WARNING! Stream of consciousness post to follow below: Snow days aren’t just for grade school kids anymore. Or maybe they never were in Vermont. They’re definitely better prepared to deal with inclement weather around here but Ma Nature scoffs at even the most robust efforts. Even a plow through my neighborhood every hour was no […]
My youngest brother called me tonight for a recommendation about whether to save up his cash for an iPod, …mini, or …shuffle. Pursuing consumer reports and reliable anecdotal evidence is such a refreshing trait in such a young lad. Not that 15 is really all that young. Lord knows though that I didn’t do that […]
Top 10 – The Sampo Method – (47:36)Monday, February 7, 2005 8:22:32 PM Stars And Sons – Broken Social Scene Pow – The Beastie Boys Run Into Flowers (Jackson’s Midnight Fuck remix) – M83 Eyes, Lips, Body (Mekon Vocal Mix) – Ramshackle Pass The Mic – The Beastie Boys Namasté – The Beastie Boys Capture […]
Sometimes I feel like my birthday can’t come fast enough: Now all I need is a lamp in the shape of one of those tiny sake carafes. Currently Playing: Beastie Boys “Get It Together”
Winding down here. Week was a series of implode/explode moments. Ended on a good note that allowed me to transition into the weekend heaving a big sigh. In to the final chapter of the bathroom renovation project. Cut the check today after the contractor dropped by to go through the leak with me. A few […]
Guess I tend to hit these memes on account of I like to feel like I’m part of the dialogue… Via Sampo: Time Capsule: 15 years ago today: a) Was 10 going on 11; 6th grade — Greek mythology and reading a lot of Lloyd Alexander b) Played too much Wing Commander and wrote too […]
Amazing what one can get done in a day… Kitchen sink’s P-trap turned out not to be a big deal to fix. And by “turned out” (long story short) I mean those things apparently go on a certain way. As in “the other way, stupid.” Sigh of relief, followed by a sigh of embarrassment. So […]
Amusing little piece off world champion making a few observations about just how preposterous it can be when Big Business attempts to mix in some slang in their ad campaigns: Although I firmly believe that McDonalds is not advocating hot man on sandwich action, it is quite obvious that they did not do their homework […]
x180 article on setting up Subversion via DarwinPorts. Notes to self: (1) re-re-check out Subversion as a CVS alternative; (2) WebDAV!; (3) DarwinPorts as a Fink alternative?