Archive for January, 2007

Threadless Submission

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Threadless is a Web 2.0 application involving all the standard components of a social web system and a really attractive product offering to get things going. They sell T-shirts, but not just any T-shirts…your T-shirts! It works by users submitting T-shirt designs or slogans and other members rating those ideas. If you [...]

Dames A’Flame - Atlanta Burlesque

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Jeff McClure got a gig with this month’s Dames A’Flame burlesque show in Atlanta. Contrary to what you might imagine (and shame on you), Jeff was not decked out in the style of burlesque. No, he performed his magic act with some witty banter with the girls to get some laughs. It [...]

Medieval Times in Atlanta

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Amy’s birthday was celebrated this year at Medieval Times in Atlanta. I had heard some bad reports on Medieval Times in general, but nothing was going to stop me from experiencing it on my own. I’m certainly glad I did my own investigation. Medieval Times was a raucous good time for 8 [...]

What is Hentai?

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

I get a lot of comment spam with the word hentai mentioned. I get that it must be something erotic from the context, but that’s it. Sometimes it’s in the same random group of words as handjob and Asian. When did Asian become a dirty word? I’m a little afraid to [...]

Pain in the Neck

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

I really tweaked my neck/shoulder weightlifting Monday. So much so that I was to endure a nearly unendurable pain until the next morning when the pain had subsided into a chronic annoyance. It’s Tuesday night and I’ve been on a muscle relaxer for about 24 hours and pain killers for a day and [...]

Big Upgrades Coming

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

I’m upgrading WordPress tonight - expect some unexpected behavior while things get sorted out. Looks like 2.1 has some nifty new features - features I’m sure will bite me in the ass before a patch is released to take care of things people like me discover. Oh well. I’m up for the [...]

Optimal for OPML

Friday, January 19th, 2007

I discovered Optimal while looking for ways to render OPML as HTML. OPML, for my purpose and many of those reading this, is what RSS is to data, for RSS. That is, an OPML outline describes a list of feeds, each of which consist of an RSS feed for another site, which represents [...]

Podcasts Return (to Me)

Friday, January 19th, 2007

Lately I’ve had a lot of things on my mind which warranted good posting material. However, I’ve either been too lazy, busy, or undecided to actually post about them. Each situation probably demands a separate reason. One thing I’m doing now is listening to podcasts again. The Zune has enabled me [...]

Cingular Pushing Antitrust Buttons

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Truth be told, they’ve all pissed me off at one time or another. The offense this time centers around my contract renewal.

Sleepwalker Severs Girlfriend’s Spine

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

I couldn’t find a related news item on the web anywhere, but my wife tells me she was watching a thing on T.V. about a guy who has been released from charges of murder. His excuse is that he’s a horrible sleepwalker and apparently does things like move furniture around in the night. [...]