WordPress App for iPhone
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »I wrote this post on my iPhone using the Wordpress app from the ITunes App store. I like being able to write a local draft on the phone, which is useful in areas with no service at all, like Hocking ...
Bowers Museum: Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Terra Cotta Soldiers, from Mandiberg's Flickr Photostream"][/caption] While visiting Rebecca's folks in California, we made a trip to the Bowers Museum to see an exhibit of the Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin dynasty. The story ...
Dyson Airblade
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »Easton Town Center truly seems to be committed to environmentally friendly solutions to hand drying in the restrooms. Some time ago I experienced this personally when confronted with the typical air dryer that never seems to quite work. I was ...
Buck Rinehart, 2008 Doo-Dah Parade Grand Marshall
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in General | 1 Comment »I just found out that Buck Rinehart was grand marshall of the Doo-Dah Parade. That just seems really appropriate. Both the parade and the former Columbus Mayor are known for their irreverence. The parade runs through the Short North, which Rinehart worked ...
Ohio Food Festivals
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »Recently, I was talking with some friends about a corn festival that had recently happened in Ohio and we then talked about how there are many of these single food item festivals throughout the state. I haven't been to a ...
Finished Jericho Season 1
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in General | 1 Comment »Rebecca and I just finished Jericho Season 1 via Netflix. We're definitely late on this one. The show grew on me through the season. It is cheesy, but in a surprisingly likable way. The finale was one heck of a cliffhanger, and ...
In-Room Coffee: A New Twist
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Coffee, General | 1 Comment »Just when I thought I had coffee on the road figured out, I have been thrown a new twist. My system assumes I will have access to hot water and a mug to brew into in the room. I ...
Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion: FORL
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »Our eldest cat, Elvis, had surgery today to extract 4 teeth. He was suffering from feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion or FORL. He came through fine and hopefully will heal up nicely. I had no idea how common this was in cats, ...
July 11,2008: BlackJack Independence Day
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in General, Photos | No Comments »Provided I will be able to get the new iPhone, July 11th,2008 will become the day I will be free from my BlackJack. It has been a marginal device over the years, but never really could take advantage of the ...
My Browser Plugin Diet
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in General | 1 Comment »FireFox plugins are great. Indeed, with decently rendered pages in IE7 and access to Safari on both Windows and Mac, the plugins are probably the biggest single reason I still use FireFox as my default browser. Virtually identical browsing experience ...