Having my old Zune back has been a real blessing. Not only is it convenient to both my clock and wallet, but I had really started missing listening to the podcasts I've become hooked on. There are a number of nights where I face a mildly long, dark, lonely drive home from work, and having the podcasts playing through my cassette adapter have been ( Read more... )

This afternoon I was rummaging through my desk at work, looking for a business card for a story. I opened up a drawer and slid aside the panel at the top of it. And there it was ( Read more... )

Well, the feasibility of satellite internet seems pretty low, but I've still managed to do the next-best thing ( Read more... )

I haven't had a whole lot of luck with geocaching travel bugs, the trackable dog tags you can attach to... just about anything you want to travel from cache to cache. Several have gone missing only after a couple moves or just haven't been moved at all ( Read more... )

My dad made a pretty good point about satellite internet tonight. Basically, I pay about $50 per month for my phone line (used almost solely for the Internet nowadays) and $12 per month for dial-up service. That's basically the $60 per month I could pay for satellite ( Read more... )

My faithful, beloved, chunkier-than-average Zune is currently missing ( Read more... )

There's a cool little nugget in the "Your Brain is More Messed Up than You Think" realm that I found out about last night ( Read more... )

Things I wish to do, in both short-term and long-term sizes. Starting off weakly, but updated periodically. Suggestions welcome.

Short-term:
1. Visit the Erie Zoo (and its red pandas)
2. Attend the "Kimono As Art" exhibit in Canton, OH.
3. Create a pasta dish from a recipe recently given to me.

Long-term:
1. Find geocaches in at least 25 states.

By now you may have heard about President Obama's apology regarding a slip on The Tonight Show in which he compared his bowling skills to the Special Olympics ( Read more... )

How many threads tie together the events that compose our lives? Struggles, successes, triumphs, tragedies... Can so much culminate into one moment with a deep and lasting impact?

Will or coincidence? "The Shot that Saved Lives" by Thomas Lake: Leave a comment