I've been watching ST:U (Stargate Universe for the non-SyFy watchers out there) and I just can't understand what the deal is with recent SciFi shows and the urge to make them look like documentaries.  It's bad enough that they have to use hand-held cameras and that I feel like I'm going to be sea sick after watching a few minutes of the show.  And ( Read more... )

American Airlines is running a double mile deal, so it's time to run all over the place on the weekends to try and keep my status with them for next year.  Believe me, it's worth it -- the upgrades to first/business the past two weekends have more than paid for the flight it took to get the status last year.

Anyway, so far it's been Boston and NYC ( Read more... )

Welcome to California, one of only three states to have a constitution that removes rights from it's citizens (and the only one to remove one after it was legally granted).  Or at least it looks that way at the moment, since proposition 8 is on the brink of passing.

I'm not sure which disgusts me more -- the borderline illegal methods used by the " ( Read more... )

From CollegeHumor:

Sarah Palin Disney Trailer
An Alaskan hockey mom becomes Vice President in the wackiest family comedy of the year! Sound familiar?

Ok, so my name finally came up on the list and I got my new Prius -- after only waiting 65 days. Apparently that is a short wait, I've heard stories of folks waiting for as much as 4-5 months, and then paying a few $K over the sticker price! Thank you Costco. I paid $250 under MSRP and got the car I wanted ( Read more... )

Can I have some clear skies please? The smoke from the fires in northern Cal. has done a really nice job of filling the air in the bay area. Here's an example:

Last Saturday's San Jose Sky


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I just realized that I never followed up on my experiences with Sprint and E*Trade. Just for the record, they did both do something to try and make me happy -- while not completely resolving the issue ( Read more... )

It seems like any time I call anyone lately I end up arguing with their customer "service" people, and then their managers. What every happened to the concept of customer *service* instead of "we repeat what is written in front of us and ignore everything you say ( Read more... )

As of Sunday another year has passed and the annual junior theatre production has come to a close. As usual, we had lots of kids (47 8-18 year olds, 7 weeks of rehearsal, 15 performances over 4 weekends), and as always some were great, some not so great, and some merely annoying. Pippin may have been an odd choice for a junior production, but it' ( Read more... )

(back dating to last week since I should have posted this then ( Read more... )