I walked out this morning for work and realized something. It’s fall. The slightly chilly air, the colored leaves, the hint of winter to come. I love it so much, it’s my favorite time of year. I’m not sure what it is about fall, but something in it evokes many wonderful memories for me. I remember trick or treating when I was little, mad because my mom made me wear my coat over my costume (dracula would NEVER wear a bulky...

One of the websites that I visit quite often is Slashdot. Today the have a story posted about an article from the 50s that included a photo of what scientists THEN believed a home computer could look like in the year 2004. It’s quite amazing. Click the image below to see a larger version as well as the caption that goes along with the photo. The caption says: Scientists from the RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate...

My stomach problems are gone and things are back to normal. I couldn’t be much happier. Now, if only I could find a way to make my grass stop growing and always look beautiful. Oh well, another day. I’ve been doing more computer technical support for friends lately and it’s made me ever more confident that there are much better options out there than PCs. It’s amazing that people are willing to put up with Windows...

Man has this week sucked… I’ve had a stomach virus that has produced, by far, some of the worst pain I’ve ever experienced. Here are a few highlights: 1.) Clockwork-like, piercing stomach cramps every 15 minutes 2.) Zero sleep because of item number 1 (see above) 3.) Serious regret for eating banana peppers on my sub from Subway Each of the items above has had a crucial role in my week. A delicate symphony of distruction. ...

I usually have two types of dreams. One type is the kind that makes me feel like it’s symbolic of something happening in my life. The other is the kind I enjoy, the kind that entertains you with a situation or scenario that is beyond belief only to cover you with a cloud of dissapointment as you realize that it was only a dream. I had a dream of the second variety last night… I was sitting in my car to leave the house on a...