Monthly Archives: October 2005

bono on u.s. evangelism

I’m wary of faith outside of actions. I’m wary of religiosity that ignores the wider world. RollingStone.com: U2 : Bono : News A first test of Flock as a blogging tool. The verdict: very overwroght code (though W3C compliant), but it works.

flock: browsing the future

As anybody who knows me is aware, I’m a big fan of Mozilla’s Firefox and Camino web browsers, as well as their Thunderbird email application. I’m also a big fan of blogs and RSS feeds, which are a great way to do a “one-stop” lookup of your friends and favorites. Recently, I’ve become very fond

the nostalgia of good toys

While perusing BoingBoing this morning, I found a link to one person’s list of his top 100 toys. It’s a great list, with witty entries for all 100 toys. While the writer is UK-based, and some of the toys never made their way to the States, there’s a lot of commonality and nostalgia. I especially

friday funny: finger your hummer

I found this one over at Daily Kos and had to share: Wouldn’t you feel better giving all those guys with “size issues” wro drive Hummers (specifically the H2, but the H1 and H3 are certainly game) a piece of your mind? Tired of seeing them cut you off in traffic due to the vehicle’s

two hours and change with bono

Last night’s U2 show was really great: super music, great show, perfect sound (for a sports arena). Bono was in fine voice, The Edge played some wonderful, understated guitar, Adam Clayton kept his simple basslines chugging along, and Larry Mullen was a rock on the drums. The stage – an adaptation of their heart-shaped setup

copyright infringement – the annual plan

Wanna be by-the-books in your day-to-day life? Then be sure to get permission before you sing “Happy Birthday” in public.

r.i.p. tater the gator

It seems that knee-jerk renaming lameness has hit my favorite minor league baseball team. As of 2:00 pm today, the Norwich Navigators became the Connecticut Defenders. Whereas their old logo featured a seafaring alligator, the new logo is centered around a submarine – an obvious nod to the military-industrial complex that is the Groton Naval

mmmm…. skittlebrau

Just time for a random reference to The Simpsons: The Art of Skittlebräu

two new tires

The Subaru needed a new tire up front. I’ve suspected that it needs some alignment work for a while, and the right-front tire had worn very strangely. So yesterday we drove over to Costco to get a new tire for the car. I thought that it’d be one tire, in and out. But it turns

border sauce wisdom

As seen on today’s Border Sauce packet from Taco Hell: Bike tires scare me. Funny – I don’t find bike tires all that scary.