Monthly Archives: January 2009

Bring Spring on already

I’m getting pretty tired of frozen vegetables.  Sure they’re better than canned.   They’re definitely better than no vegetables.  But they sure as hell aren’t as good as fresh (duh)….and last year we had real fresh. So fresh in fact that … Continue reading

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We need tagging standards

There really aren’t many types of tagging out there but we need applications and websites to use one method of tagging. Delicious uses tags separated by spaces.   WordPress uses tags separated by commas.  I believe the tagging system in most … Continue reading

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It’s too much already

I’m as excited as anyone else I think about Obama being President.  Starting tomorrow we have the possibility ahead of us to heal this country after 8 years of complete mismanagement by the Bush administration.   But it worries me to … Continue reading

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Ah kids these days (or: why the world needs classical music more than ever)

I was browsing through the iTunes Store earlier today and came across a recording of Bach pieces and it caught my eye because it was a Genius recommendation and the recording was by Capella Istropolitana, a chamber orchestra based in … Continue reading

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John Gruber can’t possibly be this stupid

Yesterday on his blog John Gruber wrote: Rob Enderle will not be ignored in the race to say the stupidest possible thing regarding the Steve Jobs medical leave hoopla: “Steve Jobs is the Ronald McDonald of Apple, he is the … Continue reading

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Current Favorite TV Show: Kitchen Nightmares

BBC America is running this fantastic show with Chef Gordan Ramsay called ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ where Ramsay is brought in to help struggling restaurants turn themselves around.   Ramsay certainly has an attitude but he’s the perfect guy to deal with some … Continue reading

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Thought of the day

It’s great having a nice stash of good beer down in the basement while working on various stuff.  And when I say good I mean high quality, relatively high alcohol content

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New Year, Different Blog

Happy New Year! I’ve spent my whole New Year’s Eve moving my blog   I actually have several blogs out there covering various things and it’s too hard to keep them all up to date.   So they’re all being moved … Continue reading

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