Archive for December, 2005

Best of 2003

Saturday, December 31st, 2005 Posted in Favorite Things, Music | 1 Comment »

This was the first year that I started tracking my favorites for the year. Top 7 albums of 2003    The Private Press by DJ Shadow Greendale by Neil Young & Crazy Horse The ... Read more..

Best of 2004

Saturday, December 31st, 2005 Posted in Music | 3 Comments »

Last year I had intended to write about my favorite albums of the year but never got around to. As a preview to my upcoming "Best of 2005", here is ... Read more..

Messing Around

Friday, December 30th, 2005 Posted in News | No Comments »

While messing around with the layout of this blog last night I apparently screwed something up. Please forgive the messiness until I figure out what's wrong. I hate when software ... Read more..

Vital Statistics

Friday, December 30th, 2005 Posted in Vital Statistics | No Comments »

Recent listening: Fight Songs/Old 97's, Extraordinary Machine/Fiona Apple, Crooked Fingers Recent viewing: Countdown with Keith Olberman, Sportscenter, The O'Reilly Factor, King Kong (1934), King Kong (2005) Recent playing: Poker Room Read more..

Saga of the New Tivo, Part II

Thursday, December 29th, 2005 Posted in Tales | 3 Comments »

Previously: : "I wish I had Tivo in the bedroom!" I slept in on the day of Tina's birthday (November 10) and arose shortly after she left for art class. After ... Read more..

Saga of the New Tivo, Part I

Thursday, December 29th, 2005 Posted in Tales | 1 Comment »

In October I decided that a really good gift for Tina's birthday would be a DirecTV Tivo (DTivo). As you may know from previous posts, we already have a DTivo ... Read more..

What I got for Christmas

Thursday, December 29th, 2005 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

Gift card for Tower Records turned into greatest hits CDs: The Carter Family Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Michael Martin Murphy Box of Botticelli Masterpiece chocolates Crooked Fingers CD Half.com gift certificate turned into CDs Imagine ... Read more..

Return of Salt of the Earth

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 Posted in News | No Comments »

After dealing with many difficulties related to the server move, we have Tina's blog available once again. As always, you can find her at Salt of the Earth Read more..

Time for change

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 Posted in News | No Comments »

As a new year approaches, I have decided to throw away my old weblog system (HTML) and embrace blogging software. This is the first entry in my new blog on ... Read more..

Vital Statistics

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 Posted in Vital Statistics | 1 Comment »

Current reading: Boy by Roald Dahl Recent listening: Christmas music, Extraordinary Machine/Fiona Apple, Coverville, 12 Songs/Neil Diamond, The Carter Family Recent viewing: Countdown with Keith Olberman, The Daily Show, Sportscenter Recent playing: Poker ... Read more..