Yesterday, I got a new Wells Fargo debit card in the mail. Now, I have multiple accounts with them, with multiple cards, and none were expiring. The new card had a different number from any of the cards I have. So I had no idea what account this new card was linked to, or which old one I should destroy. That's inconvenience #1.

So I called Wells ( Read more... )

11:06 do Nugget and/or equiraptor have their iPhone 3G's yet? ;)
11:07 they're probably sweating in a line outside the apple store
11:07 can't you just order those things online?
11:11 but then you wouldn't get it NOW!
11:11 the US is the country of instant gratification NOW. drill off
Florida NOW. get your iPhone NOW.
11:12 ( Read more... )

It's almost First Wednesday, and that means Nuclear Tacos. This Wednesday they will be hosted by ME at my new place on 13266 Kerrville Folkway. Usual time (7:30), unusual place!

Map is here, it's in the same subdivision as the Cowhouse (Milwood), you can recognize the house by the firehydrant at the curb and the red Ford Thunderbird in the ( Read more... )

You are 87% REAL Texan!!

High five, you're a complete Texan. People from other states should tremble in your presence because they're simply not worthy. Let them bow before you and convey their undying adoration to you while they announce their true desire to be Texan.

How Texan Are You?

I have some friends from NL coming in this week. Who's up for Salt Lick on Friday night?

This is surreal. The building that I looked at for many years sitting in my office on the 14th floor of the EE building is no more. A short-circuit caused a major fire, ending in the partial collapse of the building. Many of my architecture college friends went to college in that building ( Read more... )

For those of you who think English pronunciation is easy or logical, I present to you this poem "The Chaos" by Dutch writer, traveler and teacher Dr Gerard Nolst Trenité from 1920.

An excerpt:

Dearest creature in creation ( Read more... )

Reading Slashdot these days is like visiting the IT guy at work. He's infuriatingly smug and cares passionately about stuff you don't care about, and views your lack of interest as further confirmation of his intellectual superiority. Enjoy.

-- Time Magazine most overrated blogsP.S. The other overrated blogs are worthy too ( Read more... )

I'm still convinced that Continental Airlines is the best way to fly domestically ( Read more... )