Archive for December, 2008
Crappy Prius (really)
It really is a crappy Prius. I do not know the details yet and won’t until at least Monday. My 2002 Prius had some sort of electrical short which completely drained the battery, according to the mechanic I had the car towed to today. The special hybrid battery [Read More]
Crappy Prius
I have an automobile emergency (well, it’s safely parked in the driveway; just doesn’t start), and I’ve been trying for an hour to call the nearby repair shop that often gets recommended. Unfortunately, I keep getting a recording: “Lines are [Read More]
Toastie Crockpot Surprise #6
After an 11-month hiatus, I shall be using my Crock-Pot® again in the morning, for what I believe will be the sixth time in just over two years. I have no idea what I’m going to attempt. Past attempts: #1, November 2006. Some variation on German potato salad that [Read More]
Out With The Old
Toastiest 4.0 isn’t quite done yet, but I figured I’ll be more motivated to finish it if it’s already in production. I’d been trying to resolve a huge bug for two weeks that I finally figured out, so now I’m just putting it out there as a [Read More]
Final Countdown
Actually, just a scene from Arrested Development, season one, circa 2003. My Arrested Development DVDs have been my favorite entertainment of 2008. [Read More]
Toastchee #37: Julia
Ormond. She’s in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which I saw today and perhaps will say something more about some other time. For now, I’m reminded of how much I enjoyed her in the 1995 film Sabrina. I have not seen the original with Audrey Hepburn, and I [Read More]
Two Degrees
The holidays are a funny time. One remembers things such that he is only two degrees separated from ___ ___. I have very few living blood relatives, but among them is a second cousin whose $100,000 Bar Mitzvah I attended at a posh New York City hotel some twenty years ago. [Read More]
Toastchee #36: Every Now and Then
I’ll listen to this. For the past couple of years, I’ve listened to Tori’s rendering. [Read More]
Resisting Satan on Christmas
I had heard that Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate holidays. Boy, they sure get into the anti-celebratory mood. They are touring my neighborhood handing out pamphlets warning about how Satan rules the world and offering advice on how we can resist wicked [Read More]
Silent Night Not
This post is not in the spirit of the holiday season. It’s just a post to vent so I can go back to trying to relax, which I have not been able to do for the past three hours or so. My neighbors across the street have insisted on playing their stereo with bass and [Read More]
