Monthly Archives: March 2005

Friends don’t let friends drink green Budweiser. Do yerself a favor (ya bastards) and hoist a pint o’ the brown (or “the broon” as they say). The Rule of Guinness: The first Guinness of the night, tastes like a Guinness. … Continue reading →

Didn’t get up to Visalia in time to see Felicia, due to poor weather, here or there. Maybe next week. But yesterday I took a nice long interesting flight. From Santa Monica, popped up to Bakersfield (L45 Bakersfield Municipal). It’s … Continue reading →

Had my first “real” IFR lesson today, accidentally (tho with my instructor!) We had planned to fly out to Cable (CCB) and then down to Long Beach (LGB) but the weather didn’t hold up so instead we flew to Torrance … Continue reading →

I’ve been noticing a lot more standard USB cables lately. Instead of putting their own proprietary cable on their devices (so you have to buy a new cable from them), gadget manufacturers are using, mostly, the tiny 5-pin USB connector. … Continue reading →

I got in trouble once again last night for questioning why schools are only open nine (or so) months of the year. I was in no way suggesting that teachers don’t work hard enough, or that they’re paid too much, … Continue reading →