Archive for December, 2005
From Hollywood to the Getty
Posted some photos from the first couple days of my Los Angeles vacation. First up are some from Hollywood. Mom and I walked along Hollywood Boulevard taking in the walk of fame and the sights. Also took a tour of the star’s homes, which was actually better than I’d expected.
Also went to […]
I hate flying thru Chicago
The spoke-and-hub system used by most modern airlines is really efficient except when there’s problems at the hub. Then it all goes to hell quickly.
This truism was illustrated to me once again today, when I had to fly from Louisville to Los Angeles by way of Chicago. See, Louisville is not […]
A thief with a guilty conscience?
Whoever stole my Christmas lights apparently had second thoughts, because they were returned today. Unfortunately not returned in exactly the same condition–a couple of the bulbs were broken. So essentially I can’t use the lights.
I guess it’s the thought that counts–I appreciate that the thief returned them at all. I just wish […]
Had a sonogram today
As part of the effort to diagnose what might be going on with my liver, I got a sonogram at the Norton Hospital this morning. Dr. Cecil wants to get scans of my liver and spleen.
First off, I was kinda surprised at how busy the hospital was that early in the morning. My […]
2005 is finally over
Well, the actual year 2005 isn’t quite over yet. But the work year is over–today was the last day at work before our holiday break. It’s one of the things I really like about my employer–we get the whole week off from Christmas to New Year’s. Of course since the actual holidays […]
Somebody stole my Christmas lights
I got home tonight and saw that somebody had stolen the Christmas lights from my front yard. Not all the lights–the wreath on my door is still there. But I had this string of lights where each looked like a giant Christmas tree light, I had planted along the walkway to my front […]
King Kong is a chick flick
Saw the new King Kong film this weekend, and while it wasn’t bad it really wasn’t that great either. Perhaps the biggest surprise to me was that it’s actually a chick flick.
You wouldn’t know that from the marketing–they’re selling up the action/adventure aspects. I mean there’s a violent video game that came out […]
Yahoo bought del.icio.us??
Man I must have been sleeping–completely missed this item last week about Yahoo buying up Del.icio.us. Now Yahoo owns two major sites built on tagging–Flickr was snatched up a while back.
Amazing that social networking is already consolidating–this mini-industry is not that old. Even my employer got into the act, buying up Consumating.com which […]
15 vials of blood and a 3 hour wait
I had some blood tests a couple months ago, and my physician said there were indications of possible liver problems. So he referred me to a specialist, I had my appointment there yesterday. Easily the worst doctor’s visit in my life.
First off, I was there three hours. Arrived just after 2 p.m. […]
I don’t have any Brooks & Dunn on the iPod
2005 is almost over, which means of course everybody is putting out their “top of 2005″ lists. Including iTunes–they’ve got lists of their top albums and top songs for the past year. The cool thing is they have two versions of each list–top according to their critics and top according to actual purchases.
So […]