I returned from Nashville to discover that my roof has sprung a leak. In spite of several impending repair costs (roof, car, cameras), I succumbed to temptation and bought a Sony Portable Playstation (PSP). Initially I had no interest in Sony’s latest gadget, after all I hardly have time for games anymore, and there are …
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Back from Nashville
Got back from Nashville way too early this morning; this trip has officially required an all-nighter each time before I flew. My sleep schedule is now officially FUBAR. I spent most of the time in Nashville legitimately earning a living, and only had an hour or two to hit the downtown area. What free time …
review: I ♥ Huckabees
Visiting Nashville
I just landed in Nashville, TN for a few days of work at Vanderbilt. I’ve never been to Nashville, and I’m not really sure what to do for fun. Anyone have suggestions?
review: Catwoman
Ok, I basically enjoyed Catwoman. I mean really, Halle Berry strutting around for 90 minutes in a tight-leather outfit; I was going to enjoy it for that reason alone. But frankly, it wasn’t that bad. I think most people who saw it took the movie too seriously; I saw it as part of the same …
Tools for more effective blogging
Last week I posted four suggestions for improving your blog (or website), this time I thought I’d recommend a few tools that go along with those suggestions. Screen Size Tester – check what your page looks like on different sized screens. While this tool does not simulate different browsers or include the blog explosion banner, …
Dinner with Jef and Becky
My friend Jef and his girlfriend Becky came over for dinner and a little hot tub last night. We had a pretty good-time, and I used it as an excuse to crack out a few recipes I had been meaning to make and post. So here’s the menu (with links to the cookbooks or the …
Apple I: It’s alive!
I completed the Apple I replica (Replica I). I had a couple of false starts, and ended up redoing a few low solder joints, but all in all the assembly went pretty smoothly. All told, I probably spent 3 hours on the assembly, and didn’t really run into any real problems. Tom Owad’s book “Apple …
More effective blogging, making an impact in 30 seconds
I’ve been having a great time surfing Blog Explosion; there are some truly interesting and wise people blogging out there. It goes without saying that there are also some crackpot and opportunist blogs out there. But one of the really frustrating things are blogs that don’t give their audience a chance to discover their worth. …
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Trying to lose weight, again
I briefly had a successful campaign against my weight last year; I had been bicycling daily and managed a couple of longer rides (20-50 miles). Graduate school and legal consulting work took too much time for me to maintain the old program. I’ve put most of that weight back on, and I’m facing another year …