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"It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain
Archives
A happy 4th
Helvetica
Lamentations of an apparently bad father
Kung Fu Panda
It's not the heat...
James and his tonsils
Can you hear me now, douchebags?
There was no pact
Gene Kranz
Ease up on the video
Like father, like daughter
Weird school week
What a waste
Twitter redux
Final week of school
Back home again
Finally made it
Busy weekend
Another reason to hate teachers' unions
Hammock
One week til WWDC
Treading water
Dumb. Just dumb.
Signs of age
Living cheat code
Twitter
Now that would be an interesting hybrid
Long weekend
Hasn't been much of a vacation so far
Frickin' lawn mower
Lazy Sunday
A bit of vacation
Undead Mexican food, perhaps?
Tax is stupid
Low quality and uncomfortable
Twitter is the death of blogs
Hillary, pack it in
Dishwasher woes
First communion, then Iron Man
Bush gets highest disapproval rating ever
OMFG U R SO FULL OF SH...
April vacation wrap-up
WWDC plans
D&D
Less, less, less
Still biding its time, the Frickin' Van awaits
Commentary: An 'average' American will never be president - CNN.com
In memoriam: Stan Flack
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
MMX 300
Where the heck is spring already?
New Mac store location in Falmouth
Need a shelf for my projector
Cable mess
Blu-ray trailer waste
SEPAC site problems
Swollen MacBook Pro battery
My swollen MacBook Pro battery
I don't want extreme Jedi mind powers
Easter
Anime Boston 2008 wrap-up
More Anime Boston 2008 photos
More from Anime Boston
Cosplay photos
A better second day, cosplay report
Anime Boston really needs better organization
Thought for Good Friday
The McLaughlin Group
Ghost Hunters
The Rubber Room
Weekend conference
Quaker teacher fired for changing loyalty oath
readybot.com
German police dogs to wear shoes
Oscar wrap
Ass kicked by the flu
Aperture versus ... what, exactly?
Learning more about Aperture 2
Bomb threats
Classic ADD moment
My new specs
Bonnie's low-key birthday
It's going to be one of *those* days
National Geographic Channel
Super Tuesday
Post SuperBowl hangover
Superbowl Sunday
Do as I say, not as I do
Yael Naïm versus Feist
Wow, I feel like a grown-up
Snow, snow go away. Don't come back some other day
Comcast HD ads = stupid
Microsoft Office 2008
Thank God for snowblowers
Wi-Fi to reach the rails this week
Long weekend for the kids
No, they just want the sick and ugly ones
What font says 'Change'? - The Boston Globe
That was the week that was
Nuclear stress test
Great way to wrap it up
Inauspicious beginning
Getting ready for Expo
Free stuff
Cape Cod population aging rapidly
A nice reality-check
Money talks, bullshit walks
Odd comment
Post-holiday doldrums
$15 well spent
Gotta reset the pegs on the snowblower
And so our quiet time comes to an end
Jumping the shark
Dear Insurance Fraud Bureau
Dear meteorologists
Change of pace
For the third time since Thanksgiving
Maybe I'm missing something
French toast sticks
Only sorry she only took out three ...
Christmas is over, thank goodness
The Frickin' Van
I just don't get Facebook
Here's another reason why I [heart] NY
Getting a cinema pub!
Ignore them, really
Suddenly winter
Nicknames
Lemme upgrade jah
Ike Turner
Like locusts!
BSG geek moment
So I take vacation this week...
Stress test
Bloody holiday tunes
Enough is enough
Blech.
