Tim Sanders, author of the excellent books Love Is The Killer App and The Likability Factor, suggests a few books for us to read in the upcoming year. It looks like a good list to me, most were already on my to-read soon list. In addition, here are some from my book list that I […]
I warned you that it might be coming. The new year isn’t quite here yet, but the new weblog is (mostly, anyway).
Thanks to Geren and Mike for assistance in understanding how WordPress works.
They’re not saying “boo.” They’re saying “Moo-ving.”
Expect a new look, possibly using new software, for the new year. In the meantime, I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas.
Good news for Atlanta-area audio book lovers: the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System has announced the upcoming availability of downloadable audiobooks.
Bad news though: the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System has chosen a system that ignores the huge percentage of portable audio device owners, as it requires “any desktop or portable device supporting Windows Media Player version 9.0 […]
This week’s lyric was posted while we were packing, as many are, to travel “over the river and through the woods” for the Christmas holiday.
Truckin, Im a goin home. whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,Back home, sit down and patch my bones,and get back truckin on.
The Grateful Dead’s Truckin’ hits the some of […]
Thursday again, time for our Song Lyric of the Week. Surely you know the “rules” by now, Are you ready?
You’re sick of hangin around and youd like to travel
Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down.
Quick, know what song that’s from? Send your guesses here. Be sure to include your URL and city.
Blogger, the service that I use to build and maintain this weblog, has finally moved their new version out of beta. Over the next few weeks or so, everyone with an (old) Blogger account will be given the opportunity to move over to the new version, with a google (gmail) login i.d. (Google bought Blogger […]
Mike McBride asks for some experiential information from Mac users:
My wife was doing a little on-line shopping today on her Mac and ran into a couple of sites that wouldn’t accept her credit card information. The transactions failed in both Firefox and Safari.
I’ve never had a problem with a shopping site taking my credit […]
I’m not sure where my friend and former neighbor Jason found this (somewhere on Fox.com, I’d suspect), but as he says, it’s “brilliant.” If you’ve ever watched an episode of (or ad for) 24, check it out.
And in our world of plentywe can spread a smile of joyThrow your arms around the worldat Christmas time.
The lyric this in this week’s Song Lyric of the Week was of course from Bob Geldof’s fund-raising project, Do They Know It’s Christmas? [iTunes] sung by a whole host of musicians coming together under the name […]
Thursday, one day left in the work week and - more importantly as far as this blog is concerned - time for the Song Lyric of the Week. Surely you know the “rules” by now, Are you ready?
Tonight thank God it’s them instead of you
Quick, know what song that’s from? Send your guesses here. Be […]
Last night’s concert was a lot of fun, especially as the Wind Ensemble ended their portion with a fun rendition of Sleighride, complete with a quick addition to their normal black dresses and tuxes:
There were plenty of other pieces played, very beautiful music. I just really dug the hats.
Have you flaked yet?
Thanks to Rob for pointing to the SnowDays site, where you can make fabulous flakes and help out the Salvation Army at the same time.
It’s a fun diversion with a good cause.
Ignoring the almost-religious-fervor format war for a moment, Sean does the math involved in buying into either HD-DVD or Blu-Ray.
[Y]ou can buy the average BD player and zero movies, or get an HD DVD player and over four and a half years of NetFlix HD rentals at the same price.
If I were getting a new […]
Two guys were quick on the lyric-trigger finger this week. Both Geren, in (Columbia?) Maryland (and best man at my wedding twenty years ago) and Tommy, from Bellview Washginton, sent in the right answer and were only minutes apart. Yesterday’s song lyric was of course from Elvis Costello’s What’s So Funny (’Bout Peace, Love and […]
Another Thursday, another Song Lyric of the Week. I know, I know, the songs change but the rules never do: I post a lyric, you guess what song it’s from (preferably without using Google or other search tools). Are you ready?
Searchin’ for light in the darkness of insanity
Quick, know what song that’s from? Send your […]
December 1st’s 60-Second Science podcast, High and Higher, is well worth the minute it takes to listen. Steve Mirsky does a good job of pointing out a deficiency in wording that’s used every day by advertisements and government alerts. Check it out.
I’m no great football analyst, but on the subject of the BCS National Championship, I’ve got three words: Let’s Go Ohio. Or three others: Anybody But Florida. Or still three more: Michigan Was Robbed.
In between rounds of multiplayer Gears of War tonight, I’m making cakes for my son’s Confirmation tomorrow. The recipes call for egg whites and let me just say this: Eggs are officially the gookiest thing there is. Ooky, gooky, yucky, ucky. Ick.
And while I’m ranting, what’s the deal with KitchenAid mixers? I mean, people […]
Hey hey, Tommy, from Bellview Washginton, is happy. He was the first in the inbox with the answer from yesterday’s Song Lyric of the Week:
Alright! One I know. “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant†by Billy Joel. Good ol’ Brenda and Eddie…
That’s right, this week’s song is the wonderful three-section love song from 1977, reportedly […]
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