I’ve finally found a lightweight RSS plugin for Firefox that I can live with. It took weeks of searching, but I have to say I’m really happy with “RSS Reader Panel.” It’s simple, it’s fast, and it also supports Atom feeds. The folks at Blogger seem to think that Atom is the wave of the…

Tammy just sent me this magical math trick- 1) Punch the first three digits of your home phone number into your calculator (without the area code.) 2) Multiply by 80 3) Add 1 4) Multiply by 250 5) Add the last four digits of your home phone number 6) Add the last four digits of…

Yesterday The New York Times ran a cool little story about the design of the Tivo remote control. Mine’s getting a little grungy after being used for so many years…maybe I should get a new one. After all, they come in different colors now and they’ve added a few buttons too…

I’m really in the mood for a big bowl of macaroni salad. Maybe I’ll make some this weekend.

If you fall asleep while driving and you’re not wearing a seat belt, this can happen to you. (has sound and graphic imagery!)

If anyone reading this is interested in purchasing Creative Memories scrapbook supplies, let me know because Tammy’s thinking about selling their stuff.

Disney bought the Muppets yesterday in a move that many people had been expecting for years. I have mixed feelings on this. On the one hand, I feel that the Muppets are a tired and old franchise and not much has been done with them since the early 80s. I think that a lot of…

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy watch out! Straight Plan for the Gay Man is coming!

When we moved into our house a year and a half ago, there were a few stains on the carpets downstairs near the kitchen. I’d been cleaning them up with various kinds of carpet cleaners which had all worked reasonably well. However there was this one big stain that I couldn’t get out no matter…

They said it couldn’t be done, and they were wrong! PocketSNES is a work-in-progress Super Nintendo emulator for the Game Boy Advance. You read that right!