Peeve of the day: Cascading attributions
Good stuff
A Sisyphean task, at best
G'day
Fed up with PR Newswire
Verizon Wireless, you suck
One of the local pleasures
Speaking of cell phones
iPhone Day Two
Thanksgiving post-mortem
iPhone: Day one
Thoughts on Kindle
It's the most ameboid time of the year
Breakfast food in space
Emme's doldrums
Raising the kids right
It's getting cold out
The boy just doesn't get it
Man-eggs
Ron Paul ads
Breakfast Machine
Why I'm so excited about EVE Online
Parting thoughts about the hotel
Iceland wrap-up
Iceland Day 2
We come from the land of the ice and snow
Oh, before it's too late
For those of you not from Boston
There's a chill in the air
So far so good
That kid doesn't miss a trick
Control
Southern California fires
Seen on BusinessWire this morning
Dear Pfizer
Group shot
Turkey
"I can understand air rage"
Simple pleasures
Goooooool!
Last.fm
Back in LA
Torchwood
In defense of eMusic
Oops, we did it again
Best. Show. EVER.
Autumn on the Cape
Now THIS is more like October
I have a new blog with a Cape Cod twist
Septic tank cleaning day
Four-day weekend
On the mysterious cruelty of absent friends
Allergies are afoot
Magic piggy powers
James and pants
It's too early to deal with this shit.
Rude doctor's offices
Television burnout
Settling into a routine
Back home again
Tail end of a long trip
How to tell when your kids' ears need cleaning
Austin so far
OMG is it 4 o'clock already?
Cousin Kerry's wedding
This begs the question
James has the best bus driver ever
Turkeys in the yard!
Van fixed, finally
Business trip
Anti-mormon bias
Space Battleship Yamato
Second grader maturity
The first day of school
The very last day of summer vacation
Labor Day Weekend on the Cape
Amber and her racist ass is history, yay
Wired Ethernet is here to stay
On a more serious note
Apropos of nothing
Sleepover
Weekend at the air show
Monique rocks
Ozzfest
I hate Pokemon
Emme's failed sleepover
Evil Dick lives another week. Or two.
My new favorite band
Keys to the kingdom
Sulfa drugs are evil -- EVIL I tell you
BB8 is great
Japanese biker fails to notice missing leg
A busy week for the SEPAC
Can someone explain to me
Man-boys
'Max is smelling the butter box'
Frickin' van?
Done up in blueprint blue, it sure looks good on you
The economy sucks
Jen must DIE
Mad Men
Too hot
July 4th photos
Valzania reunion photos
Too hot to do anything
Family matters
Flash Gordon
Flown the coop
Low-key birthday
Robert turns 12 today
NBC sued for "Predator" series
It's never easy
Lots of outside work this weekend
It's not the medium, it's the message
Now THAT's what I call a Frickin' Van
End of an era in Boston news
Wal-Mart to sell bible-themed toys
People are getting stupider
Another reason for me to dislike Mitt
I am Murloc
On feeding the cat
Decent berry smoothie
The poor ol' Weber
Existential dilemmas in video games
Reactions to the new minivan
Now *that's* what I call 'True QAM'
New van
New van
New van
New van
New van
The new van
In case you're curious
Photos
Frickin' Van II: Le roi est mort, vive le roi
Van troubles
Quick and dirty Transformers review
Regarding the iPhone
I love a good deal.
Holy crap, it's July
Best. sunglasses. ever.
Hey Isaiah...
No.
The heat is gone
Why do doctors hire lousy administrators?
Paranoid people make me laugh
Why Bob hates French
Quiznos -- Good subs, lousy ads
Credit for bad behavior
OK, this is just stupid
Robert on being lactose-intolerant
Jesus phone
Crosswords
CVS vs. CIGNA Tel-Drug
Meat-trees
Death of a coffee maker
House construction
One thing I dislike about having an Xbox 360 Elite
That's not a dog, that's a fetus
Media Helpline
Running Windows on the Mac
Time flies
Robert's IEP date has been set
Must be nice to be that wealthy
Now THAT'S a superpower
Real life men in black
Just so
New lawn gear and plans to prettify
Across the street
June, already?
Simply gorgeous
Now's not the right time, Frickin Van II!
