Fixed the blog

Well, I had some issues after the last upgrade.  This included phantom tags on posts and the visual/html buttons not working one bit.
My webhost is notoriously slow when it comes to ftp type stuff, so I was understandibly reluctant to do any work on the site and kept putting it off.
Tonight, I decided it was [...]

No Comments »Filed under: LifePosted on August 29th, 2008

The Mojave Experiment

Someone sent me a link to the Mojave Experiment: http://www.mojaveexperiment.com/
This is amusing, and good marketing on their part.
Unfortunately, if you’re smart enough to realize it - there’s a huge hole in this campaign - they are showing Vista on a Vista compliant and ready computer.
Vista looks and acts great as an OS, if you have [...]

No Comments »Filed under: NewsPosted on August 7th, 2008

Who will watch the Watchmen?

Morticai’s Journal, August 4th, 2008. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their wastes and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout “Save us!”… and I’ll look down and whisper, “no.”
Sorry - couldn’t help myself. That’s one of the opening lines from the ‘Watchmen’ [...]

No Comments »Filed under: NewsPosted on August 4th, 2008

Shelfari

Spent some time yesterday trolling a new site I discovered: Shelfari.
I went ahead and signed up and put in as many books as I could. A link to my shelf is: http://www.shelfari.com/thenewuniverse/shelf
Check it out - sign up and let’s be friends.
~P

No Comments »Filed under: NewsPosted on August 3rd, 2008

The Touch Free Car Wash

I wish I’d invented this. I mean, it’s a fantastic scam and has to be hugely profitable.
The concept: pull your car into a car wash where water and soap is sprayed at it. No ‘harsh and abrasive’ thingies whipping around, scrubbing that dirt away - oh no, this is all water. And [...]

No Comments »Filed under: NewsPosted on August 1st, 2008