Archive for the 'General' Category



Dear Sam’s Club

Published on 8/13/2008

Dearest Sam’s Club Business Credit,
Thank you for the kind letter. I feel inclined to reply telling you why I have ended our relationship. For about 12 years, we had a pleasant relationship. It worked like this:
a) I shop at my local Sam’s Club
b) I pay with my Sam’s Club Business Credit (SCBC)
c) you send me [...]


too mobile?

Published on 8/8/2008

iPhone 3G white 16GB
iPhone 3G black 16GB
iPhone 4GB
iPod 40GB white
AT&T Tilt 8925
Palm Treo 755P
Palm Treo 700P
Samsung A900
Nokia 1100b

My policy of getting rid of old electronic goodies before buying more has been laxly enforced. It’s time for another round of Craigslist/eBay postings. All but the iPhones will soon be sold. Jay Simon, does that answer any [...]


iPhone resurrection

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On Saturday, I attended a housewarming party at a friends. He’s got a great house in Lake Washington and his party coincided with the Blue Angels air show. During the afternoon, a few of us helped him take a dip in the lake. The humor would not have been lost so suddenly if he hadn’t [...]


avoid GoDaddy

Published on 6/29/2008

I have long disliked GoDaddy because using their web site to purchase a domain name is an atrocious experience. It makes me feel dirty and used, like GoDaddy cares more about my credit card info than me. Years ago, I transferred all the domains I manage to eNom and I’ve been quite pleased. My distaste [...]


Shapely lies

Published on 6/11/2008

As part of my “get into a shape” project, I rode my Schwinn World Avenue One to work today. I spent a fair bit of time route planning and drove numerous routes with the Jetta during the last month. I found several good choices, all about the same distance, 10 miles. This morning I hopped [...]


Psychiatry worth reading

Published on 6/9/2008

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Freud’s psychiatry has never held much appeal to me. When I read Freud, I labor my way through because I simply don’t see the world the way he does. I suspect that a substantial portion of mentally healthy humans feel similarly and look elsewhere for psychiatry that is insightful and meshes with their life experience.
Viktor [...]