Archive for March, 2007

Verizon FiOS Screwed Up My TiVo

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

I had Verizon FiOS Internet TV and Internet installed about 5 months ago and I've been mostly happy ever since. I have 3 TVs, 2 of which have TiVos connected to the Verizon supplied cable box. For those of you that don't have TiVo, when you connect a TiVo to ...

High Tech ATMs

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Unlike most people, I actually use my bank's ATM to make deposits. I have a stash of deposit envelopes. When I know I have to make a deposit, I get the envelope ready before I get in the car to go to the bank. So, yesterday, I did just that. I ...

Made In China

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

This morning, my daughter was very excited. She was wearing a new outfit. She was especially excited by the pants -- they were leopard print. She comes running into the kitchen while I'm eating breakfast to show me. My Daughter: Daddy! Do you like my new outfit? Me: Yes...it's very nice. You ...

Exercise Update

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Last week I did pretty well with exercising: Monday: 30 minutes on the treadmill.  Intervals of 3 minutes walking, 1 minute jogging Tuesday: 20-minute, post-lunch walk with a co-worker Wednesday: 30 minutes on the treadmill.  Intervals of 3 minutes walking, 1 minute jogging Thursday: 1-hour cycling class at the gym Friday: Off Saturday: I didn't exercise, ...

Not by the Hair on My Chinny-Chin-Chin

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

It's the afternoon. I'm at work. The phone rings. I don't recognize the number. I'm in a meeting, so I step out of the conference room and into the hallway. As I put the phone to my ear, I hear my wife talking to someone and I hear the words, ...

Freaking iPod

Monday, March 12th, 2007

I am a huge fan of iTunes and I bought an iPod over 3 years ago. For some reason, whenever I really need to use it either: the battery is dead my PC can't see the iPod I have trouble getting music on it Last night, I decided that I would get up early ...

A New Leaf

Monday, March 12th, 2007

I'm tired of being out of shape. I need to take drastic measures. I think I'm about 30 pounds overweight. Anyone that knows me and has seen me recently would think I'm crazy. I don't look 30 pounds overweight, but I really do feel 30 pounds overweight. For years, my ...

Van Halen: Weirder and Weirder

Friday, March 9th, 2007

The Good News from yesterday's post...forget it. A lot can happen in a day. Eddie is checking into rehab David Lee Roth isn't going to the ceremony because the event organizer's won't let him perform Alex doesn't go anywhere without Eddie (just a guess) Sammy and Mike are still going to attend the ...

Van Halen: Rock Hall of Fame Update

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Good News: It seems that everyone (Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, and Sammy Hagar) will be attending the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Bad News: Van Halen will NOT be performing at the induction ceremony. They might not even go up to ...

Apparently, I Do Need Online Poker

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

My lengthy post from yesterday about how I had pretty much sworn off online poker got my poker juices flowing (plus there was nothing much on TV last night). So, I reluctantly fired up PokerStars with the thought of playing a WSOP satellite. I could've played in a tourney ...