Author Archives: Daniel

Time for a car service.

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Daniel

It’s hard to believe I’ve had this car almost a year. I rolled 10k miles on Monday. I hate people who drive while talking on a cellphone. Okay, actually, I hate people who hold a cell phone up to their … Continue reading →

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Link love and an awesome story!

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Daniel

Howard scoops! I read Lindzon religiously. He’s an investor in a friend’s company (Lifelock). This scoop is amazing. I can’t wait to see the direction of the iPhone now!

Posted in Geek, Macintosh | 1 Comment

OMG! 11!

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Daniel

Griffin is eleven. Holy crap. ELEVEN! We went to La Margarita for her birthday. The waitstaff comes out and sings a humiliating song and dresses you in a giant sombrero. Oh, and did I mention the fried ice cream? So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Kids | 1 Comment

Some. Assembly. Required.

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Daniel

Someday, you’re all invited over to my place so I can cook for you. I have to assemble this damn behemoth first, though. It shouldn’t take too long. There are only 18 steps in the assembly instructions. Of course step … Continue reading →

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An Inconvenient Watt

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Daniel

Group: Gore a Hypocrite Over Power Bill So, the way I see it regardless of whatever the fuck agenda you may have, you do not get to pull shit like this and get away with it. First-off, saying that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Polyticks | 4 Comments

From my heart into my hand…

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Daniel

Griffin competed in the Austin Energy 2007 Regional Science Festival over the weekend. Her project on the comparison of household items to commercial lubricants brought home a blue ribbon! She’s disappointed that she didn’t get selected as a Discovery Award … Continue reading →

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Home again, home again.

Posted on December 30, 2006 by Daniel

(Technically, I’m writing this on Sunday morning, but I’ve dated it based on our arrival time.) Well, we’re home. We left Forest City, Arkansas, this morning at 7 am. Two days of 10+ hours of driving. I wouldn’t mind driving … Continue reading →

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Funny is *animated* potty humor

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Daniel

[T]he relative ease of computer animation has taken the medium out of the rarefied hands of, say, Disney’s legendary Nine Old Men and plopped it in the lap of any yutz with a Mac. Flush the Awful Animation

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Control, control, you must learn control

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Daniel

So, yeah, I’ve installed WordPress and gotten some basic setup and found a theme that is a decent starting point. Let me know if you find anything that’s broken. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be migrating all of my … Continue reading →

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Round Rock Restaurant Redux

Posted on October 21, 2006 by Daniel

Things I should be doing instead of blogging this morning: Writing some software. Getting ready for the HMF. Reading a book. Cleaning my office. Elevating my hutch. Finish building those book cases. Installing the kids’ shelves. Etc., etc., etcetera. Ugh. … Continue reading →

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