Archive for August, 2007

Amusing Mistakes

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The other night I was having dinner with my family and we started talking about our sleeping habits. My wife was telling my children that, in the morning, we have to be extra quiet because my son is a light sleeper and is easily awoken. My daughter chimes in and says, ...

Ron Artest and Michael Vick

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

So, I'm perusing my Google Reader headlines and I see the following: Artest thinks Vick will emerge 'a better person'. Just the headline alone makes me laugh. Ron Artest has a well-documented history of getting into trouble both on and off the court. While the whole notion that Ron Artest thinks ...

He Got What Stuck Where?!?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

I'm on my way home from work yesterday when my wife calls to tell me that she's taking my son to the doctor's office and that I should meet them there. I asked what happened and she tells me that he got a "bee stuck in his nose." WHAT?!? I started ...

Skill Begets Luck

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

This past Friday, I played in my regular card game. My regular card game is no longer my work crew, since our games are hardly staged on a regular basis (I'm trying to change that, but that's a topic for another post). My co-worker's neighbor hosts poker on the last ...

Expiring TiVo Amazon Unboxed Credit

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

If you registered your TiVo with Amazon Unboxed video download service when they were offering the $15 credit, that credit is due to expire at the end of this month. I can't say I'm totally impressed with the service thus far (my only complaint is video quality), but it's not terrible ...

Bye, Bye Blogger…Hello, WordPress

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

I have completed my transition to WordPress from Blogger. As much as I respect Google and everything they do, I don't think Blogger (which Google owns) is nearly as feature-filled and easy to work with as WordPress. Probably the most difficult thing for me in making the transition was to find ...

Michael Anthony is a Class Act

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

While it seems unthinkable to have a Van Halen reunion without Michael Anthony (MA), the band has decided to exclude him from this tour. (What is it with bassists? A few years ago, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant toured without John Paul Jones, but not as Led Zeppelin). Eddie was ...

Exchanging My TiVo Series 3

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Something is wrong with my baby. No...not my children...my other baby: my TiVo Series 3. I got the Series 3 back in June when they were offering a $200 rebate. The issue that is causing me to exchange it started 2 days after I got it. Every 10 - 14 ...

Van Halen: It’s Official

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Last week, the newly reformed Van Halen held a press conference. Given that David Lee Roth is (once again) the band's front man, it is only natural that he act as the band's spokesperson. The press conference was about 15 minutes long and I'd say that David Lee Roth willingly ...