Tuesday, August 30, 2005LO BATTIt is very important to remember to charge your batteries. Especially if you do the kind of spur-of-the-moment photography that I do. Sign in to see full entry.Monday, August 29, 2005The LA Looters: 1992 and 1994 In ComparisonI was living in LA during the Rodney King debacle in1992 and I moved back home in June of that year. During the riots there was looting. Quite a few people ended up in the hospital and quite a few others died. There were calls from well known leaders to "understand" the violence and the looting. I... Sign in to see full entry.Kentucky Fried CellphoneARRRRGH! I bought this phone almost a year ago because I wanted an updated phone with a color screen and no camera. Then the speaker on the phone died. So I could only hear by using the headset. You might say that's a good thing because it forces me to use the headset while driving. Okay I'll grant... Sign in to see full entry.Austin and KatrinaThis is a screenshot from weather dot com of the 10-day forecast for Austin during the wake of Katrina. Looks like our high pressure defense shield is working. Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, August 28, 2005Yes, I Accept T-MailBut, please, no J-Mail. On August 20, 2005 the San Jose Mercury News published an article by Kimra McPherson on the return of the typewriter. The article at the Mercury News site is archived and they want $$$ to let you read it. I found a copy at the Greensboro, NC News-Record. Apparently some... Sign in to see full entry.Why A Little Information Can Be A Dangerous ThingStalkers have quite a bit of help from unknowing participants. In 1993 when Former President George Bush moved into his offices in Houston, the then Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle published two or three pieces of information that, put together, gave away his location. Now I understand all... Sign in to see full entry.Conversation in the NarthexHim: The, uh, guestbook is right there. Me: Um, I'm a member here. Him: Oh, okay, then good morning. It's not his fault. I have only been a member for 4 months and I attend more Saturdays than Sundays. More and more people know me so this should be a rarity. Sign in to see full entry.It's nice to be almost not recognizedBefore April 21 I had a lot of restaurants I frequented. One of them is a Chinese diner near where I work. One of the waitresses and I have sort of befriended each other. She always sits at my table and we talk about whatever is going on in our lives. It's kind of an odd friendship. We don't hang... Sign in to see full entry.Thank You. I could have used that last week when I was there.I just got a mini-catalogue offering me $20 off any $75+ purchase. I was in the store a week ago. It would have come in handy then. Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, August 25, 2005My Campaign Against the BuckeyesI've got this blog rivalry going with my friend Doug. He's a Buckeye by marriage, but he is playing the part well. At work there are three guys who are copy editors in Sports who are Buckeyes. So I've made a list and am talking to people to win them over to the side of the Longhorns who didn't go to... Sign in to see full entry. |
