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After making the commitment to going to the inauguration later this month, Robin and I have decided to cancel our plans. This wasn’t easy – believe me, it wasn’t easy. We’d booked our flights (mostly on miles, which will thankfully refund to my account), had plans to stay with my in-laws near DC, and even…

Nick perfectly captures something I experienced about a month ago as well: accepting every friend request from everyone renders Facebook all but useless. Early in December I did much the same thing – removed a number of “friends” who were either people I hadn’t met (but knew, more or less, online) or people with whom…

Last month, TiVo pushed an update to Series 3 (HD) boxes that supports Netflix’s Watch Instantly feature. In short, Internet-connected TiVo boxes can now stream movies/TV shows from Netflix. This had been promised for years, but it’s finally here, and it’s great. I’d previously enjoyed Amazon’s Unbox service on the TiVo, watching several movies which…

Santa was good to me this year: in addition to a Flip Mino HD to replace the Mino that was stolen at the Convention in August, I also got a guitar. I learned to play as a kid, but haven’t played in decades. One of my 2009 resolutions is to re-learn the guitar, and I…

Seven years ago today, I started this blog. Though the frequency of posts has declined over time (thanks in large part to Google Reader and Twitter), this site remains an integral part of my online routine. Thanks to everyone who reads, comments, and stops by.

Realized that I posted to Twitter last month but haven’t said anything here: we’re going to DC for President-elect Obama’s inauguration. Who else is going? Anyone care to share two tickets to a ball? 🙂 The reason we’re going is a bit different than you’d think. Back in March, during the interminable slog through the…

I re-added the FriendConnect sign-in widget on the blog last week, and earlier today I added back the wall gadget. Interested to see how useful it is – feel free to share videos, add your comments, or ignore it. 🙂

http://youtube.com/v/6NdAoMUW0wg This is an unreleased track by Paul Curreri that I found on YouTube. As with every other song by Paul, I adore it.

Had to pick up some wine at Merryvale, and decided to take a swing by Castello di Amorosa. A couple pictures: More pictures here.

Just got back from watching Quantum of Solace. It wasn’t as shockingly good as Casino Royale, but Craig sure is a great Bond. One nit: this director needs to watch his final print in a theater, and then tell me whether he can tell any of his actors apart during any of the action scenes.…