http://douglas.nerad.org/journal Every Band of Freaks Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:29:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those of you interested in trying out new kinds of software on the cheap for a good cause, MacHeist is having their second nanoBundle sale. Featured are MacJournal, RipIt, Clips, CoverScout and Flow, plus if enough people purchase this $19.95 bundle, Tales of Monkey Island and RapidWeaver. While I ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/03/macheist-nanobundle-2/ Sometimes I love lists. I rather miss doing the Top Five back on OOKEE.com. Not that lists are all-encompassing. They are generalities at best, clichés as worst, and fun none-the-less. To that end I thought these lists of advice from authors on writing was pretty good, especially Elmore Leonard's:3 Never ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/03/writers-advice/ Spotted last weekend in Noe Valley along 24th Street. Black with gold detail. The engine was Honda, but I didn't see the size anywhere (though painted on the block was 1100). The seat said, "BEEF," which I hope was a favorite food... One of the cool, cool details was the speedometer. ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/02/cafe-racer-in-noe-valley/ Yesterday was "Colorado Loves California Day" in Colorado. Supposedly it was to try and lure businesses away from CA and over to CO, but in fact I think it was simply to show budgetary solidarity with us. Here's the official press release. http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/02/we-love-you-too/ While I have to admit that I appreciate Facebook's status updates, I have to say I hate how some users seem to think status updates are some form of blog. I realize they should be short and succinct. However, don't just say, "Cool!" followed by a link. I don't want ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/02/facebook-is-not-a-blog/ Many of you that know me also know that I have a fond appreciation of all things Norton. Emperor Norton, that is. Last week when Banana Flash and I were wandering downtown looking for a place to eat and stumbled upon Norton's Vault well, we just had to eat there. ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/02/nortons-vault/ It's been my observation that over the years the Super Bowl has been coming later and later every year. I remember from my youth that it was a mid-January event. Now it's more and more an early-February event. Soon enough it will become a mid-February event. Using these dates as ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/02/super-bowl-date-trends/ I read this article and my first thoughts were, "Holy shit!"COLORADO SPRINGS — This tax-averse city is about to learn what it looks and feels like when budget cuts slash services most Americans consider part of the urban fabric. More than a third of the streetlights in Colorado Springs will go ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/02/cutting-services/ Rosa and I thought long and hard about our wedding invitations. In the end we're decided to work with Larissa at Papercake Designs. We were going to do a video, but then we saw someone else beat us to the punch line with that idea... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/01/wedding-invitations/ So I've started off 2010 with something I never thought I would try: acupuncture. Rosa got me the appointment at the Kabuki Springs in Japan Town. I tend to not to go in for these folk remedies and favor hard science (though as everyone knows, it is sometimes far from "hard" ... http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2010/01/stab-me-with-that-pointy-thing/