Celebrate good times come on

With the help of our neighbors Dean, Cindy, Fred, and Jeff, we organized a neighborhood block party which was held yesterday afternoon. Like previous get-togethers, the turnout was excellent, and we were again thrilled by the opportunity to meet and greet those who...

Miscellaneous email news

You people send me the darnedest stuff. If you’re like me and don’t hold a lot of fondness in your heart for Qwest (or even if you do), you might check out Packet8, an Voice Over IP (VOIP) solution. Using a little adapter, you plug your phone into your...

OMG, it’s so big!

By which I mean Apple’s 20″ Cinema Display, of course. What were you thinking? It’s taken me two days just to empty off the top of my desk so that I can get the new computer arrangement set up. Late afternoon today, though, I finally got it going...

You didn’t think I’d given up

Yeah, the USDA is still trying to kill you. It’s still impossible for a US cattle ranch to have their cows independently tested. The USDA forbids it. All testing must go through the US agency, even though some 50 foreign countries think that USDA Mad Cow testing...

Floating and Dreaming

Created 7/11/04 on Apple’s Garage Band. Initial song took about 20 minutes to put together. Tack on about another hour for tweaks. The song uses 6 virtual instruments which is about all you can get out of a 1.5-GHz G4. That may not sound like much (and...