Monthly Archives: December 2011

Movies!

By | December 28, 2011

Bad news: Strep throat Good news: 2 days of watching movies! Some short reviews Colombiana: like any other film by Luc Besson. Think “The Professional” and “La Femme Nikita” with a latin flair. Rise of the Planet of the Apes: pretty good. CGI was done very well and there was actually a pretty good storyline.… Read More »

Christmas Bounty

By | December 26, 2011

Alternate title: Why Amazon Wish Lists have made Christmas so much better.* I didn’t get anything that made me say “Why the heck would you think I might use that?” Here are the highlights: Belkin F8Z492-P Bluetooth Music Receiver: I haven’t listened to the radio in months…probably nearly a year. I download podcasts to my… Read More »

It’s like a rip in the space-time continuum

By | December 26, 2011

My normal commute: ~55 minutes My “school’s out” commute: ~40 minutes My “There is precipitation on the ground, in the air, in the forecast, or it possibly looks like it might rain sometime this week” commute: ~1hr 15 minutes Today I made it to the office in 26 minutes, and I stopped for breakfast on… Read More »

Let me know how that works out for you

By | December 23, 2011

I know I’ve talked about this before, but since I can’t find a link I’ll mention it again. There is a neighborhood in Nashville called East Nashville, or just “East” to some people. East Nashville has been “up and coming” or “in the process of gentrification” for at least the last 15, probably 20 years.… Read More »

Eff GoDaddy

By | December 22, 2011

Apparently they think SOPA is just great. I’ve never used GoDaddy since I always felt they were a bit sleazy. I switched all my domains to NameCheap.com earlier this year and they are awesome. They are so awesome, in fact, that if you use coupon code SOPASucks they’ll transfer your domain for $6.99. Go do… Read More »

This is my shocked face

By | December 22, 2011

Last year, Republican Speaker Beth Harwell told legislators not to bring up gun bills. Looks like the leadership is doing it again this year. Remind me why I spent so much effort getting a Republican majority in the TN House? I have forgotten.

Like you and me, only better

By | December 22, 2011

If YOU get caught selling counterfeit goods, expect to get raided, your stuff to get confiscated, and spend some time in prison. If a Detective gets caught selling counterfeit goods, expect them to keep their jobs while authorities decide whether or not to demote them. Jailtime is for those other people. Please update your scorecards.