Archive for April, 2008
I’ll be writing more in a week or two
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Explanation, News, Technology | Comments Off
If you've been reading this blog from my web page at www.rynosoft.com/mick, you may have noticed that I've been reorganizing things over there. I have been consolidating links to all ... Read more..Ida Mae Russell Sills: Rest in Peace (and laughter)
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Link | Comments Off
Various sites on the internet are proclaiming this to be the best obituary ever written. Here's a choice excerpt: Ida developed a cold that progressed into pneumonia. Now Ida was a ... Read more..Vital Statistics
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Vital Statistics | Comments Off
Van odometer: 151601 Weight lost (in pounds): 10 Aches & pains: sciatic, right ankle Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman, My ... Read more..A junk yard fool with eyes of gloom
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Explanation, News, Tales | 8 Comments »
When things break, I am always compelled to take them apart in an effort to find out what is wrong. Most of the time, I remove the top cover/back panel/what-have-you, ... Read more..New Muxtape: Howling Guitars
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Link, Music | Comments Off
I removed the "Live Acoustic" set mentioned earlier and have uploaded a new set: "Howling Guitars." Check it out here. I also added my muxtape link to the "All Things ... Read more..More than a million roses bloom
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »
Thomas' term came to an end on Friday and he still had unfinished homework. Homework has been an ongoing concern all year and the frustration level for everyone involved is ... Read more..Vital Statistics
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Vital Statistics | Comments Off
Van odometer: 151601 Weight lost (in pounds): 6 Aches & pains: sciatic, right ankle Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman, ... Read more..Engineers Guide to Cats
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in Video | Comments Off
Read more..Tools for Twitterers
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Explanation, Favorite Things, Link, Technology | Comments Off
The popularity of Twitter has led to the creation of some great services that work with the "social networking" website. Because Twitter has a public API and makes the "tweets" (Twitter-speak ... Read more..Vital Statistics
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Vital Statistics | Comments Off
Van odometer: 151601 Weight lost (in pounds): 6 Aches & pains: sciatic, right ankle Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman Recent listening: ... Read more..