I can't seem to catch a break here
Overheard behind the counter at the furniture store
Noise abatement
Noise pollution
Anyone got $15M I can borrow?
It ain't rump roast, kid
Dear CBS
Treadmill desk
Dear Apple
Alternadad
Emme's IEP meeting
Free Comic Day
There's something you don't see every day
Why I hate woodpeckers
Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Bob and Naruto
Going to WWDC again
The Legend of Fishus
The noise makes the windows shake
Sadly Pavlovian
Life on other planets
Anime Boston 2007 recap
Another irritating TV ad
No, the VT madman wasn't a gamer
Heritage is important
Last of the free dishwashing detergent
Newpro's stupid ad
I guess it was inevitable
But did it taste like chicken?
Xbox repair
An open letter to oppose Mass. HB1423
Sibling differences
It all comes back to bacon
Odd spring break
Killed another one
Happy Tartan Day
Wampanoag casino
Dear Apple, your Apple TV demos...
Narcissism is a Christian value
Clowns will eat me
Flat Out 2
Open letter to Comcast - Your DVR SUCKS.
Generation gap
Anyone got $118K they can lend me?
Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself)
Who decided that phones should suck?
Stupid is as stupid does
Guests won't leave?
Now I'm a trainer, too
Congratulations to me
In NYC for a few days
Yet another SPED cockup in Mashpee
I'd have served less time for murder
Back in Boston
My iTunes alerts
Back in SF, remote tech support
I think I need a bigger iPod
I guess this is how it starts
My Alma Mater
Now where did I leave that song?
Cialis soft tabs -- ironic?
What wounded vets and special needs kids have in common
Umbrella
Wow, the snowblower works
Home stretch
Anyone else notice...
100 years seems like light punishment
Jobs comes out anti-teachers' union
Sid Meier's Pirates
The tale of the penis-fish shirt
Robert and Mrs. Goulart
Vacation Day 1
Watch Frontline
Exotic foreigners
Opiates for the masses
Miserable day so far, thanks to the kids
I love my new toy
We need a second car
James being silly
Anthropomorphism
Jobs, others on DRM
School committee meeting
Well, they screwed that up
Morning schedule adjustment
My new home away from home
Pimped Out John Sweepstakes
The all-in-one laptop
Starting international incidents
Finally feeling human again
Back in my day...
His dad plays too much WoW, maybe
First SEPAC meeting a success
I'm so done with Starbucks
Wow, what a week
School committee meeting a good start
Queen for eight bucks
PS2 followup
Counting my electronic blessings
Tastes good, feels bad
Proof that Emme has ADD
Weird laws
I feel like bein' a sex machine
Patrick undoes some of Romney's damage
Weird week
Thank goodness it's over
The Last Starfighter
Bodhi Maximo
Sammies? Yumm-o!
Please give generously
I need new hobbies
An open letter to Netflix
Ejection seats are fun
Why video games cost so much
A long weekend before Expo madness
His future is in comedy
Yaptop revisited
The magic of diet soda
Christmas kitty
Low-key birthday
Too much God
iPhone stupidity
The end of an era
When plumbers are little boys' heroes
A born cynic
First snow
Jesus' Birthday
That's one way to look at it
Dinner is served
Tired of the complaints
Safety Task Force
Macworld Expo time is near again
Laser printer triage
Second Life
Guaranteeing he won't have a date
Giant Amoebas and Demon Claws
How to avoid holiday shopping stress
Scamazon.com
Unaware of his heritage
PSOne downloads on the PSP
Another reason why I love They Might Be Giants
Black Friday looms
On 'hardcore' gamers and music and wine snobs
The last of the Frickin' Van
Wii will rock you
Inconsistent communications
Yaptop
Robert's IEP meeting
Mashpee schools followup
New snowblower
Attention strangers on the phone
Do you deserve it?
At least there are no rings around James'
Please think before offering unsolicited advice
'A whole 'nother level'
Jim's terrifying facial hair
Frickin' Van Postmortem
Smarter than the average voter?
