tu Morrow married ...

Call Me Daddy

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

My 2-year old son has gotten into a bad habit. He calls me "Jed". Yeah...that's my name, but I'd rather he called me "Daddy". At first it was really cute, but I'm starting to get annoyed. I still hear him say "Daddy" on occasion, but it's ...

I Think I Just Ate the Perfect Apple

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

If I had known it was going to be so good, I don't know if I would've eaten it. There are only two variety of apples that I truly enjoy eating: Granny Smith and Gala. This was a Gala Apple. It was extremely crispy. Juicy, but not too juicy. Very ...

Go On…Take the Money and Run

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

In my last post about my kitchen fiasco, I pledged to continue the fight with Home Depot until I was satisfied by the outcome. I lied. I'm giving up. I just want to put this all behind me. I got a letter from Home Depot stating that any requests for ...

Isn’t This the Super Bowl?

Sunday, February 6th, 2005

Last year, we started a little tradition for the Super Bowl.  We (my wife, my kids, and I) have a "picnic" in front of the TV.  We ordered a large, Ledo pizza and we were all excited to sit down in front of the TV.  Yesterday was a bit hectic, ...

Tivo…I Command You to Do My Bidding

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005

Tivo announced an open-source SDK for the public to write innovative applications that take advantage of a standalone, network connected Tivo Series 2 unit. I think this reveals a strength and a weakness about Tivo as a company. The weakness is that Tivo is kind of saying that we cannot ...