Month: July 2006

  • wishful thinking is no substitute for common sense

    July 3rd I wrote the post “Sometimes recharging just isn’t enough“. When I first had car problems, friends and family suggested maybe the alternator on my car was failing and that I should have it looked at. Ignoring their advice, I chose to replace the battery because it is cheaper With the new battery I…

  • Google reader, improving

    Have to say I agree with Michael Arrington on the Google Reader. I tried it once a while back and wasn’t feeling it. Though it is probably worth mentioning, I have a hard time staying with any particular reader for any length of time. Since then, I’ve come back to it and have noticed Google…

  • Do you stretch regularly?

    At 3:00 am yesterday morning, I woke up with a pain in my left leg. I think my hamstrings were so tight they cramped. It took a few minutes of trying to walk around and stretch before I could get it to relax enough to let me go back to sleep. Six hours later it…

  • Trust the founding fathers, plan for change

    Today was a great day. After scrambling to clean the house, we had a BBQ to celebrate the 4th of July (US Independence Day). Now that things are winding down, I’ve been reflecting on the founding of this nation, and most importantly the legacy of the founding fathers, the US Constitution. I find a lesson…

  • Sometimes recharging just isn’t enough

    Saturday I went to a family gathering about 2 hours away from my home. Had a great day until the drive home. I was about 1/2 hour from home, signalled that I was changing lanes when my car experienced some electrical craziness. The radio and air conditioner went out and I lost my dashboard indicators.…