One of the greatest things to come along in my lifetime is the ability to time-shift many things to when it’s better for *me* to do them. TIVO is great for this. While I’ve time-shifted my TV programs for years using a VCR and about 20 VHS tapes, the ability to easily pick and choose … Continue reading iPod in the Shower
Suddenly Silver : Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston I always enjoy “For Better or For Worse”. You don’t get this book to see new material, much of it I’ve already seen in Lynn’s other works. Instead you get it because of the commentary and perspective that it puts … Continue reading Suddenly Silver : Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse
I stumbled on this web comic a few months ago and have been slowly working my way through the archives. There is a little philosophy, a little insight, some playfulness and a whole lack of detail in these comics that make them very appealing to me. The main character is a quasi-cynical quasi-loser – to … Continue reading Minimalist Stick Figure Theater
Arrrgh! I can’t *believe* that I forgot to take a “before” picture of the guest bathroom before we started work on it today!!! We are not going to be nearly so bold with this aspect of our renovations as with the other bathroom. But we are removing the false ceiling, replacing the flourescent lights with … Continue reading Renovation update 06/04/2007
If you use the Internet, you’re using DNS (Domain Name System). I heard about this listening to the Slashdotreview podcast a couple of days ago. OpenDNS claims that they can perform faster DNS lookups than can your ISP. They further claim they can correct typos (i.e. you type wikipedia.og instead of wikipedia.org) as well as … Continue reading Trying OpenDNS
If you are interested in just stepping through the renovation entries to see the progression of pictures, you can click on the “On the Home Front” category on the sidebar. You “can” use the search bar at the top right – it’s powered by Google’s search engine and is VERY useful for finding stuff on … Continue reading Renovation chronology
Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton The conclusion of Mr. Hamilton’s most recent duology. I deliberately took a long time to read this book as I do so enjoy the universe that he crafts. I was less impressed by this anthology than by his previous offerings. There were many characters (Ozzie and Paula for instance) … Continue reading Judas Unchained
Intelligent Design Vs. Evolution: Letters to an Atheist by Ray Comfort After a somewhat lively and candid discussion regarding my own atheism, a friend dropped by with this book asking if I’d give it a look see and we could discuss. Before I even begin reading this book I must note that I’m starting from … Continue reading Intelligent Design Vs. Evolution: Letters to an Atheist
I’ve gone ahead and reorganized the picture gallery so that the initial page is not so confusing. I *think* what you will see is that, whenever I add a new sub-album to any of the albums on the main page, you will see a little “updated” label on the main album for 7 days. I … Continue reading Picture Gallery reorganized
*Update 4/29/2007* In case you’re wondering how the cats are dealing with the Roomba. Maverick just watches it from a distance, preferably from a higher vantage point such as a couch or an ottoman. If the Roomba approaches him when he’s on the ground, he waits until it gets a little too close and then … Continue reading iRobot Roomba Discovery 4296
