Archive for October, 2006
Memo to John Kerry: Please just go away
Dear John, You’ve been pretty quiet since November 2004. Your occasional bursts of outrage have been few and far between. So now that the Dems have a real chance to take control of Congress, your voice really isn’t needed, especially when your terribly misguided [Read More]
Back from maternity leave
There’s a director coming back from a long maternity leave tomorrow, and there’s a big banner in her cube for people to sign and welcome her back. I wrote: It’s awesome that Namibia let you bring the baby back here! …because Baby Suri jokes are [Read More]
Hooked on the iTunes
As W is hooked on “the Google”, I am hooked on the iTunes, at least this afternoon. 99 cents for Tori Amos doing Total Eclipse of the Heart. All I ask is that I get to see some beauty in the world each day. So I’ve had mine for today. [Read More]
It’s all coming back to me now
Now I remember why I like the music that I like, because of recordings like this. Just downloaded from iTunes, which, for 99 cents, is far less a pain in the ass than stealing. (don’t judge it just because Celine Dion recorded it) EDIT New album comes out tomorrow. [Read More]
Adding value to the world, one Barry Manilow tune at a time
I received a pleasant surprise in my PayPal account this morning, a $50 donation to Toastie Radio. This follows a $100 donation I received a little over a month ago. I should’ve been motivated after the first big donation to devote some time to TR, but I didn’t [Read More]
Voter data sites
Voter data sites are loads of fun…find out or confirm your coworkers’ political leanings…and if you’re moving, find out the political make-up of your potential new neighborhood. [Read More]
Herman training update
I have been walking Herman with the double leash and Halti ever since last Friday. He got the hang of it pretty quickly, even if it isn’t his ideal way of walking. There are walks when he has more energy stored up than others, and on those days, I have to [Read More]
Lending Tree
Lending Tree sucks Avoid Lending Tree Don’t use Lending Tree Lending Tree : bait and switch Just posted for the benefit of Googlers. I feel no desire to elaborate at the present moment. I should have googled these phrases myself before I went to their site, not [Read More]
