Double DS Lites Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. We planned. We saved. We purchased. And it took some doing. Our local Circuit City was fresh out of the little gems. So was Best Buy. We were resigned to making our acquisition through Amazon when Nikki had the brilliant idea of checking availability elsewhere. Our store didn’t …
Anyone who has visited my office has said the same thing: “How do you do anything with all of the freakin’ icons on your desktop?” My answer has been only vaguely defensive. I just use the desktop as a work area. Doesn’t everyone use their desktop as a work area? Come on, why call it …
Nikki’s getting her hair done. I’m on the other side of the mall. As one might expect for a Satruday afternoon, the Apple Store is full of potential commerce. Off-hand, I’d guess there are about 60 people in here. The sonic atmosphere is a mix of stacked conversation and indeterminate ambient music. I’m posting from …
My World of Warcraft account will remain active until August 8, but after that … I’m done. Later, I’ll have more to say about my brief return to World of Warcraft, the community therein, the potential that remains, and my not-bitter-at-all (really) reasons for leaving.
As of 11:29pm, the “Yes” column for creating Johns Creek (or is it John’s Creek?) is towering over the “No” side, nine-to-one. So tomorrow morning, we’ll wake up … well … right where we are. A win means that Johns Creek will incorporate, yes, but not officially until the first week of December 2006. And …
I Voted. Finally. I got to our local polling precinct at 7:10am. Not on time, not early, but as this is a primary, ten minutes post opening should be reasonable. But when I got there, this stocky fellow in a security guard uniform barks from the sidewalk that they’re not ready. “Who’s not ready?” “Them …
Nikki and I made a podcast.
We had a deer visit our backyard this evening.
As mentioned, we will be voting next Tuesday on the creation of a city called John’s Creek. We’re eligible to vote due to our address. By a factor of maybe ten or fifteen yards, our house is just inside the proposed new borders of John’s Creek. As far as the ballot is concerned, we’re Area …
From the current issue: Concerning the proper role of religion in politics, Mr Obama cautions against extremism of both stripes. Believers cannot abandon what they believe; but in a nation that includes Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and non-believers, “democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values.” Even …
NFDC Happenings From Tumblr