Archive for January, 2006

Super Tagging

Friday, January 27th, 2006

It appears that despite buying the best model Pilot that Honda has to offer, there simply is no good way to get my MP3s pumping over my speakers.
It has a 6 disc CD changer – but nope, doesn’t play MP3s. It has a DVD player, but nope it doesn’t play MP3s. Now the crazy thing [...]

BMV

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Well I think today I did every single thing a person can do at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
I went in today to register the Pilot. Now you know that while I did pass the Element along to Kara, I’m not about to give up my QUIXOTE plate. So I had to do a little [...]

Hook

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Hook
By - Blues Traveler
It doesn’t matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I’ll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I’ve said nothing so far
And I can keep it up as long as it takes
And it don’t matter who you are
If I’m doing my job, it’s your resolve that [...]

FiOS: Here I Come

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

A new day is dawning.
The Comcast Empire is in full retreat.
FiOS, here I come.
At long last the fine folks at Verizon have finished installing all the fiber optic cable in the neighborhood and I have the green light to get hooked up. It took quite a battle to finally get the correct information. Verizon.com tells [...]

Jaywalkers Of The World

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

I finally manged to get a copy of Josh Joplin’s new CD Jaywalker and I’m totally digging it.  It’s certainly a great way to start a new year.
Jaywalkers of The World
By Josh Joplin
Department store windows dress in their best clothes
The streets are snowy and wet
She holds out her hand bag and bullfights with cabs
But no [...]