Wow. Every state in the United States (except Florida!) had some sort of snow on the ground today … even Hawaii! It was chilly here, but no snow. If only the panhandle had gotten a little dusting, how cool (no pun intended) would that have been?
Happy New Year!! Like last year, we did our traditional dinner New Year’s Eve dinner at Melting Pot and then headed to First Night for some activities and fireworks before watching the ball drop in Times Square from the comfort of our living room. I can’t believe Dick Clark is still hanging in there! After …
I have been hooked on Angry Birds since I first played the lite version on my iPhone back in April (and then immediately purchased the full version). I started over from scratch when I bought the HD version for my iPad in October. The other week I finally completed all of the released levels with …
I found this on Flowtown via the Nerdist: In the past, being described as a geek was considered an insult, for it reflected a certain manner of social skills or status. Today, it is used to describe someone impassioned or obsessed by a particular area or interest. This reclamation of “geek” has even gone so …
Famous jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie would have have been 93 today … check out Google’s cool Doodle: Being a trumpet player myself, I was a big fan of Dizzy, primarily because of his sweet horn and the cheeks (although try as I might I could never play with my cheeks puffed out like that). When …
October 10, 2010 – 10/10/10 In addition to my little sister celebrating her 30th birthday (10 + 10 + 10 = 30, much cooler than my binary birthdays!) lots of other stuff is going on today, mainly: the answer to life, the universe, and everything! the new GreenPois0n jailbreak for iOS 4.1 was supposed to …
I’m currently sitting in the Jury Selection room of the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center waiting to be selected for jury duty. There’s no cell reception in here, but at least there’s free WiFi so I can surf the web on my EeePC while I’m waiting. In a timely coincidence, just yesterday I was listening …
Let’s face it, System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that all fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be showered with expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation of their diligent work. But seriously, we are asking for a nice token gift and some public …
This past Memorial Day weekend, in addition to the national tradition of grilling out, we also followed our own family tradition of re-stocking the supply closet in preparation for the 2010 hurricane season, which starts today. Let’s hope it doesn’t rain oil anywhere this year. 😯
Wow, Pac Man is 30 years old. To celebrate, Google put up a logo Doodle that was an actual playable Pac Man game, sound effects and all! What a blast from the past … I sank quite a few quarters (or tokens) into Pac Man machines back in the day. I also had the Pac …