A couple of weekends ago we caught a marathon of “I Love the 80s” on VH1 and spent what seemed like a good portion of the day watching it and laughing at all the quintessential ’80s things we remember. And it had to happen. 1989. The year that “Saved by the Bell” debuted on NBC.… Continue reading Screech
Month: January 2003
Moving right along…
A few random things. php|architect is offering a free issue of their new magazine. Anyone who’s into PHP should check this out. I found a neat site today called StoryMania. From their own description, they’re an “online community and marketplace for publishing, discovering, reviewing, buying and selling creative works — interact directly with authors and… Continue reading Moving right along…
Orthanc and Barad-dur
I went and saw The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers today. Oh. My. God. There were some deviations from the book— more so than in The Fellowship of the Ring— in order to fit the movie format, but it all worked extremely well. I couldn’t have asked for a better movie. Among other… Continue reading Orthanc and Barad-dur
Palm Reader eBooks
I’ve been merrily playing with the Sony CLIÉ that I got for my birthday, installing apps and loading it up with data, and one of my bright ideas is to start playing around with eBooks. See, the CLIÉ runs the PalmOS, for which there is a really nifty free eBook Palm Reader available from Palm… Continue reading Palm Reader eBooks
Happy New Beer
My first beer of 2003 (yes, on January 1) was Sea Otter Amber Ale, from Rogue Brewing. It’s a 22-ounce special edition beer you can only get from the brewery itself in Newport, Oregon, and a portion of the proceeds are donated to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. On my 30th birthday (just over a week… Continue reading Happy New Beer
Recap 2002
Back with the first posting of the New Year, looking back on 2002 and some of its key events for me. 2 weddings; the first in January, of a close family friend. The second in Las Vegas just this last weekend between Christmas and New Years, of my brother. I lost both my grandmothers in… Continue reading Recap 2002