Archive for August, 2006
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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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