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Ever since I got my 60 Gb iPod for Christmas, I’ve been using iTunes as my music player when I’m on my computer (XP Pro, sp1). Overall, I’m very pleased with it, but there’s one thing that has really been … Continue reading →

I finally got off my duff last week and signed up for BellSouth Fast Access DSL Xtreme and so far I’m pretty happy with it. Well, it was a rocky start, but now it’s good. I signed up last Thursday … Continue reading →

Last Thursday was my 15th anniversary, and in commemoration of that date, I decided to get my lovely wife some flowers and have them delivered. I ended up going with proflowers.com and got the Three Dozen Assorted Petite Roses. I … Continue reading →

I’m sure you’re all just dying to know what annoys me… Here’s my latest list of two things: People who back into parking spaces The awful words “gifting” and “efforting”(not to be confused with the sacred words, Ni!, Peng and … Continue reading →

Rohirrim To which race of Middle Earth do you belong? brought to you by Quizilla

I went to breakfast with my wife this morning after dropping our boy off at school. We went to Bojangles for some biscuits, and while we were in line I witnessed something so sad it was almost funny. The guy … Continue reading →

There is a word that I know that I know, but I can’t remember it. I’ve been trying to remember it for the last three weeks, with no success. I’ve had a “background process” in my mind that’s been combing … Continue reading →

Did I arrange the stones and rake the sand properly to attain enlightenment? Given these photos of real Zen gardens, I don’t think so.

I saw a commercial for Quiznos yesterday that, as Jerry Clower would say, “flung a cravin’ on me” for their Steakhouse Beef Dip sandwich. It’s a French Dip, that’s toasted and is really good. You should try one.

Well, it’s been a rough week. My old host kept going up and down, and at its worst, was DOA for a full day. Not good. I’ve moved my hosting to one of my own servers, and now it’s just … Continue reading →

Well, those wastes of oxygen, otherwise known as comment spammers, have been at it again. I’ve been getting hundreds of attempts to post comment spam lately, and I’m sick of it. Fortunately, thanks to my CAPTCHA modifications (the wiggly text … Continue reading →

Now that’s a bloody big rock.

I just heard on the radio that Detective Lenny Briscoe won’t be returning home after his last shift. Jerry Orbach, who played Briscoe on my favorite tv show (Law & Order) died yesterday of prostate cancer. I just found out … Continue reading →

Saturday night we went to the New London Theater‘s production of “An Evening With Edgar Allen Poe.” It was a very enjoyable evening with several Poe classics (and two I’d never heard of) woven together into a single show. It’s … Continue reading →

I want to personally thank all you worthless pieces of human filth that keep vandalizing my website with your childish “ads” for prescription drugs, pr0n and gambling. Because of this pathetic, sophomoric shits-and-giggles-fest of yours, I’ve had to take down … Continue reading →

I’ve grown extremely tired of these ass-hat comment spammers who have nothing better to do than deface websites with ads for their ridiculous ‘products’ and pr0n sites. I took the entire comments system down a while back as a stopgap, … Continue reading →

Well, thanks to the handywork of a bunch of miscreants, I’ve had to turn off the comments (writeback) system. The latest fad in spam is to unleash a robot that understands the comment systems of various blog publishing frameworks that … Continue reading →

I finished reading The Island of Dr. Moreau last night. That was one twisted book, especially since it was written in 1896. Twisted is really the only word to describe it. It was a good read but somewhat disturbing. After … Continue reading →

After newly a full week of no DSL I’m back online. Last Friday night we had some pretty severe storms in the area, and apparently my DSL bridge got cooked. The Sync light was flashing green/amber/green/amber/etc which it had never … Continue reading →

I said yesterday how I had been hosed by FeaturePrice.com so I’ve been trying to find a decent hosting solution. I signed up with EarthLink yesterday for hosting, and 10 minutes ago I cancelled that account. Why? My blog is … Continue reading →