Monthly Archives: August 2006

When I was a kid, I thought serendipity meant the act of finding something when you weren’t looking for it. I guess this kind of works, as the real definition is a fortunate accident. I’m not sure where this association … Continue reading →

“web-site” “www site” (or “www-site”) “web sight”

I’m excited because I just bought a TV capture card to replace my poor, dead TiVo. I’m going to put it in my old PC (finally a use for it!) and install Linux and MythTV. No more monthly fees! Utilitarian … Continue reading →

It’s become pretty apparent to me in the last week that summer is ending. Sure, the weather hasn’t gotten the memo, but the kids are once again locked in classrooms all day, and the stores are filled with long-sleeved shirts … Continue reading →

Shutter click on a camera Breaking an egg Pop of a champagne bottle Crack of a baseball bat A sneaker hitting pavement during a run

I’ve been kind of disappointed with a lot of the music I’ve bought lately. It’s not bad, but hardly any of the albums have that listen to obsessively quality. It’s not on exclusive rotation or anything, but Josh Ritter’s The … Continue reading →

I made some chocolate chip cookies tonight. Six dozen, in fact. Actually, there are only seventy now, because I ate two of them. I just made the tried-and-true Toll House recipe, with a few modifications. First, I always use half … Continue reading →

Tonight NBC aired the classy extravaganza that is the Miss Teen USA pageant. Now, why I was watching this at all is another discussion about how I like to rot my brain in the evening. In the ceremonial question-and-answer portion … Continue reading →

Movies this summer have been disappointing overall. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest was abysmal, much too long, and just disgraced the good name of the original. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby was funny enough, but Will … Continue reading →

I went to the gym kind of late tonight because I fell asleep during Emeril, as often happens. Food network has a pretty good early evening lineup: two episodes of 30 Minute Meals followed by an episode of Good Eats … Continue reading →