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  • December 2005 - Posts

    Looking Backwards
    We've all read summaries of 2005 and what's going to happen in 2006. It's a common theme amongst bloggers it seems. I'm not going to take my turn though. This post is about why an earlier venture of mine (OurLittleNet ) failed, prompted by an article Read More...
    American Express Are Dumb
    I'm pissed off and I'm hoping that ranting here will help. When I rant like this I cling to the extremely remote hope that someone in charge will someday read this. It could happen! My problem today is that American Express' web site was designed and/or Read More...
    Holiday Traditions
    I imagine most families have Holiday Traditions. Here are some of ours: We don't see anyone on Christmas Day. We live thousands of miles from Grandparents anyway, but Christmas Day is now traditionally pajama day. Getting dressed is banned. No-one allowed Read More...
    Purple Madonna
    One time on Hollywood Boulevard I saw a young girl with a baby. It was a crisp winter morning & her hair shone dark purple in the sun. She was panhandling outside the Holiday Inn & the door clerk came out & told her to be on her way & Read More...
    RSS on Pocket PC
    In an effort to make better use of my time, and because my Samsung i700 is now full-time internet connected, I'm wondering about reading some of my new blog subscriptions on my Pocket PC. I found a neat list of Pocket PC RSS readers on about.com but Read More...
    React Quickly
    Lately I've noticed another acceleration in the speed that things happen. I'm not a johhny-come-lately, but today I feel like a rabbit sticking his head out of the ground and watching all these flying rocket-cars whooshing by. =- Whoosh! Did you see that? Read More...
    Automated spam, or coincidence?
    Everyone knows (or everyone technically competent with a computer knows) that spammers fake return addresses - so occasionally you'll get people complaining to you about spam that you didn't send. The higher your profile, or the more web sites you have, Read More...
    Google IS Evil
    I think it's becoming pretty obvious to a lot of people that Google has very quietly - and subtly - stepped over that line and become evil. Most large companies are viewed that way of course. How many journalists can mention Microsoft without adding "the Read More...
    1964 Pontiac Catalina
    1964 Pontiac Catalina pics 389 big block, carter carb, 3 speed auto, pumpkin rear, power everything. We love this car! Read More...
    US Citizen
    Oops. I've been here since 1998, but perhaps I'm not quite ready for that next step... You Failed the US Citizenship Test Oops, you only got 4 out of 10 right! Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test? ASP.NET 3.5 Web Hosting: 3 Months FREE + FREE Setup Read More...