So in my attempt to get back into the whole social networking groove, I finally took the plunge and joined Twitter. For those of you that don’t spend far too much of your precious lives online, Twitter is a micro-blogging service. No images, no movies, all posts must be less then 140 characters.
I really don’t [...]
Archive for May, 2008
I Like To Share
May 28th, 2008
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I like to share stuff. I like find a lot of stuff on teh interwebs and I would like to share it. The problem I run into, is that almost no one I know actually uses Google Reader, which has a nifty interface for sharing.
So sharing through reader is kind of out of the question. [...]
Getting More Social
May 27th, 2008
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I go back and forth with the social media thing. Granted, it has made the web a much more interesting place to be. But 90% is pure and utter crap. Instead of communication, it seems like a bunch of people making connections then having nothing to talk about.
Such was the case [...]
Working Memorial Day Stinks
May 26th, 2008
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It’s 80 degrees and sunny outside and I am stuck at work. Ahh, the joys of being part of a 24X7 operation. Besides working today, it was a pretty good weekend. We spent along time in clearing out the the ivy that has slowly been trying to consume the house and [...]
Funny Stuff From Around the Net
May 23rd, 2008
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I found these two things today that were just hilarious:
You almost feel sorry for the telemarketer:
Much more geeky, but still as hilarious:
Sean’s Blog – Now With 50% More Navel Gazing!
May 22nd, 2008
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I keep going back and forth on how to run this blog. I want something that isn’t constrained to a topic and is just generally about me, but I also like to write about technology and would like to make an attempt at running a serious blog (ie by serious I mean getting more professional [...]
Remember The (Milk) Books
May 21st, 2008
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For a while now I’ve been using Remeber The Milk and while it is useful, the reason I’ve really come to love it is for how it lets me keep track of books. I read a lot and, like most of you, I am always finding or hearing about books I would like to read. [...]
Flight Of The Concords
May 20th, 2008
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Friday night, Jess and I went to see Flight of the Concords. Having told a good amount of people, I was kind of shocked that not many people know who they are. they have a show on HBO that just finished up it’s first season and I’d totally recommend it. I generally [...]
TaxAct and the Stimulus Check
May 19th, 2008
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So May 16th has come and gone and no Economic Stimulus Check has shown up in my bank account. I was getting pretty worried that there was some sort of snafu, but then I ran across this piece of information.
Apparently, if you used TaxAct software to file your taxes (like I did) and chose direct [...]
Book Review : Bridge of Birds
May 16th, 2008
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Bridge of Birds – Barry Hughart
A while back on Whatever, there was a discussion on literary one hit wonders and Barry Hughart was talked about quiet favorably. I’d never heard on Hughart or Bridge of Birds before and I though that I would give it a try. Boy was I glad I did. [...]
