Posts from — April 2004

Merrin - If I had any idea how wonderful ever day would have been, I never would have prayed for time to stand still on our wedding day. I love you always.

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Off to Houston. Be back tomorrow night. Hate leaving my wife, even if it's just for one night.

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Via Mikey, tomorrow (4/27) is free ice cream day at your local Ben & Jerry's. Of course, if you live here in Texas, there are no B&Js, because - as we all know - this is Blue Bell country. (Off topic, what a great picture on the Blue Bell Homepage!)

Which reminds me…it's about time I started reviving Ice Cream Talk.

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OK. My plans are set. Merrin and I have decided that we're headed back to Guana, population not very many. The plan is to fly out to the Florida coast and then puddle jump to the islands just after the Jimmy Buffett concert and spend a week at her Dad's island house.

We haven't been since we got engaged there in 1999. Once we're there, we'll probably snorkle, drink, eat, and sleep. Maybe in that order, maybe not. You're welcome to come visit - the house is down on the high rocks overlooking the ocean and the reef. Just know in advance that there's only room in the hammock for my baby & me.

A whole week on island time. I can't wait.

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My new Heavenly Bed is here. Yes, it was so totally worth the wait. Ahhhh!

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If you want to erase the record of where you've been on the internet, you need to clear out the entire history. Here's a few tips on how to delete the cache in Internet Explorer.

(Note: This is only going to impact your local machine, if other machines are keeping log files, there's nothing you can do to erase that.)
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What would happen if you gave disposable cameras to strangers, encouraged them to pass the camera along to other strangers, with a postage paid envelope to return the full camera to a website? More than six years in the making, Randompixel is born. Some background.

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Lots of storms last night, but I'm glad to report that all fences are still in place - yahootie! Merrin is off today, which is nice because I get to spend a little time with her. I'm off to Houston to meet with a couple clients this week, so spending the day with her is perfect.

Josh from logistics is going to help me pick up my new bed tomorrow. No word yet on donuts, as that is up in the air since Krispy Kreme stopped giving away free samples. Maybe we'll find some Southern Maid, but I would really like to know where there's a Dunkin Donuts around here! I guess I could settle for a year's worth of free coffee.

Today is the NFL draft, followed by the Klitschko fight. So a great sports day, plus there's always something brewing at the college football blog.

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When Ryan and Michelle decided they had conquered all there was to conquer in Tampa, they packed up and moved to Colorado. Nice to see they're now taking over Colorado Springs, too. Congrats, y'all.

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There's a new law up for debate in Michigan which would permit medical professionals to refuse to treat patients they may have a moral disagreement with. This is clearly targeted at one group and it's wrong.

The politicians are calling it The Conscientious Objector Policy Act . Under the proposal, doctors who refuse to reat patients for moral reasons would be beyond question from their employer and exempt from legal responsibility. I'm calling it the Doctors Can Discriminate Act.
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Two great emails about the current situation in Iraq. Both are over at Andrew Sullivan's blog and both deserve a couple seconds of your time for perspective - one from a South African and one from an Army Chaplain.

Ever wonder to whom your neighbor is donating? Check Fundrace. I would be seriously upset if I were a rich famous dude, because it shows the home address of every donor. Public info, of course, but previously hard to find. Interesting.

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CalTech and Cern set a new internet speed record: 68,431 terabit-meters per second. The interesting aspect is CalTech and Cert used Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition. This marks the first time that a Microsoft Operating System has set the record (at least according to the history page).

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AT&T wireless has added a new music recognition service. If you're trying to remember the name of a song, just dial #ID and hold the phone to the speaker for 15 seconds. AT&T will text message you the name of the song & the artist. The first call is free and then it's 99 cents per call, plus airtime.

Or, if you live in Dallas, you can just call Merrin and she'll probably know it for free.

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Does anybody have a Twix bar? I'm jonesing for that golden caramel, smooth chocolate, and trademark cookie crunch! Quick, somebody Twix me!

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Not much going on tonight. I'm a little tired from staying up to watch the Mavs blow another game. Don't get me started. Not blogging too much, unless your interested in some news from the college football weblog.

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