Month: August 2007
Change comes from within your pockets
Everyone has their change bowl(s), right? I decided to empty mine out unto the bike shop. 20 lbs of change translated into $188.28, and a number of fewer banks trips for the shop. .25 x 438 = $109.50 .10 x 466 = $46.60 .05 x 372 = $18.60 .01 x 1330 = $13.33 2606 coins… Continue reading Change comes from within your pockets
Richard Dawkins “Enemies of Reason” (1 of 2)
Left-Handed OSX Method
On Saturday, I learned through the bike shop that my friend Gene’s wife, Marcy, had suffered a serious stroke. The next day, a Slashdot article on communicating with hospitalized people was put on their main page, and I sent it to Tim who had been visiting Marcy and their family. Through the subsequent comments/links to… Continue reading Left-Handed OSX Method
Bash.org on Named Storms
Quote #796356: [mfts] Who the fuck is the one naming hurricanes? [mfts] They somehow manage to give them the least threatening names ever. [mfts] If I turned on the news and heard that Hurricane Erin was coming I’d think to myself, “Erin? I could take that slut.” [mfts] If I turned on the news and… Continue reading Bash.org on Named Storms
Weighing in at 3.57 lbs, in blue – HITOMI!
Yesterday, amidst mountains of work asplodiness, I had a shining moment; my Seven Verve was delivered to the shop. Joy apparently comes in increments of 3.57 lbs of titanium:Quoth the Stimpy: “Oh, Joy!” According to BabyNames.com, Hitomi is Japanese for “blue eyes”, while BehindTheName.com says it is Japanese for “pupil of the eye”. It can… Continue reading Weighing in at 3.57 lbs, in blue – HITOMI!
This should be about Alaska but…
I haven’t gotten around to that. So in lieu, three things: Congrats to Mikey, whose team will compete in the DARPA Grand Challenge with two new friends/hashers of mine, Just Matt and and Just Aaron. Go Team Gray! Tomorrow is the Red Dress Run. Secondly, tonight is the first Saints home game of the season!… Continue reading This should be about Alaska but…