Category Archives: random
Health Insurance
No, I’m not going to propose a solution to our health care cost problems. I’m just going to give a great example of the problem (and maybe point out that a lot of the effort made so far on solving … Continue reading
Backslash
This is a backslash: \ It’s also known as a reverse solidus, oblique, slosh, hack, escape, reverse slash, backslant, backwhack, bash, reverse slant, reversed virgule, or backslat. This, which is somewhat similar, is a forward slash: / If you’re reading … Continue reading
Cheap Bluetooth Headsets
Apparently I’m a sucker for cheap Bluetooth headsets. I’ve owned quite a few over the years and I’ve never been happy with them. Maybe that’s what I get for buying cheap ones. Maybe I should take the plunge and buy … Continue reading
Ike
I used to live in Houston and made several trips down to Galveston. It looks like Hurricane Ike is headed that way and I just hope everyone down there finds a safe place to ride it out.
09/11
So today is September eleventh. Of course nobody calls it that – we all call it nine eleven. It has been seven years since the 09/11. There wasn’t much talk of the terrorist attacks today. There was the dedication of … Continue reading
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Last Friday evening my wife and I were sitting down to enjoy an episode of 24 (we’re only on Season Two – don’t tell us what happens) and we thought it would be nice to have a drink. We were … Continue reading
Diet Pepsi
I don’t care too much about brands but Diet Pepsi is terrible. Diet Coke is good. Please enjoy the completely random, unrelated Diet Pepsi image.
Do You Feel Like We Do
I’m not much of a music buff. I do enjoy the 1976 album Framptom Comes Alive! and obviously the best track is “Do You Feel Like We Do.” The live version clocks in at 14:16 (that’s over 14 minutes long!). … Continue reading
Very Short Movie Reviews
I don’t watch too many movies – and the ones I do get to see are almost always seen at home (DVD or download). In fact, in the past four years (since my first kid was born) I think I’ve … Continue reading