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    This morning there were fewer buses than usual.  Fewer buses means a longer commute time as well as being packed cheek-to-jowl during the ride — usually I don’t mind this, but in the winter the additional bulk of winter … Continue reading →

Dijkstra wrote by hand?  In 1988?

I’m asking various Carbon Emission calculators how much of a mess it will make for me to fly one-way from Los Angeles to Honolulu. TerraPass.org says: 702 pounds NativeEnergy.com says: 2050 pounds TravelMatters.org says:  1633 pounds So, that’s confusing.  I … Continue reading →

Every year or so I get a great idea:  Wouldn’t it be nice if my tenants could pay rent electronically?  Then I wouldn’t have to go to the bank, tenants wouldn’t have to remember to write a check, I’d lose … Continue reading →

In a movie review in the avclub, I came across this clip from the movie ‘Match Factory Girl.’  I’m not especially interested in the film, but the opening footage of the match machines is fascinating. I would watch films like … Continue reading →

  Right now I’m sitting on my couch listening to voice mails.  My new phone service was assigned a number that previously belonged to someone with many outstanding bills, so there are now 120 impatient voice mails from bill collectors … Continue reading →

Right now a couple of my coworkers are playing Double Dragon with the volume turned up, and through the music I can hear my COO (excited by the new toy) explaining his 5-year plan to one of our neighbors:  “We’re … Continue reading →

Some time ago, my boss made an empty promise to another employee — something along the lines of “If we experience even marginal profitability by the end of the year, then we will…”  There was no danger of this being … Continue reading →

So… I’m in the process of remodeling and moving in to a new house.  This week I had a guy in there running ductwork for a bunch of ventilation fans.  He gave me a call a few hours in to … Continue reading →

That’s me in the foreground, then my brother, and then his wife Rachel.  What with this resort being deluxe and all, the girls are in morning childcare. Something radical (and, maybe good) has happened to the ecology on this lake … Continue reading →