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More Miplaced iPod Hype in the Guise of Faux-History
So here’s an article from yesterday in The Globe and Mail: An iPod can’t rock the house that starts out talking about how the iPod revolutionized “our” (1) lives except that it turns out that the iPod had nothing to do with it. Noting declining sales of stereo components, the author then goes on the …
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Casualties of Fall Term
Before making New Year’s Resolutions, I find it useful to reflect on the things I wanted to accomplish in 2005 and didn’t. Sure, I got a lot done, but not always what I thought I wanted to get done. 1. Exercise So a few years back we got this monster treadmill to make it easier …
Football Post
It’s been awhile, but yesterday’s firing of Mike Tice from the head coach position at Minnesota has been a long time coming. Yes, Tice was loved by the players and appeared to be a nice guy. Too bad he could never sustain winning through a whole season. In other news, the fantasy football season is …
This Could Get Addictive
Courtesy the Church Sign Generator. Apparently, they are getting a lot of complaints about offensive church signs. Shocking, really. Now, I’m off to have some fun.
Re-Entry
That was quite a week with my parents here. We didn’t really do internet stuff until the last couple days. I set up a blog for Phil on blogspot and showed him how to use it (lesson 2 will be blockquotes, links, and italics) and spent some time with my mom explaining how to browse …
Hello, Canada
Guest Entry from My Stepdad Hello, Canada, As of 12/27 I finally see the sun shining in Montreal. But then, we can go for weeks in Minneapolis under clouds. My only previous trips to Canada were to Thunder Bay, and that’s not Montreal. Now, this is Canada. For the first time I wish I had …