Archive for August, 2006

Tivo is Holding Up My Plans

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I have been a Tivo owner since November 2002. Tivo is probably the most useful product I have ever bought. However, Tivo (the company) is causing me a lot of stress. Almost two years ago, Tivo announced plans to produce a new dual tuner product that can record HD programming. At ...

Bye, Bye Birdie

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Over the weekend, I opened up my garage door to find a tiny little bird sitting at the top of my driveway.  As I approached, it didn't move or react. I thought that maybe it was dead, but as I got closer, I could see that it was still breathing. ...

Two Times in Six Years

Monday, August 21st, 2006

I love my job for a large variety of reasons. The dress code is one of the reasons because there really isn't one. My wife, of all people, often complains that I don't dress more professionally. Today, for instance, I'm wearing sneakers, jean shorts, and a golf shirt. I'm only ...

Fall 2006 TV Schedule

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

I have mapped out my TV viewing for the fall season based on the schedule provided by AOL. I'm happy that I don't have too many conflicts from night-to-night. I was afraid I'd have to go out and get the new 2-tuner Tivo to help shoulder the load. ...

Red Alert, Red Alert

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

The British has foiled a terrorist plot to bring down planes heading between the US and Britain. As a result, the terrorist alert level for airline travel is now at Red. I actually never thought we'd ever see the level raised to Red. My thinking was that the level would ...

Snow White’s Step-Mother Could’ve Lived Happily Ever After

Friday, August 4th, 2006

We own a copy of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves on DVD, which gets quite a bit of use, since I have two young children. After watching it for the umpteenth time the other day, I had an epiphany. I think the Evil Queen/Witch could have solved her problem ...