Wow, time flies! Six months ago I registered for the Gnomedex conference and now it’s almost here… Plus, it’s my birthday weekend, so being up in Tahoe should be fun!
Did you get your copy yet? Yahoo! Movies: Star Wars Trilogy DVD Review Fry’s has the collection on sale today for $36.99 today. It was easy to find — just followed the steady stream of (middle-aged) guys looking for the same exact thing. I’ve been trying to cut back on the Tuesday morning Fry’s run (DVD release day), but this was a no-brainer.
After living in our house for almost 10 years and suffering with AT&T, TCI, and finally Comcast cable service, we finally got with the program and upgraded to DirecTV with TiVo. Our neighborhood still has the original “A/B” cable system — two cables to each house with half the channels on each; not even enough bandwidth for cable modem service. Fortunately my procrastination paid off as the prices of satellite systems continues to drop (unless you want HD). On Rapid Satellite, I was able to get a 2-room setup with 35-hour TIVO in each plus the triple-LNB dish for about…
This week I finally rented Timeline which I've been meaning to watch for a while now. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the movie — it had received only average reviews so I was prepared for the worst. If nothing else it reminded me that I really need to read the book by Michael Crichton. If nothing else, the movie was educational. I learned about Greek Fire which sounds pretty cool. Also, I always thought “trebuchet” was a Microsoft font but now I learn it also refers to a medieval siege engine. I also found a website dedicated to building…
“On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.” The Men Commandments [See also The Republic of Texas Argument]