Monthly Archives: December 2004

Concession

I officially and somewhat belatedly accept defeat in my attempt to participate in Holidailies this year. I’ve fallen too far behind to try to catch up at this point. Perhaps next year. My project list continues to grow. I’ve got … Continue reading

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Sobering thought

My work holiday party was last night. It was pretty cool, my fifth one with this company. As I was driving the babysitter home after the party, we almost got hit by some pigfucker in an SUV. We were about … Continue reading

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Binge and purge

There have been many days since the election when I wonder if I’m in the right place or not. Perhaps it’s from lack of sleep trying to meet a work deadline last night, but that feeling seems particularly strong after … Continue reading

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Lap pillow?

I was innocently checking out BBC News’s Day in Pictures when I came across this. The caption reads: “Makoto Igarashi, inventor of the ‘lap pillow’, a top selling Japanese product, demonstrates his creation in Tokyo.” A little searching reveals a … Continue reading

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Ketchup

Time for a little geek-out. If you haven’t tried Google’s new Suggest feature, you should. It’s pretty cool in that it does a search as you type. It’s already made the rounds on Slashdot and other geek sites. Somebody went … Continue reading

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Recidivist

Ok, so I said I wouldn’t slip up and then the weekend goes by without a peep. I’m like Tim Meadows as Ike Turner humiliating Kevin Nealon on Weekend Update. Illness still hangs over our house. The Boy seems to … Continue reading

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My new linking technique

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Bobby Fuller vs. JPB

I posted a few months ago about my dismay that airport police at ABIA are now conducting random searches of vehicles driving up to the terminal. In the very same post, I linked Bruce Schneier’s site. He’s a well-known security … Continue reading

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Repentant

Ok. I missed a day. I’m truly sorry. It’ll never happen again. Can you forgive me? No, wait. Don’t turn your back on me. I thought we had something… something special. And now you just want to throw it all … Continue reading

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Hicks

No, not that kind of hick, Bill Hicks. I’m currently in the midst of a Bill Hicks marathon. I just finished reading American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story. I followed that up with a viewing of Bill Hicks Live – … Continue reading

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