I don’t know exactly how to write about this subject as that many elements are sensitive to friends and associates so I won’t go into those. I’m going to try since the purpose of this blog is for me to document thoughts of life for later viewings by me or others (and maybe even comment [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2005’
My Office
Ok, most people who know me also know that I’m a pretty neat and organized person. Well, I saw this show on simplifying your life and it had a section on someone’s office and showed their desk which was way cleaner than mine so… …all day yesterday, I tore apart my desk, computer, peripherals, desk [...]
DirecTV – They make some bad decisions!
We’ve had DirecTV for quite a while (probably 8-10 years because we didn’t like doing business with the cable company in the area which is now under so many changes that it isn’t the same cable company any more) and overall, we have been satisfied customers. We have also had DirecTIVO’s since they first came [...]
Coding Project Done
I’ve updated my Music Property Tool once again. I added the ability to generate Playlists. It doesn’t sound like much but I really couldn’t find a tool that did it the way I needed it done (relative vs absolute paths). It was fun and pretty quick project. Someday, I’ll have to figure out how to [...]
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Well, Kathy and I went and saw this yesterday. I did enjoy it though I thought parts of it were truly baffling. George clearly knows how to make a visually stunning film so all the tech is pretty top notch and there is lots to be wowed over (though, not as much as I thought [...]
Back at some coding
Well, I found that I needed to do something with Playlists (music) and couldn’t find a tool to do it right so now I am back at my nifty tool and giving it some new features. I found the explanation for how Playlists are formated and now it’s a matter of coding it up. Should [...]
Anyone play the Lego Star Wars Video Game?
I’m not much of a video game person. I have a console (Game Cube) but we only have it for the kids. I play the games occasionally for them (Daddy, can you help? Daddy, will you play with me?). Anyway, they are totally into Star Wars (heck, I’m totally into Star Wars!) so we decided [...]
Some important action to take
If you believe as I do, that large companies have too much representation in Washington DC and the American public much too little (that’s you and me!) then I recommend that you go to EFF’s site and help fight the Broadcast Flag effort that the broadcast industry is trying to put together.  The broadcast industry [...]
More stuff to be worried about…
Here is another posting (actually a posting about a posting) on Panda’s Thumb regarding the Kansas Board of Education review of Science teaching evolution.  In it there is a very interesting quote by Andrew Gumbel, a correspondent for the London-based Independent: “Another manifestation of the misdirection of the ID movement is the ludicrous notion that [...]
Where else will this go on?
I don’t know about you but I am afraid of how the fundamentalists are gaining more power and authority around the globe. In the Middle East, that means that the are able to recruit more terrorists and do more dammage to many innocent people all over the world. In our own country though, it is [...]
The Senate really knows how to wrangle…
I came across this in the various reading I do and it talks about Senator Frist actually supporting a fillabuster of a judicial nominee.  Now how does one get out of that entanglement. Obviously, this gets pretty close to making him admit the real reason in this whole thing is that the GOP wants their [...]
Dust
Ok, I know that dust is out there. Heck I even dust spaces that get some use or some visibility. I get those dust “spider-webs” that you can get hanging from ceilings, walls, corners and such. But I’m just not wacky about cleaning all the dust that is around. I mean when you do that, [...]
Maybe Next Time!
Sonics Lost! Bummer. Let’s hope they can keep it together for more than 3 quarters for the next game. Go Sonics!!!
Go Sonics!
I’m watching the NBA Playoffs tonight. The Sonics are having a nail biter with San Antonio tonight. They are even at 2 a piece. This could be a telling game. Go Sonics!
Busy times sneak up on you
It seemed a few days ago that every thing was very easy going. I had nothing that was pressing and was able to be with my family, practice my guitar, do a little woodworking (my entry chest/bench project), and even do a little reading. Well, now it seems that everything has changed. I have more [...]