My friend Ben is a big advocate for building more rail transit, and having sat in traffic for 80 minutes each day on my commute, I'm not sure I disagree (though none of the transit options on the upcoming ballot would help me any). One of the arguments he likes to use in favor of rail, as opposed to more buses is that "trains don't get stuck in ( Read more... )

Ever hear the expression "Never trust anyone over thirty"? It's usually said by someone to whom it does not apply yet. I've always thought the saying was a bit shortsighted, since, if you apply similar logic, you must conclude that folks not over thirty, while potentially trustworthy, aren't particularly reliable ( Read more... )

Paraphrased from an actual online conversation"I'm trying to do X. Can you help me ( Read more... )

You read that subject line correctly, a major credit card company actually got their customer service right. Unfortunately, the reason I had to call is their billing department got it wrong.

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... and so does procrastination.

kreely headed out about 11pm, destined for one of the late-night mail collection centers which stayed open til midnight.

Tax time sucks.

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PS: Everybody wish misterflames a happy over-the-hill. He turns 40 today. Makes me feel young again. :)

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No, it's not the Guess Who nor is it Santa Claus, for at least a couple more months.

No, in this case, President Bush is visiting to plug for one of our local Republican incumbents.
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My friend Chalain once noted an interesting characteristic about me.  "The good news is that Pi can be taught," he says.  "The bad news is that Pi has to be taught."  So it is with editing Wikipedia.
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Everybody else is posting about this on their journals, and I don't want my readers to miss out on a single Potter update. So, here's my obligatory Harry Potter update:

The seventh book has been out for 48 hours so far, and I haven't even cracked the cover. Not one page.

You can count on me to keep you updated as events unfold.

I had occasion to visit the local Comcast store today to drop off some equipment, though I didn't know at the time that I'd be treated to some drama. I pulled into the parking lot of the Redmond store about ten minutes to noon under a partly-cloudy, but still warm and sunny sky. The lobby as I walked in contained four people ( Read more... )