Pandora’s Star by Peter F. Hamilton Yet another masterpiece from one of my favorite science fiction authors. Peter F. Hamilton has the ability to create a rich universe of diverse and interesting characters. Projecting forward from today, with a few technological advances, we find ourselves colonizing the galaxy with the aid of stable wormhole technology. … Continue reading Pandora’s Star
Besides helping to keep down the cost of flying, I like Air Tran for their sense of humor. When I first looked at these pretzels, handed to me on our (not so) recent trip to Toronto, I was wondering if it was a case of “lawyers gone wild”. The front of the bag says “How … Continue reading Air Tran’s sense of humor
Does Anything Eat Wasps? : And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask by New Scientist Ever wonder which alcohols tend to give the worst hangovers (hint: clearer alcohols have less of a kick..)? Why your legs will feel stiffer two days after heavy exercise rather than the … Continue reading Does Anything Eat Wasps? : And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask
Mich, Robbie, one of our friend’s kids, and I spent part of this past July 4th enjoying the view of the dozens of fireworks displays from the vantage point of a rental airplane. The weather up North (Pennsylvania and the Northeastern states) was stormy and there were some storm systems to our West but none … Continue reading July 4th from the Air
*Update* Over the Christmas Holidays (December 2006) I replaced the unit that my mother purchased with a WRT54G as well. Her D-Link started exhibiting the same symptoms as did mine and was eventually too much of a nuisance to ignore. These things are junk. I highly recommend against buying them. I’m back using my WRT54G … Continue reading D-Link DI-524 dead now
Got back last night from a pleasant weekend in Hilton Head. Mark Russom is down here for a little over a week. It only seemed natural that we would all fly out to Hilton Head to get in some golf. So on Saturday morning we took a Piper Warrior and headed out. We had great … Continue reading Hilton Head Golfing Weekend
This is more a note to myself as it’s well documented here on the web. It seems I SNAFUed myself by replacing the default “404 – page not found” with a customized version that prompted folks to search my site specifically for whatever it was they looking for. After doing this, the tool I use … Continue reading Uploading Pictures to Gallery2
What, Me Pregnant? A For Better or for Worse Collection As always, Lynn Johnston’s cartoon chronicle of family life is one of the best comic offerings out there. I have to admire the fact that the characters have grown up with me and at the same rate as me. That was a pretty gutsy approach … Continue reading What, Me Pregnant? A For Better or for Worse Collection
Thriving on Vague Objectives : A Dilbert Collection (Dilbert) Another winner from Scott Adams, there is nothing I don’t find funny about Dilbert cartoons. That Scott is still able to remain so in touch with the comedy that is the modern workplace is amazing to me!
I had a problem where my Outlook PST was duplicated and showed up twice in the “All Mail Folders” list. I found a similar issue on the Computing.net site (read it here) but I could not post a follow up. In case the link fails, here is a quick summary of the original problem and … Continue reading Outlook Duplicate Personal Folders
