Entries from December 2006
Blame it on Elmo
“Elmo is ticklish in here!” screams the voice when you disregard instructions and open the tab on the box. It’s the hot present to have under the tree in 2006, and Jeannie and I were the couriers for this particular Elmo on his way to reach my nephew’s tree in Los Angeles today. Had the More...
Gear of the Away Team
Many of my friends ask me “just what exactly do you take with you when you travel?” Last weekend, we stayed in Coconut Grove and South Miami for my cousin’s wedding. Here’s the quick rundown of what we packed for a quick three-day trip: iRiver clix 2mb: Gotta love the little clix. The ui on More...
Monday Morning Quarterbacking
The New York Times finally joined lesser print and broadcast media in publishing an article in their Sunday Magazine’s Week in Review on the very sad story of that family’s death in Oregon. Their angle on the story is that someone can be “lost, even in the age of technology.” The article notes how authorities More...
Media Setup
After recently visiting my friends in Seattle and appreciating the ability to have ambient music everywhere on a Sonos, I decided to finish putting back together my media server and setup. I had it all apart ever since our entire downstairs was renovated. I have my 120 gigs of music all cataloged in J.River’s Media More...