May 10, 2008
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(No, that’s not me in the picture, I just found it appropriate) I always like to read the directions. I’m weird that way.  To me, it’s a lot easier to use some new gizmo or software if I’ve already read … Continue reading
May 4, 2008
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So, the battery on my trusty Palm Zire 31 is slowly giving up the ghost. I bought a new battery for it before I took it apart. If I’d taken it apart first I would have seen that the battery … Continue reading
May 2, 2008
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Not that today’s politics aren’t parody-worthy, but I haven’t gotten around to dealing with the current crop of candidates yet. While I mull over the many possibilities, here’s one from years gone by. And it was written well before the … Continue reading
April 30, 2008
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Years ago, I hung out online with a very creative group of people in CompuServe’s Science Fiction Forum. One of the things we loved doing was writing song parodies. I found that was something I enjoyed a lot and I … Continue reading
April 24, 2008
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A lot of people have put up YouTube videos with their suggestions of actors to play the characters in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander books, should they ever be made into a miniseries or movie. (I think the one that included Robert … Continue reading
April 21, 2008
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So, I’m still fiddling around with Vista. It is nowhere near as annoying as I feared it would be, but it’s just another iteration of Microsoft’s “You are too stupid to figure anything out for yourself” mind-set, and therefore falls … Continue reading
April 20, 2008
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I have had many, many opportunities to be rude to bill collectors over the years. Way too many, in my estimation. And not once has a bill collector been calling for me (this household has never attracted the attention of … Continue reading
April 16, 2008
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I just got home from traveling to my mom’s memorial service. My brothers and I spent quite a bit of time figuring out what we would do, and despite the long-distance arrangements (two of us are in California and two … Continue reading
April 4, 2008
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You know what? I’m pissed. On February 22, I had the winning bid on a 5th gen iPod that was described as “cosmetically in mint condition.” The seller wanted an exorbitant amount for shipping, but I lowered my bid to … Continue reading
April 1, 2008
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Yeah, I know. I haven’t written doodly-squat for weeks. I’ve been trying to figure out travel arrangements to my mom’s memorial, going to class, doing the usual rounds of errands… you know, the same old litany of really good excuses. … Continue reading
