Monthly Archives: February 2006

I guess it starts tomorrow…

Tomorrow isn’t my first day, but it is the step in that direction. I fly down to LAX to start the process of working for “the new company”. For those of you who haven’t heard – I’m no longer workin’ … Continue reading

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Cinnamon rolls

I was mentioning cinnamon rolls to a friend the other day, and she suggested Mae’s Cafe, up at 65th and Phinney Ave. Since I’m always on the lookout for a really good cinnamon roll, Karen and I headed up there … Continue reading

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It’s done!!!

BEFORE: (and to be fair, that’s pretty cleaned up from really before….) AFTER:

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So there is this book…

So there is this book, Sex, Intimacy, and Business, which I haven’t yet read. A friend recommended it to me, but I haven’t either picked it up yet. Still, I found tonight (through a very roundabout path) that they have … Continue reading

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Indulging..

Today I’m indulging with a little Zepplin in the background. I caught a snippet of something in a shop the other day, and realized that I hadn’t listened to those albums in ages. So today is a Zepplin day at … Continue reading

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Incredible! Audio recording from 2000 years ago!

Okay – maybe a little more than 200 years, still… This has nothing to do with modern geek tech, but it’s still really incredible. I picked this up from Digg – Archaeologists get ancient audio from grooves on Pompeii pottery. … Continue reading

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Darned cold today

It was darned cold today, but the guys were out here working even still. I figured it might be below the mark, but they said it was all “OK”, so they were out there. The steps are finalized and mortared … Continue reading

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More Pics!

Fitting the risers to the stairs: The finished top surface, the second picture a little better at seeing the risers that they fitted: And finally, the stairs from the front: They’re not here today because of the cold – you … Continue reading

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Three applications NOT to have open while you are focused

Adium, NetNewsWire, and Mail. Good lord, they just suck your attention. Of course, I don’t have many complaints at the moment – since I’m just hangin’ out. Sometimes, in fact, I wish they’d generate a little more stuff to keep … Continue reading

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Fable

Well, I’ve finally finished Fable on the XBox. That was a neat game – I bought it MUCH later than when it came out, picked it up off the “used sale” shelf at one of the local game stores. That’s … Continue reading

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