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In the Lap of Apple

Friday, July 29th, 2005

I just bought a Laptop…. An old one at that but it’s an atempt to move forward in the mobile generation.
And it’s an Apple.
As someoen who’s been a PC user since his old man bought one about 15 years ago, I’ve only had brief interludes with Mac’s. Not just that but I’ve had [...]

Laurel (oak) and Hardy

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

The acorn planting experment has been a big success. Basically all you need to do with Laurel Oak acorns is pick them / harvest them, make sure they are clean and good (drop them in water and if they sink - they are good) and refridgerate them to keep them fresh. The acorns [...]

The Saddest thing about the NHL Lockout ending…

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

…..Is that I will have to start actually writing something worth a damn at Boltsmag / Raw Lightning

Where ya been, Johnny?

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

I guess this has something to do with my absence…
Madeline… Just under 9 weeks old:

Real Estate

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

It’s scary to find that there are more places I can afford rent wise in Los Angeles than there are in teh Tampa Bay region.
Unless I suddenly win the lottery that is :}

Roving Yeti

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Hand it to Matt over at Defective Yeti… He takes the time to break down the entire Karl Rove / Valarie Plame scandal and show why it’s a scandal.
Usually a comedy blogger, Matt shows his chops on something much more meatier.

Wordsmith

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

It’s happened a lot before, I start drawing conclusions on any situation that I’m told about and those conclusions — be they correct or not — could be the synopsis of a story. It’s only occasionally I sit down and decide to hammer out the idea that crosses my mind isntead of letting it [...]

Rove Did It

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

But of course I expect conservatives / Bush supporters to point at the source and complain:
Newsweek
But before you dance or roll your eyes at the news, take a look at part of the story:
Explaining that he had obtained last-minute “personal consent” from his source, Cooper was able to avoid a jail sentence for contempt of [...]

How am I gonna’ pull this off?

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Every time I bring a dog up at home - watching dogs for friends or having another dog in teh household - I get a flat out “no” from family.
Excuses and lack of discussion - and gang-up-on-John BS.
Well, how do I break it to everyone that I bought a dog months ago? Especially when [...]

Here we go again — another blow by blow story by Mother Nature

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

I really had been treating Dennis as another spectator storm much like Cindy for the Tampa Bay area after early computer models had it taking a western track to Louisiana. No harm, no foul. Just a little rian and a lot of clouds….
Yeah, well, over the last day my opinion has [...]