Category Archives: General

Crunch time at work

It’s crunch time at work this week.  Deadline to meet and I’m pretty much swamped.  If I’m slow to get back to you now you know why Thanks, The Management

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Life is good

Salmon roasting on the grill, great beer in hand and a beautiful day. Life is good today.

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Music Playlist: 8-27-2010

Duran Duran – Astronaut – (Reach Up for The) Sunrise Duran Duran – Astronaut – Want You More Duran Duran – Astronaut – Nice Duran Duran – Big – I Don’t Want Your Love Duran Duran – Rio – Rio … Continue reading

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“…our Founding Fathers who, I promise you, would be shocked…”

I really loathe knobs like this woman: “Here we have an openly gay federal judge, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, substituting his views for those of the American people and of our Founding Fathers who, I promise you, would … Continue reading

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Squirrels in my corn!

My corn stalks have been invaded by squirrels. Went out today after the storms were over to find many of the best cobs eaten already. Time to get out the Bobbex-R and hope it works.

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Music of the Day: OMD

OMD – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – was an under-rated 80′s synth pop band.  They had one huge hit, “If You Leave”, that was from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie Pretty in Pink. This video was embedded using … Continue reading

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Dishwalla – Counting Blue Cars

One of my favorite songs from the 90′s. This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

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The iPad – One Month On

I didn’t want to write about my experience using the iPad too soon because I really wanted to give a bit of time to see how it would fit into my daily routine. I also didn’t see the point in … Continue reading

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Thoughts on “Thoughts on Flash”

Steve Jobs posted a nice letter on the Apple website addressing the issue of Flash on Apple devices..namely the iPhone and iPad.   I would not be sad to see Flash go the way of the Dodo personally but I … Continue reading

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Erik Satie – Gymnopédie No.1

I don’t have much energy for posting today but I wanted to share my most-loved piano piece. This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

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