Monthly Archives: November 2004

(Please forgive the gratuitous Star Trek reference, but…) It just occurred to me the other day, that Captain Kirk had a communicator AND a phaser. Two devices, wholly separate, that he had to carry around velcro’d to his belt. Spock … Continue reading →

(Just a mini-rant.) I’m a bit confused and annoyed by the differences in using an ATM card, versus using a credit card, when making a purchase. I like the idea of not having to use cash, but… When I use … Continue reading →

One of my goals for what to do when I stopped having to work so incessantly at Cybertel, was to get back to flight lessons. I had about 55 hours when I got my private licence, back in 1991, but … Continue reading →

Seeing that turkeys were so inexpensive, I decided to cook one for myself, mainly to see how it worked; I’m actually spending Thanksgiving with family who will be making the turkey, all I’m supposed to do is make pumpkin pie, … Continue reading →

For some reason I want to plagiarize this person’s page, if I ever get around to makeing page counters. I ended up here after somehow researching Nixie Tubes, strange Russian tube-based lighted numbers. Nixie Tube Web Clocks

While roaming around LA, I couldn’t help but notice the way that people here dispose of their unwanted furniture – by leaving it on the curb to rot (or in some rare cases, to be picked up as obtainium). So … Continue reading →

What, you’ve got nothing better to do than surf the web and check once again if I’ve posted an update to my blog? Well, I haven’t. Off my back – I’ve been working. Well, not exactly working, but working on … Continue reading →