Author Archives: Mickey

Driving to Buffalo

    Maybe this was the wrong weekend for a U2 road trip…As seen on my TWC widget    (Or check out this other satellite image.)

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Upgradeable to 64 MB

    Obviously others have greater tall tales to tell about their first computers; but, still, I got a kick out of seeing all these specs, ca 1994, from my old Packard Bell box, uncovered while doing the Christmas decorations.

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Grease on the Go

    Sometimes I just forget I have a blog. Sorry about that.    Actually, that’s not true. I’ve been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work on the blog (and even more so with my podcast), but haven’t found much … Continue reading

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    Today marks the anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Great Lakes freighter immortalized in Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad. The Fitz went down in Lake Superior, off the eastern coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, thirty … Continue reading

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Sing, Dang You, Sing!

    It’s birthday time again. Happy Birthday to me!    …I said, Happy Birthday to me.    I can’t heearr yooouu…    As per tradition, let’s take a look at what the online horoscopes forecast for me this year.From … Continue reading

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The Fish is Ailing

    Fish VI seemed fine when I left him on the morning of Friday, October 21. But he was behaving differently that night and the next morning. He was listless and instead of just sleeping on the bottom of … Continue reading

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Watch This Show!

    Did you know Arrested Development is back? Did you know Fox will show two episodes back to back on Monday (November 7)? Did you know it’s the funniest show on TV, recipient of stellar reviews and numerous awards … Continue reading

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Pick of the Chix

    Another new poll, while I wait for the return of Arrested Development…    Image stolen from TV.com.    And here’s a link to a larger, dual chicken dance.’

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Psoriacast (2005-10-20)

    That is one ugggly bird…

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iPod nano, iTunes, and the Return of Jury Duty

    It appears the new video iPod can only handle 320×240 video or smaller, which means the files in my iTunes video podcast will be unplayable on it. Because of this I’m in the process of reconverting my podcasts … Continue reading

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