Archive for September, 2006

Back from vacation

So I forgot to post that I was going on vacation. That’s why there’s been nothing new on here for a week. But I’m back, I’ll be posting the photos hopefully later today.
I’ll say this though–I have no idea why people choose to live down in the Bahamas. Sure the ocean’s beautiful […]

Shifting my run schedule has disastrous effects

The past couple days it’s been pretty chilly in the morning. Enough that I wasn’t quite mentally prepared to go running in the cold. Nor was I sartorially prepared either–I haven’t purchased any cold-weather running gear yet.
So I figured I’d just do a switcheroo–still come in to work at the same […]

Maybe Zimbabwe should spend their money on something besides Internet connectivity

So News.com has this piece about how Internet traffic throughout Zimbabwe has been cut because the government hasn’t paid their $700,000 bill to Intelsat. Now I know personally, Internet connectivity is vital. I couldn’t live without it. But in a country with Zimbabwe’s many many problems, maybe they should not be spending […]

‘Studio 60′ is too good to stay on the air for long

Last night was the premiere of “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip“, starring Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford. It was fast, smart, and funny. Which means it’s doomed–they don’t let good shows like this last on TV nowadays.
I was just so surprised, because it’s been hyped pretty hard and I didn’t […]

Somebody stop Rachel Ray before she takes over the universe

So who besides me is a wee bit sick of perky miss Rachel Ray? The cooking-show diva is expanding her empire–I just saw this past weekend that there’s now a line of Rachel Ray cookware available. This is in addition to her magazine, her new Rachel Ray talk show that debuts today, and […]

At last, single-serve Spam!

I don’t remember how long ago this happened but it was at least a year, probably more. I was at the big flea market held over at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center, same place they hold the Kentucky State Fair. There was a big wagon from Spam, and they were giving away […]

‘An Inconvenient Truth’ is a must-see

Al Gore’s environmental movie, ‘An Inconvenient Truth‘, arrived at the Village 8 theaters finally this weekend. So I went to see it at the 3 p.m. showing this afternoon. I know, I should have been home watching the Louisville-Miami game but I figured by the time I got home from the movie it […]

Good thing I don’t eat much fresh produce

So this whole spinach/e-coli thing does not concern me in the least. Because if you can’t zap it in the microwave, I don’t eat it.
I certainly don’t buy much in the way of raw produce. The few times I do, I end up throwing away about 80% of it since it spoils […]

Google adding tabs a la My Yahoo

I used to think Google was an innovator but apparently they’ve become more of an imitator. I just noticed my Google home page has the ability to add tabs for additional custom content. Just like My Yahoo has been doing for years now.
I guess it makes sense but it seems so “me too” […]

I’m just 2 degrees of separation from Barack Obama

Senator Barack Obama, currently the only African-American serving in the US Senate, is speaking here in Louisville tonight. Then he heads to a fundraiser being held by Matthew Barzun, who used to run TechRepublic. I also worked with Matthew way back in the early Chestnut Street days of CNET (which owns TechRepublic).
This means […]