Archives for: July 2008
July 25th, 2008
Sony Support Wrap-Up
Posted in General
I just realized that I never posted about what happened with the Sony NWZ-A728 walkman not being compatible with the SRS-NWZ10 cradle.
When I last posted, a Sony Product Specialist said he was going to talk to a Product Engineer and get back to me. I… more »
July 21st, 2008
The Biggest Loser: Final Weigh-In
Posted in General
I lost 3 lbs since last weigh-in two weeks ago.
That’s 28 lbs lost since the start of the contest, 22 weeks ago.
My earnings for the contest work out to be $120. I think that money was an excellent motivator for me.
I was going to go pig out… more »
July 19th, 2008
7.5/10
I was not expecting this film to be so morbid. It reminded me of Saw in some ways. I wouldn't recommend it at all for children under 13, there were a few scenes and themes that were just too disturbing.
That being said, there were som… more »
July 17th, 2008
Led Zeppelin Tag Cloud
Posted in Image
(Click for larger version)
I created this tag cloud by feeding lyrics from all Led Zeppelin songs released before Bonham's death into Wordle. more »
July 14th, 2008
Molly and I went grocery shopping on Saturday and I came across this strange looking produce item. Called chayote (pronounced "cha-YO-teh") in the U.S. and Latin America, it is a fruit belonging to the gourd family.
There was an interesting recipe on… more »
July 10th, 2008
Fourth of July Weekend
Posted in General
I love national holidays. We should have one every week to spare me from five consecutive days of work.
We had Kurk, Amy, Rachel (and baby Micah) over to our house last Thursday. It was kind of supposed to be a game night, but it ended up being mostl… more »
July 8th, 2008
Is It Time To Leave? Already?
Posted in Politics
The AP reports today that Iraq's national security adviser is insisting on a timetable for American troop withdrawal.
President Bush has always been against the idea of a timetable, and it seems his position hasn't changed.
On the other hand, Bus… more »
July 7th, 2008
The Biggest Loser
Posted in General
I lost 1 lb since last weigh-in two weeks ago.
That’s a 25 lb loss since starting the contest.
This is despite not following my diet too strictly over the holiday weekend. But I have been walking with Molly more and playing a lot of active Wii ga… more »
July 6th, 2008
Daniel's Visit
Posted in Family
I left work on Friday, June 20th, for Brookville, PA, where I met my family at Plyler's Buffet (the same place we dropped him off last year). The food wasn't as good this time around, but the company was great. Daniel and I arrived back home after midnig… more »