Max went trick-or-treating for the first time last night, and had a ball. Jen took him around our block and hit a dozen or so houses. Then, I took him over to my family’s house, and he hit a few more. He was more interested in handing out candy and playing with his Uncle Steve. He’s a cutie… check out his pre-trick-or-treat pic I took right before they got bundled up and headed out.
Something Not Really Cool, But Kinda-Sorta Interesting
So, El Presidente threw out the first pitch in New York the other night. He made it across the plate! I know, how hard can it be to throw a ball 60 (is that how far it is) feet? Well, he dad didn’t do it. I have burned in the back of my brain George Bush Senior throwing a ball in the dust about 15 feet short of home plate. I don’t even know why I remember it, but it made my little teenage brain wonder about how much power this guy actually had if he can’t even throw a baseball.
There you have it, my less than cool but slightly interesting tidbit of the morning.
Oh, and I spent my
Oh, and I spent my dollar. I don’t think I should wax poetic about money.
Frugal Kevie
I have a single dollar bill in my wallet. That’s it. It’s lonely. It’s been the only cash in my wallet for 5 days now. I think about getting a soda or a bagel and then change my mind. Is it because my wallet would then be empty, or because I want to hold on to this dollar for as long as I can? Why don’t I just go to the ATM and get some 20’s to share space with my single Mr. Washington?
Instead of paying bills like
Instead of paying bills like a good little consumer, I’m going to start the redesign. Any last-minute requests? Hahahahaha, you don’t get to tell me what to do!! I’m not at work! I get to do WHATEVER I WANT!!! Woo-hoo!
Work is really busy, so
Work is really busy, so sorry if you’re expecting new content. I did manage to take pictures of my old Little People for the redesign, which I’ll hopefully get time to work on this week sometime. Should be funny…
Post Traumatic Patriotism Overload
Is anyone else tired of commercials that try to play to our sense of patriotism? Whether it’s the big 4 automakers asking us to “Keep America Rolling” by going into amazing amounts of debt to buy their overpriced, under-tested vehicles? Is it the low-budget mail order companies offering us crappy plastic flags for our cars, lapels or other “smooth surfaces”?
Patriotism is not spending money. It’s not being a good little consumer. It’s not listening to some skinny, snobby Canadian chick sing God Bless America.
When will Bush stop telling us to keep spending and start telling us what isn’t going to be the same? When will he corral the voices in his administration? It seems the leaks come from all over, and even the spokespeople can’t keep their stories straight. I with they would stop sending Dick Cheney and John Ashcroft out to play bad cop while the President keeps talking about the “evil ones”, which makes this sound like a video game and not a war.
From Geek to Geek: If
From Geek to Geek: If you’re planning on triple-booting between OS X, OS 9.2.1 and YellowDog, make sure you don’t make your OS X partition UFS. It won’t work so well. Just a kind word from your friend, Me.
In the same vein as
In the same vein as Alison’s List, the five people I’d most like to have dinner with (they have to still be alive) Who would you like to have dinner with?.
- Garrison Keilor
- John Stockton
- Philip Greenspun (which isn’t fair, because I have had dinner with him)
- Bela Fleck
- William H. Macy
I’m not into chest-thumping, but
I’m not into chest-thumping, but wow. This editorial is rather enlightening.