BlogrillaThe big scary monkey of blogs!All is well- January 31, 2005 The weekend went well. More to tell later. For now I'm having a problem with the way Radio is publishing. If you see this message, all is well.http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/30.html#a682 Ewww!- January 28, 2005 Grace came up to me tonight with watery eyes and sniffling and said that the color green was in her nose. I had to think about this for a few minutes because she clearly wanted some help with something. At first I suspected that she had an uncomfortable booger stuck up there and she wanted me to fetch it for her. But the more we talked the more I got the idea that it wasn't normal and she wanted some help. I poked around and got a flashlight but couldn't see anything...http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/27.html#a681 HAH! Good news!- January 27, 2005 I have two gift-related events coming up for which I am rarely prepared. But this year I have BOTH events take care of. On 214 is Valentine's day and 317 is the little woman's birthday. The first of two presents has arrived so I'm at least covered for Valentine's day. Its nothing big, but I know she'll like it.Just know that come 214 my ass will not be in a sling. Ain't that nicehttp://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/27.html#a680 Taxes- January 27, 2005 I think my last two pieces of tax information have arrived, so I should be able to fire up the old TurboTax and see how much Uncle Sam owes me!I've been told over and over again that its best to minimize your income tax return -- that is, if you keep letting the government hold on to your money when you KNOW its too much then its just like giving Uncle Sam an interest free loan. Its very generous but totally unnecessary.I can't do that. I really like getting a bonus in the beginning of...http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/27.html#a679 The new Belkin- January 27, 2005 Last night I installed that new 802.11G router I got from Staples.com for only $20. I was afraid that Belkin would cheap out on the installation process and it would a very arduous task. It wasn't! It was easy as pie! They had stickers all over everything telling you to run the installation software BEFORE plugging in the router. I figured they probably meant it so I followed their instructions.The install process detected that I had a PPOE connection and prompted me for my login info. Then it..http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/27.html#a678 Solomon family snow day- January 26, 2005 As another four to six inches of snow falls today the schools are supposed to be back in session. However, the kids can't walk to school because the sidewalks are impassable, which means they have to walk in the road. This is a dicey proposition with Massachusetts drivers in the first place, much less while its snowing and making the roads an even sloppier nastier mess than they already were. It would helpful if there was space around the school that was plowed so parents could actually park...http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/26.html#a675 New wireless router- January 26, 2005 I saw an excellent deal on one of those 54G wireless routers at Staples.com. It was $60 but had a rebate for -$40 with it! There's free shipping so the only catch is $3 in tax.Normally I stay away from rebate offers because I rarely send in the offer. Its a personal-stupidity-thing. I just never get around to sending in the rebate. HOWEVER! Staples.com has this EasyRebate system where you don't need to cut up a box or anything to get the rebate! Its a webpage where you enter your order number...http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/26.html#a676 Terry Moran- January 26, 2005 I'm very impressed with Mr. Moran! He's the White House correspondent for ABC news. He asked a real humdinger of a question to President Bush today. I thought they weeded out or at least didn't call on people who might ask tricky questions particularly with answers that would entail moral ambiguity. How much do you want to bet that Terry Moran will be on some other assignment within a month http:www.salon.compoliticswar_roomarchive.htmlblog=politicswar_room20050126hattarindex.html"I don't know..http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/26.html#a677 And then hold down the "C" key- January 26, 2005 Work was quiet. Gabriel went sledding. All is well. (except for the iBook. I upgraded the OS to 10.3.7 and the installation process hung and now I'm stuck trying to figure out how to reinstall OS X. command + option + p + r !!)http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/25.html#a674 hPod iPod+hp- January 24, 2005 So I've done it. I used my company's connections to HP to get a big discount off of a new iPod. I called up "Joe" at our distributor and at first he wanted to talk about how many I wanted and I had to confess it was only one. So he hooked me up with a 20GB iPod+HP at a good price.I paid for it with my American Express card then transferred the money from my savings account, to my checking account. THEN I went the Amex web site and paid them for the iPod right away! hot diggity. I love a good...http://www.blogrilla.com/2005/01/24.html#a673 |