Other stuff first: Michael Vick. The dude said all the right stuff, kept his life on the straight and narrow, then decided to have an open invite 30th birthday party in the same neighborhood as all his old partners in crime. Someone got shot. Vick wasn’t involved in the shooting, but what the hell? Why [...]
In an attempt to shake myself from the doldrums that was my routine, we started using Wii Fit. I forgot that it was 1) fun and 2) had actual workout routines. Nothing major or strenuous (or maybe I have to unlock that) but there are several strength exercises and yoga positions. I’m actually looking forward [...]
The lovefest continues with Stanza (iTunes link), though GTA:CW has been taking up all of my iTouch time. Most recently I’ve finished “Youth” by Isaac Asimov and “I, Robot” by Cory Doctrow. The latter is an odd take on the original “I, Robot” which is both a homage to the original by Asimov and an [...]
Let’s break it down. That’s one hundred thirty posts a year, or about 2.5 a week since 2003. We’re at 1300 comments, so 1.5 comments per post. It was over two before I turned off comments for a while. Honestly, I did that because I was checking my site too frequently after writing a new [...]
Because I have nothing else to write about, and it’s been a while. Angry Birds (iPhone/iTouch): It is a charming physics game. Mean pigs have stolen the birds’ eggs, and it’s up to you to retrieve them by knocking down their fortresses. You launch the birds via slingshot. They all have some special ability to [...]
Good: I can sync all my google calendars now! I completely missed the second step of setting up the calendars, which can be found here: Choosing which calendars to sync Bad: Apparently, a limitation on Google’s end for using the mail app is that deleting doesn’t actually delete. It just archives. Ugly: I have to [...]
Neighbor, Maria: “Oh my gosh, Isaac is huge!” Neighbor, Steve: “He’s a monster!” …later Neighbor, Steve: “One of your babies equals two of our babies!” Me (on Wednesday, IIRC): “We’ve been invited to a party on Friday at 6.15pm.” Lisa: “6.15pm? Freaking Indians! Why do they always do things on such short notice?! Who’s birthday [...]
If you recall, I purchased an iTouch. This, oddly, is our third apple product. Lisa, Nora and two Micro Center dudes used peer pressure into getting me to purchase one. Here are some thoughts on it. The device itself: it’s enclosed in a rubber silicone/plastic case, which not only protects it but disperses the heat [...]