May 2009
Apparently my yard has ticks. I’ve found two crawling on me in as many days.
Home. Got the riding mower, weed eater, and treadmill. Now for some recliner time and CSI.
April 2009
How I love thee, let me count the ways →
1. New second brain. 2nd brain is the term I use for my organizational system. Used to be a digital organizer, then a Palm Pilot (which died). For a few months its been an old school paper…
Busy but productive day. I’ll probably have more the same tonight. Hopefully we’ll have that treadmill, lawnmower, and weed eater purchased.
Name Fail →
Submitted by Diego M
Watching Gordon Ramsey on BBC. They’re making club sandwiches. I’m this close to eating my own mouth!
Sitting on my back porch after sweeping away the tree spunk. It’s gotta rain soon or my head’s gonna ‘splode from this pollen!
Im Gunna Need →
Im Gunna Need Mah Stretchy Pants …
picture: Jennifer. lol caption: tiger_eyes_blue
» Recaption This
» See All Captions
iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4, iTunes 8.2 pre-release now... →
Just two weeks after the last revision went up, Apple’s released iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 to the developer community alongside an iTunes 8.2 pre-release. No word yet on what has / hasn’t…
Name Fail →
Submitted by Diego M
Reddit.tv: Why Hasn't Digg Done This Yet? →
Social news site Reddit launched a great new service today called Reddit.tv. The new page allows users uninterrupted viewing of videos submitted to Reddit. Videos are split into…
Steve Wiebe sets Donkey Kong Jr. world record →
Wiebe, the lovable protagonist from the documentary The King of Kong, recently became too impatient to wait until E3 to crush a classic gaming high score.
Really clever use of Flickr [PICS] →
Innovative use of a Flickr photostream
Added to my May itinerary: business travel to Chicago the last week. I don’t know what it is about that May, but I do 90% of my travel then.
Big spending this week: Hotel room in Philly for next month, riding lawnmower, treadmill, pricing replacement windows, and maybe a netbook?
Life Insurance Primer for Beginners [Money] →
Life insurance seems like one of those things you’ll get around to when you’re “older,” but the right policy can be a helpful financial tool for anyone who’s earning a wage. Photo by …
Prepping fish and chips while watching hockey. Life is good…I’m pretty tired though. Too early for this kind of exhaustion!
Tweetmeme - Hottest Stories on Twitter →
World’s Best Job: Tweet, Drink and Get Paid $10K a... →
Imagine moving to the heart of Sonoma County, where every day you’ll come home to more than 450 wineries along the beautiful northern coast of California. Picture living rent free, learning…
In Flames To Begin Releasing Studio Diaries Online →
In Flames has issued the following statement about posting new studio diaries online: “DID YOU MISS THE STUDIO DIARIES? Well they are back! Or should we say? 'Coming back!' “As a part of…
So nervous. Game 7 tonight. NJ Devils and Carolina Hurricanes. Yeah…nervous. Go Devils!
Devils lead 2 - 1. Yeeeeeeee hawwww!!!!
Life Insurance Primer for Beginners [Money] →
Life insurance seems like one of those things you’ll get around to when you’re “older,” but the right policy can be a helpful financial tool for anyone who’s earning a wage. Photo by …
The Verizon iPhone: Could It Be? →
The iPhone may be coming to Verizon, if recent reports are to be believed. Apple has been “discussing” the idea of offering the iPhone on Verizon’s network, a story published in USA Today…
AOL Deploys Socialthing Across the Web →
Today, AOL announced that they’re deploying Socialthing for Websites across the company’s network of 75+ MediaGlow web properties. The service transforms static sites into social web…
Swine Flu Hysteria: 10,000 Tweets Per Hour →
To be honest, I haven’t been paying much attention to Swine Flu and have pretty much written it off as this year’s SARS or West Nile Virus, unlikely to impact me (famous last words!).
But in…
Asus' EeePC 1003HAG equips WWAN, ventures forth on... →
Following in the footsteps of past Eee PC’s like the 901, ASUS’ Japanese-bound 1003HAG boasts an internal wireless WAN module and supports NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA network with 7.2Mbps on the…
Vodafone's HTC Magic gets unboxed on video →
While white seems to have been the color of choice for most official demos of the HTC Magic, there’s also a black version headed to Vodafone (and other carriers, eventually), and the…
Microsoft's "Pink" smartphone could rival iPhone... →
It’s crazy, we know. Just hours after hearing shockingly believable whispers that Apple’s white-hot iPhone 3G could be sashaying over to Verizon Wireless, in flies a Wall Street…
I love our Dymo Label Writer here at work. It’s so much better than writing all these addresses with my doctor’s handwriting!
Making a grocery list when full is harder than actually shopping for groceries full. I say list hungry, shop full. There’s balance that way!
New Blog Post: Recent Pictures at the Casa http://bit.ly/14lkET
RT @SocialKloud SocialKloud.com should be up and running tonight! w00t!!!
Watching Chuck I fear for the last time. I really enjoyed watching it. Then it’s time for my shrimp fried rice to drown my sorrows…
Recent Pictures at the Casa →
As promised a picture of the new utility room. Janine did the work, I took the picture. I told you she did a great job. Doesn’t that just make you want to do laundry? I have two…
I need to learn Morse Code. I think Google is trying to tell me something. I have a sudden urge for chalupas.
There are just not enough hours in the day to listen to Dream Theater. Really, I’m serious. I need to move to a planet with a slow rotation!
I had a sweet tooth. I don’t get one that often (believe it or not), and the only thing in the house was cookie dough. The flesh was weak!
Verizon’s FiOS Bet Is Paying Off →
Verizon Communications reported a strong first quarter for 2009, growing profits and sales over the previous period a year ago. The carrier reported net income of $3.21 billion and increased…
This won’t be one of those days where I want a do over. I just want an over with.
Korn Recording Two New Albums →
Nu-Metal pioners Korn are currently recording two new studio albums with producer Ross Robinson. The first of which is filled with new material and the second will be a covers album. No titles or…
Canceling TV Shows Must Be Hard in the... →
Back in the day, if your favorite TV show was on the network chopping block, your only real option for hoping to get it saved was organizing a massive letter writing campaign.
But in the era…
Verizon’s FiOS Bet is Paying Off →
Verizon Communications reported a strong first quarter for 2009, growing profits and sales over the previous period a year ago. The carrier reported net income of $3.21 billion and increased…
Swine Flu →
Time names 4chan founder Moot the most influential... →
Time Magazine has named Christopher Poole (aka Moot), the founder of 4chan, the most influential person in the world.
The annual most influential person poll included as nominees US…
My feedback to Facebook for this week. This week, front end loaders! http://bit.ly/6xOS1
Scratch the lasagna. I’m grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. The oldest nephew is fascinated with the fire and he’s chilling with me; porch.
Sunday Mike is a boring Mike. Doing laundry and scrubbing the kitchen floor.
Enjoying a relaxing minute before this afternoon. Grocery shopping, car cleaning (not mine), and hosting dinner for family this evening.
Hey iPhone Users, Android Isn’t Dead Yet! →
It’s tough not to be caught up in the hype of the iPhone, the device that captured the attention and imagination of consumers and developers alike. This week, the iPhone reached 1 billion…