Erci and I finally got to hear Jim Webb speak in person at this morning’s Dulles Area Democrats breakfast session in Herndon at Amphora Diner. In person Webb is every bit as impressive as his many fans over at Raising Kaine have said. The great news is that both Harris Miller and Jim Webb will […]
Well, fate popped in and the Toyota dealer I pass every morning on the way to work called me back after this morning’s visit. They had a 2006 Prius, White with Tan interior, option package #6 available today! I considered it a sign, and grapped that machine. I drove the Prius off the lot after […]
Well, it is time to face the fact that my 2001 Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon has become a lemon as it has aged. The truth is I love the ergonomics of the car and especially the ventilated seats so much that I have poured far more money than is sensible into keeping this thing running, […]
There’s quite a lot of confusion over the issues of “Net Neutrality” versus “Hands Off The Internet” on the talk shows, news blogs, and a very confused mainstream media. Part of the problem is that both camps have chosen extremely poor names for their own causes. In case anyone is wondering I am wholeheartedly endorsing […]
So this morning, all my attempts to use google are returning the strangest error, as if I were a spammer or hacker program trying to harvest their site for information. The message reads: “We’re sorry… … but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, […]
It has been almost a month since my employer graciously sent me to a Time Management class (April 25th). The class was contracted out through the FranklinCovey folks, and taught by an enthusiastic evangelist about their planner and organization system (aren’t they all?). I am personally convinced that FranklinCovey’s approach is no better nor any […]
James Webb and Harris Miller had their first televised debate down in Virginia Beach and WVEC (Channel 13) has it online here (it is choppy and slow, and their site is loaded with cookies/java/scripts, but eventually plays out the show). Many thanks to Virginia Centrist for pointing out the debate in his (or her) blog.
Wow, just when you think you lead an extraordinary and adventurous life, you discover someone else if having even greater adventures. This afternoon the Kojo Nnamdi show on our local PBS affiliate covered the amazing story of Stevie Smith and Jason Lewis and their human powered journey around the world! You can check it all […]
So I had trouble figuring out how to activate the Akismet filters on my WordPress blog, because I could not find my own API Key – turns out you must register a WordPress.com blog to get that key. This became more important recently because the amount of spam commentary showing up on my blog was […]
This is an experimental post with MarsEdit 1.1.2. Not sure I like it just yet. I have used MacJournal quite a bit and I like the way I can use it to post to both LiveJournal and WordPress (or Blogger), but it lacks a few features that are available at the admin interfaces on LiveJournal’s […]
