Manners are what we use to hold bad impressions at bay until strangers learn to tolerate us.
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Posted in News on Oct 30th, 2007
(Globe and Mail, Canada) Dazed and confused after more than 15 hours of travel, unable to communicate in English and scared because he couldn’t find his mother, Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski was jolted by a taser just 24 seconds after being confronted by police in Vancouver International Airport.That allegation was made Thursday by a lawyer [...]
Posted in Journal on Oct 28th, 2007
Sorry about the twice delay on the final installment of the travelogue. My last few days in Seattle and my return to Atlanta got a bit activity heavy and I had a ton of photos to sort through, but I’ve finally got them online.
Pipistrella made it up Thursday afternoon and we spent the evening [...]
Posted in Journal on Oct 28th, 2007
Ballet, good friends and an after party. Over all, I’d have to say it was a wonderful night. :-)
Congratulations to Suibhne and the rest of the Brooks and Company Dance; a very thought-provoking, stimulating and technically marvelous production.
Posted in Journal on Oct 26th, 2007
My computer speakers have about 6 years on them. I’ll be the first to admit that speakers are pretty low on my computer hardware list (I generally live through headphones), but these are bad even by my standards. I think its high time I consider replacing them, but I’m having a hard time finding successors [...]
Posted in Reviews on Oct 23rd, 2007
For years I recommended iPowerweb.com to my friends and several small businesses. I was impressed with their robust hosting as well as the relatively inexpensive costs, not to mention a great up-time. On the few occasions I had to call support, their representatives were knowledgeable, frank and efficient. However, all that has started to change [...]
Posted in Squirrels on Oct 19th, 2007
(Jersey Journal) A kamikaze squirrel fell from the sky and detonated a Bayonne woman’s car yesterday, police said today. Lindsey Millar, 23, and her brother, Tony, 22, were both home Wednesday at about 12:45 p.m. when Lindsey’s car suddenly started burning outside their 42nd Street home. Tony Millar said firefighters told them it was [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 19th, 2007
(Ars Technica) The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has taken up a new battle against pirates, but this one is different than previous legal pursuits. The UK-based organization acts as the worldwide arm for the music recording industry, but as widely reported, it apparently forgot to renew its .com top-level domain in time before [...]
Posted in Bush on Oct 18th, 2007
Reporter: Mr. President, following up on Vladimir Putin for a moment, he said recently that next year, when he has to step down according to the constitution, as the president, he may become prime minister; in effect keeping power and dashing any hopes for a genuine democratic transition there …
Bush: I’ve been planning that myself.
Mystech: [...]
Posted in Journal on Oct 11th, 2007
Discovery Park is this lovely 500+ acre hiking park on the Magnolia Peninsula in Seattle. We hiked the loop trail and then went down to the beach front. At 60, my mom is a hiking machine, whoa unto the young hipster that thinks he/she will be passing her on a trail. The aforementioned beach features [...]
Posted in Journal on Oct 11th, 2007
I flew out to Seattle at dark o’clock yesterday morning. I had my first encounter with TSA’s barefoot shuffle. Apparently carrying too many gadgets immediately draws their attention. “Sir, what does this do?” The flight itself was wonderful. Ironically, I was seated next to a charming 78 year old Italian woman.
Because the flight was during [...]
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