December 2008
82 posts
Dear “2008”: You have no idea how much I will NOT miss you. Definitely looking forward to 2009.
Dec 31st
Same cursing woman an hr later (after she was serviced) turned to everyone waiting, smiled, and said “May God bless you all” and walked out.
Dec 31st
Witnessed/overheard in line at the NJ Unemployment Office: “I did NOT take your ticket! NOW GET YOUR RABID-ASS HEAD OUT OF MY FACE!!”
Dec 31st
RT @AMD_Unprocessed: Is Your Spore A Poor Performer? http://budurl.com/wj7c
Dec 31st
Trying Twhirl (again) instead of TweetDeck. Not sure I’m liking it. Maybe it’s the color scheme(s) and/or font… yeah, I know… I’m picky.
Dec 30th
120 of 2008’s Most Amazing News Photos: http://is.gd/dXkf
Dec 29th
Schmap.com decided to use my Feast of San Gennaro iPhone pic for their Naples guide. Kewl. http://is.gd/e1XD
Dec 29th
I love this photo blog: Scouting New York http://bit.ly/R4DK Thanks @laughingsquid
Dec 29th
I’m liking the Amazon Kindle, but will prolly wait for 2nd Gen. Any news on the ETA?
Dec 29th
Glad I cleaned my gutters. Something from Spore was growing up there.
Dec 28th
Wii Guitar Hero World Tour now includes Motorhead (Overkill). “You know that song daddy?!” I love it! LOL
Dec 28th
My 7 yr old is playing Wii Guitar Hero and Gwen Stefani comes on… “oh not this lady… she’s nuts… she won’t stand still” :-D
Dec 28th
Temps into the 60’s today. My chance to clean the gutters (something I should’ve done a month ago & last Spring!). Oh the joy…
Dec 28th
I love my 2 year old’s blunt honesty: “Your hair is ug-ah-wee… you need a haircut”.
Dec 27th
WTF: Toys that use button cell batteries. Those toys r going in the garbage when batts run out. Replacements prolly cost more than the toy.
Dec 27th
Speaking of batteries, a fave joke from Steven Wright: “I bought batteries, but they weren’t included… so I had to buy them again.” :-)
Dec 27th
Can’t believe Christmas is over (actually, yes I can). Well, now it’s off to the stores to RETURN everything.
Dec 26th
my Twitterank is 15.85! http://twitterank.com/view/kw2dio
Dec 25th
My 12/25/08 http://twinfluence.com score: Reach=397,731, Rank=#5,626
Dec 25th
Binging on Raspberry Almond Shortbread cookies. I’m doomed.
Dec 25th
Getting hooked on eBooks again (I read most of Dan Brown’s books on an iPaq). This time lovin’ Stanza on iPhone. Any store recommendations?
Dec 25th
Some gifts for the kids… Remote control helicopter and Hydrogen powered car. Wild!
Dec 25th
Reliving my childhood with Rock’em Sock’em Robots. ¡Derrumba su bloque! Thanks Mattel.
Dec 25th
OD’ing on homemade chocolate chip cookies. My winter weight gain is already out of control. :-/
Dec 25th
Dec 24th
Kyle & Aidan
Dec 24th
Heat now working! It’s a Festivus Miracle!! For those interested, it was a broken ground wire and defective Fenwal Direct Spark Ignition.
Dec 23rd
Earthquake in Italy *an hour ago* and not reported yet on a lot of news sites. That’s why I love Twitter: http://is.gd/40PR
Dec 23rd
I don’t wish this on anyone: 2 days before Christmas and I have to go to Toys-R-Us to buy a gift. :-o …can’t…stop…twitching…
Dec 23rd
On 2nd thought, forget about kids gifts. I need to find me a pair of $240 sneakers with Michael Jordan’s fingerprint on them. <eye roll>
Dec 23rd
Heat still not working. Need a Festivus Miracle (or just the PSE&G repairman).
Dec 23rd
Only 10% of execs surveyed have deployed Windows Vista in their companies. I wonder if they’d like Mojave better.
Dec 23rd
Jacked-up on coffee, hot cocoa, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Finished a Sudoku in 30 seconds. Gonna go chop wood now.
Dec 23rd
The heat is not working in my house. Forecast is ~14 degree (F) temps tonite. RUH ROH.
Dec 23rd
Looks like Lifestream.fm is down. Switched back to FriendFeed (for sidebar on http://www.Exit171.com). FF widget looks updated. Me likey.
Dec 23rd
I AM *SO* DONE shoveling snow this winter. Alright, well, maybe just for today.
Dec 22nd
Getting ready to shovel a whole mess of wet heavy snow.
Dec 22nd
Printing Christmas card pics using a Kodak EasyShare 500 photo printer (dye-sub). Nice job Kodak!
Dec 22nd
Looks like Twitter removed ~15 spammers from my follower list. Cool. Didn’t know I had that many (~20% of my list).
Dec 21st
Revolving Hotel Room, by Carsten Höller, Photo Credit: Markus Tretter Whenever I hear the Guggenheim mentioned, I always think of George Costanza on Seinfeld fabricating a story that he architected a new addition to the famous museum in New York City.  Too funny.  I haven’t visited the Guggenheim yet, but this Travel and Leisure article written by my friend Esther Haynes is yet another reason...
Dec 21st
Relaxin’ by the fire with a Cab. About to pass out (from exhaustion).
Dec 21st
Me likey Columbia Valley, WA Cabernet.
Dec 21st
Taking pics in Central Park for several hours in 20 degree (F) weather was not fun. Lots of dedicated runners. Wanted 2 run 2 (2 keep warm).
Dec 20th
Speaking of ear buds, my iPhone pair made it through an inadvertent wash and dry cycle. They still work!
Dec 20th
Unreal how many people on the subway think they’re on American Idol when wearing their ear buds. You sound pa-thet-ic. Shut the %#& up!
Dec 20th
Heading to NYC shortly to take pictures of people running in Central Park. Looks like we got more snow/ice last night. WTF!
Dec 20th
Been using Mint.com for a few months now and love it. Awesome that they just released an iPhone app. Good stuff!
Dec 20th
Forget what I said about shoveling snow and great exercise. GET ME A SNOWBLOWER! More snow this weekend and it’s not officially winter yet.
Dec 20th
Still snowing in Northern NJ, but shoveled anyway. Great exercise. Glad it was mostly powder (>6”). Here comes the wet stuff. :-o
Dec 20th
Apparently my Saturday morning photo shoot in Central Park (NY Road Runners race) is still on. Should be interesting.
Dec 20th