No, this isn’t the “State of my life” post promised on Saturday. That’s still drafting. I will, however, share some thoughts on spreadsheets. I hate them. All told I’ve spent ten hours, spread across three days, building a spreadsheet array. Right now it’s 18 sheets deep. What the array does is take sales information, thenContinue reading “Spreadsheets? Gah!”
Florida
The flight for Florida leaves in two and a half hours. Updates should resume on Thursday, beginning with an extensive post on life and work. In the meantime, some political news! Reporters from The Onion have uncovered a potential scandal involving the Bush Administration–serious gaps in Bush’s service as President. The article notes that “[f]reshlyContinue reading “Florida”
Saturday
I discovered today through studying recent web usage on the website that I have a LiveJournal syndication feed. Color me surprised… Tomorrow morning, six o’clock, I fly out to Orlando for four days of corporate meetings. In all my travels I’ve not been to Florida, so I’m looking forward to the trip. Now I justContinue reading “Saturday”
Were I a color….
Another of those ‘net personality quizzes…. You are the color turquoise. A fairly tempermental person, you’re either upset or tranquil most of the time. You can be as calm as your color. You’re a mysterious person, yet somehow outgoing. You’re balanced, simply put. You’re somewhat bold. You’re generous and sophisticated–but never ever snobby. You’re livelyContinue reading “Were I a color….”
George Lucas, Hack
Penny Arcade, in a recent cartoon nails why I despise George Lucas–the man cannot leave well enough alone. I’ve seen in stores the past week a Star Wars DVD box set. Ten years ago, had DVDs existed then and had I a DVD player then, I would have bought the set instantly and with greatContinue reading “George Lucas, Hack”
Odds and Sods
Paul Lewis, an English professor at Boston College, authored an editorial, “The Gollum Voters” for the Boston Globe earlier this month that describes how many “[miss] the deep ambivalence plauging many Bush and Kerry supporters, an ambivalence that characterizes what me might call their Gollum mindset.” What is that mindset? Lewis: “As Bush and KerryContinue reading “Odds and Sods”
The Heirophant
As seen on Terri‘s and Todd‘s LiveJournals: I am The Hierophant The Hierophant often represents learning with experts or knowledgeable teachers. This card also stands for institutions and their values. The Hierophant is a symbol of the need to conform to rules or fixed situations. His appearance in a reading can show that you areContinue reading “The Heirophant”
New Reading Material
I stopped by Waldenbooks this morning and bought a copy of Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. I had some Preferred Reader coupons to use and I was curious. It’s received glowing reviews–Neil Gaiman’s pull-quote on the back cover calls it “unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last seventyContinue reading “New Reading Material”
On the Road
In an hour I’ll be on my way to Richmond. Fable, the long-awaited role-playing game for XBox, comes out tomorrow everywhere, but rather than have it shipped to stores I’ll be picking up copies for the local stores at the Richmond airport, so it can go on sale today, a day ahead of schedule. IContinue reading “On the Road”
First Invasion: The War of 1812
The History Channel showed tonight a documentary entitled First Invasion: The War of 1812. Being something of an enthusiast on the subject of America’s forgotten war, I tuned in, curious how they would distill the war, its causes and its effects, into two hours. I needn’t have bothered. The cause of the war? Impressment. WhatContinue reading “First Invasion: The War of 1812”