Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in technology, web sites on Aug 31st, 2009
For folks running on Windows, it can be difficult to tell what is real and what is bogus. The following web page was loaded on Firefox on Mac OS X, pop-up dialog boxes with animated status bars and all.
Though I wasn’t impacted at all, you can see why less saavy computer users can be fooled [...]
Posted in life in general on Aug 30th, 2009
One of my goals in life was to learn how to ride a motorcycle. I didn’t have any grand aspirations. No dream bike. No planned trips. No delusions of winning races. I just wanted to learn how to ride. I thought it’d be a neat skill to have.
Maryland sponsors several Motorcycle Safety Programs available to [...]
I found Tom Clancy’s Battle Ready to be an interesting portrait of USMC General Tony Zinni (now retired) and how he progressed in his career through some rather tumultuous engagements.
A lot of the book is set in Zinni’s own words, with minimal narration and filling in by Clancy. This is a good thing, since Zinni’s [...]
An unexpected gem, as seen on TV.
The opening credits of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang grabbed me right away, drawing me in knowing absolutely nothing about it. Really well done. As are the main character’s monologues directed towards the audience. As are the titles interspersed throughout the film.
I found it a quirky and clever whodunit with [...]
Posted in life in general on Aug 24th, 2009
Asha Bandele is a wise lady.
“Writing requires us to take the world on more slowly, to notice its harshness as well as its richness.”
And also.
“Writing reduces the chaos in my mind [and] makes me feel in control of myself and therefore appreciative of the world.”
Well put.
Posted in life in general on Aug 21st, 2009
Yesterday after work was a blur of activity, all across Anne Arundel County. Met up with some of the cool kids to hang out, before they headed back to school next week.
Slacklined on the shore of the Magothy River
Enjoyed double dogs and shakes at Ann’s Dari Creme
Failed to find a good movie at Marley Station, [...]
Posted in healthcare on Aug 19th, 2009
About two months ago, I started swimming.
It had been a long time since I’d been in a pool. Weekends spent floating around or playing volleyball in a backyard pool are one thing, but swimming laps according to a set training regimen is a different matter altogether. Once you learn how to swim and are half-decent [...]
Posted in observations on Aug 18th, 2009
I caught a few minutes of My Life on the D List last week, where Kathy Griffin was talking to Bette Midler. It was one of those moments where you find yourself spellbound in front of the television, knowing full well it isn’t something you’d ever think of watching. After an absurdly fancy dinner at [...]
When you’re cooking meat, sometimes the grocery store or wholesale club just won’t do. Enter the butcher shop. You get exactly what you want and nothing more, portioned and wrapped in brown paper right in front of you. No plastic wrap in sight, there’s something humble and salt-of-the-earthy about buying meat at a butcher shop.
The [...]
Posted in life in general, the system on Aug 15th, 2009
I was summoned to serve jury duty as a petit juror for the Circuit Court in Anne Arundel County. Starting last Tuesday, I was on call. Out of 1,569 prospective jurors, I was number 1,531. When I called on Monday evening I learned that I wasn’t to come in until Thursday morning.
Per the recommendation of [...]
Posted in cars, life in general on Aug 14th, 2009
On Wednesday afternoon I sold my emerald green Saturn SL2 to a coworker. After a quick stop at the bank, we went to the MVA together. I signed the title over to him on the trunk lid. As soon as he got his new tags, I turned mine in. My last ride in Tai was [...]
Posted in in the news, technology on Aug 13th, 2009
There is no such thing as confidential email. Or privileged. Or anything of the sort, despite the sentences or paragraphs that appear below many professionals’ signature blocks.
Google Apps has been in the news — and by news I mean Slashdot — lately. Apparently there are people concerned that law offices and medical practitioners are migrating [...]
Posted in outside on Aug 12th, 2009
Who would have thought that floating down the Potomac River would be so enjoyable? I remember floating around the water park at Wild World (then Adventure World, then Six Flags) a long time ago. This is pretty much the same, except the adult version. As the guide explained to our bus, “there’s no open containers [...]
Posted in books on Aug 10th, 2009
I ran out of books. I found myself rereading a paperback that I’ve had for a decade. So on Saturday afternoon I went out with a few friends and picked out some new books to read. It’s a sizable but eclectic list: fiction, nonfiction, humor, mystery, etc. I probably won’t have all of them read [...]
The Kite Runner glossed over the immigration issues and the bulk of the extrication issues, themes that were prevalent in the book. It also glossed over the suicide attempt, which I thought was important to the story.
If I had to guess, I’d say were chopped for time. I would hate to be an editor with [...]
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