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Category Archives: Personal
Comic Convergence
Over the weekend three of my favorite comics all came to town. A remarkable comedy nexus in the space/time continuum. I wasn’t able to make the Stephen Lynch show at Clutch Cargo’s on Friday, but I did get … Continue reading
PWNED!
Found out from eBay this afternoon that I’m the victim of credit card fraud! Some jagoff was using my credit card to start an eBay account, make a thirty dollar BidPay payment, and some fifty dollar RegSoft purchase. … Continue reading
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Emmy 2003
I am embarrassed to admit it but I didn’t find out the Emmys were on Sunday until the afternoon of the day before! At least I didn’t miss the program, but it came up so fast I wasn’t … Continue reading
Back Again
RCA BroadbandMarch 16 2000 — September 15 2003 Well it looks like my Internet problems might not have been due to interference, a bad RF cable, a bad outlet, infrasound, or the Indian burial ground upon which the … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, Personal
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Excavations
I sure wish the meddlesome RIAA would stop messing around with my server files. Anyway, while I was apparently being hacked, I had a chance to really delve in the foundations of my site today, courtesy of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Buffett, Links, Personal
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Down to the River
My cousin Elizabeth had this year’s big family picnic yesterday. I already uploaded some pictures to my photo gallery [since moved to Flickr], but here’s a photo that couldn’t fit. It’s a panorama of the Detroit River, photographed … Continue reading
Friday!
It’s Friday and my brain has turned to mush. How else to explain why I feel so listless and am so easily distracted by bright lights and shiny things. Good thing it’s quiet at work, since I don’t … Continue reading
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S.O.S.
Can a video card cause me to lose my broadband connection? I needed to send my ATI All-in-Wonder in this morning to get repaired (for reasons illustrated here); and a coworker loaned me his nVidia graphics card, since … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, New Computer, Personal, Tech
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Thou Shalt Give it a Rest
As long as I’m quoting scripture, and Matthew in particular. To those demonstrators in Montgomery Alabama who refuse to remove a Ten Commandments idol from their government building, I’d like to repeat what Jesus said: “Give to Caesar … Continue reading
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Mars, the Bringer of Wet Shoes
The local news reminded me that Mars was visible tonight, in the southeast, so I had to go out and see for myself. All I had were binoculars, but I assume the pale star in the sky was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Personal, Photos, Space
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