• Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: December 13th – December 19th

    How parents keep the faith: getting spiritual meaning at home, not church – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: Teaching the religion of Islam at home – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: a Christmas gift of mitzvahs – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: The rock of belief is at home – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: Mandate a moral code, not theology – CSMonitor.com 500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error Deal watch: Norwegian Cruise Line launches ‘free upgrade’ promotion – USATODAY.com Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without…

  • Twitter

    Weekly Tweets 2010-12-19

    Yeah, I'm not clicking on links today, either. #Gawkerpocalypse # Watched one of the US #TopGear episodes. Did not know that land yachts could be so surprisingly airworthy. Admit that I laughed. # Lizard people are everywhere! #fb # I seriously doubt anyone would pay ME to blog. #spammersRdum # RT @ShowPatrol "@Syfy Thanks Craig, I will add to story. Any news on #SGU Negotiations underway?" Please renew #SGU # Yesterday's trip to the Periodontist was full of WIN and six pieces of flair. Next appointment can be after New Years. # RT @shannynmoore "I'm guessing Palin thinks she's qualified…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    To Be TiVoed: Portlandia

    I never lived in Portland, but I might have. The 6-part IFC Original short-based comedy series PORTLANDIA, created, written by and starring Fred Armisen SNL and Carrie Brownstein vocalist/guitarist, WILD FLAG, Sleater-Kinney, premieres on IFC Friday, January 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM ET/PT. Each episodes character-based shorts draw viewers into “Portlandia,” the creators dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon. via Portlandia – Series – On Air – IFC.com.

  • The Never-Ending Bloga

    Pinboard or Delicious? Staying For Now

    Stay if you… Like a more graphical UI. Dont want to pay a signup fee Pinboard costs around $6 to join. Want to see thumbnails of your bookmarks. Want to auto-post to WordPress or Twitter from your account. Are excited about integrating your bookmarks with other Yahoo services. Want a Firefox plugin for bookmarking. Rely on tag bundles to keep your tags organized. Want to see who has you in their network. Like to share URLs with others using for: tags. Want a more compact list view of your bookmarks. Don’t want to pay, want to auto-post, want a Firefox…

  • Books - Hot Off The Presses

    Review | The Imperfectionists – When News Was Printed With Ink On Paper

    The iPad has been tempting me to try buying eBooks to eRead in my copious sPare time.  Last night I happened to catch an episode of the Canadian culture and current events show Q that included a very positive review of The Imperfectionists: A Novel by Tom Rachman. As a former English major, I’ve avoided reading serious novels for decades; I’ve read a couple of books in recent years that featured that cutesy scribbled-script kind of font with whimsical names like “The Lost Weekend of Cooking In Provence” or “The Lumpy Girl’s Guide To Off-Putting Personal Hygiene” and that was…

  • Random Access Memories

    Pay Cash For Your Cars – And Buy Used, Not New

    This article reminded me of the time Mom dickered with a car dealer on a price for a car, got a firm quote (after discussing loan terms more favorable to the dealership than herself) and then pulled a wad of cash out of her purse to pay for the car on the spot. She meant to pay cash all along, as it was from an insurance settlement — she just wanted to string the guy along and see how low he’d go. The suggestions in the article are pretty good; however what we’ve done with our vehicles is pay them…