because not enough websites start with the letter “Z”
Posted in life, nerdliness on Jan 26th, 2009
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, I have observed an interesting phenomenon. The amount of Internet reading (RSS feeds, daily site visits, et cetera) that I do is inversely proportional to the mental engagement I have at work. I’ll explain. At my last position I was largely bored. The work, while important, [...]
Posted in elsewhere, nerdliness on Jan 23rd, 2009
Recently I have become a big user of the social bookmarking site Delicious. Nearly everyday I add several new bookmarks to my list on the site, the most recent ten of which appear in my sidebar. Delicious is owned by Yahoo, which means the data there is likely safe for a long time. However, I [...]
Sibylle’s sister (Hi, Schwesterchen!) asked today, via email, how I was liking my new job, and how we were liking living in Manhattan. Location, Location, Location Living in Manhattan is great. I told Sibylle this evening that living here feels like coming home on several levels. Through the nine months Sibylle lived here, and we [...]
Posted in social issues on Jan 20th, 2009
Text of President Barack Obama‘s inaugural address on Tuesday, as prepared for delivery and released by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. OBAMA: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our [...]
Posted in life on Jan 3rd, 2009
Of the many details needing to be addressed in our recent move, one that was high on both our lists was getting DSL service established at the new house quickly. When I called to switch the service I learned that the “DSL Only” option that we preferred would take eight days to establish. Getting new [...]