Category: Fun stuff

Would you pay $335,000 for this?

"It is an investment," says Andre Scott, a real estate agent who is selling this 77-square-foot apartment in central London for $335,000. Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press Talk about expensive real estate! And the studio has no electricity or heating. Back in my college days, a friend of mine lived in an apartment in the … Continue reading Would you pay $335,000 for this? →

Another new Word Press feature: audio!

Kudos to the fine people here at WordPress. The free blogs are just getting better and better. They just rolled out a new audio player, which works for mp3s anywhere on the net. Here's what it looks like (Kaine speech): If you buy the space upgrade ($20 for 1 gig, $50 for 5 gig or … Continue reading Another new Word Press feature: audio! →

ISO the perfect organizer/laptop or something

There's no such thing, is there? Well, I keep looking, regardless. Ten years ago, I bought my first PDA, the Pilot 5000. I saw it in an Egghead catalog and got on the waiting list here locally. It fit my needs wonderfully and simplified my life. Gone were the multiple paper and computer calendars. Instead, … Continue reading ISO the perfect organizer/laptop or something →

The Book Quiz

Doing the tag surfer thing a bit ago, I ran across a blog talking about The Book Quiz. So I took it, with the following result: You're Night! by Elie Wiesel You've had some truly horrific experiences, especially recently, and you can barely stand to discuss them. While many people are afraid of getting close … Continue reading The Book Quiz →

Sunday afternoon roundup

Rob over at Raising Kaine points to an article about Del. Bob Brink's proposal to eliminate robo calls. Yours truly is quoted but I guess the writer must have missed this post. Check out GOTV's Best of the Web 2006 awards 🙂 Following Waldo's lead, here are five things you never knew about me: I … Continue reading Sunday afternoon roundup →

New WP feature: Snap

One thing I really like about using WordPress.com as a blogging platform is that the folks here are constantly rolling out new features. The latest one, Snap Preview Anywhere, is being beta-tested and this blog was fortunate to be one of the testers 🙂 Basically, if you hover on a link in a post, a … Continue reading New WP feature: Snap →

The envelope

I received this via email a short while ago and wanted to share it. It's just a small white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so. It all began because my … Continue reading The envelope →