If it feels good, it can't be wrong
I voted
GBS
Student murder threat incident highlights Mashpee's need for change
Fire Howie Carr
I need stronger meds ... for me
The anti-vote
On eating a Boston Creme donut
More local school shenanigans
Lazy and wrong
Good (belated) Samhain
Anniversary #13
On World of Warcraft and helpful players
'The Mac Faithful'
Glad to see justice served
My children are vile pigs
*sigh*. More idiocy in the press
Daffy
The Cabinet of Wonders
Hyperbole
Stand for Children (Mass.)
More about Byetta
Starting Sunday school
Mashups that didn't need to exist
Battlestar Effin' Galactica
The Lethal Weapon curse
Byetta - Day 3
Commenting is h0rked
Commenting authentication is now on
Quitcher Bitchin'
Cynical about gas prices
The GOP protects child molesters
Best. political ad. ever.
Finally to get the office finished
Now they're outsourcing refinance calls
How to tell that your wife is a geek
I'm such a slacker
A fervent wish
Ninja pizza
Time to make the friggin' donuts!
Let's get it over with, already
Fried apple pie
Apply directly to the forehead!
On neti pots and ragweed season
PocketMac vs Blackberry Desktop
Three days with the crackberry
Dreamcast watch
*snort* *snort* *snort*
Rice Krispies are the devil
Minimum levels of competence
Home stretch
The Zoo
Verizon are turkey-fuckers
Added to the pantheon of American heroes
Al Gore would be mad
Back home again
At the airport
SF trip update -- Tuesday
New photos
Durian ice cream
Supplement this
And away we go...
The incredible shrinking sausage
APOCALYPSE DOOM AIEEEE!
Blacklisted from the doctor's office
Lot of catching up to do
White keyboards after Labor Day
It ain't the heat
Like watching the tide come in, fast
Vlogging is the new scourge
Power supplies
When in doubt, break it
Coffee catastrophe
Amo Eduardo
How DO they know?
The truth behind alien abductions
Contradictions!
Slave to money
Driving on the Cape
An open letter to pensioners with nothing but time on their hands
Sausages
Autoexecuting QuickTime movies
My kid is student of the year
Dear Ice Cream Man
Less is more
New Pet Shop Boys! Huzzah!
My latest few linguistic pet peeves
Truer today than it was 50 years ago
Not enough hours in the day
Amazing! The sun still shines
Rehab center for video game addicts
On personal space and grocery lines
Lamenting the decline of good conversation
Common sense and congress
My office
Godless
Rebuttal time
Gotta catch 'em all
We pause programming for this important announcement
Yah, that's what I say
Thought for iLife 07 - iRemote?
On piracy
Like cat, like slave boy
No, he never returned
Back from Anime Boston
Out of the mouths of babes
And there it is
The MacBook and integrated graphics
Finally, a break in the weather
There and back again
Dumbasses.
Prices are so low, they think I'm insane!
E3 jitters
IEP meeting fun
Too many chiefs
Frickin' spare tire
The revenge of the frickin' van
This year's model is sexier, I admit
Home and dry
Success!
Vacation humpday
Safe and sound
Getting ready to travel
Just in the nick of time
Yep, it was the hard drive
Uh oh
Inventing diseases
Windows on Mac, quick synopsis
Next issue -- Emmeline
The best outcome we could have hoped for
My PowerBook is fux0red
You like me, you really like me!
Wal-Mart musing
Laptop widower
Go go, Godzilla
The Marshmallow Weenus
Beware The Marshmallow Weenus!
The difference between Saturday and Sunday
The Frickin' Van and variable resistance
I don't want to be run out of town
Frickin' Van
The Frickin' Conversion Van
A nauseous weekend
Transubstantiation
Diabetes management through gaming
Stuck in my head
Now we are six
Maybe not gay, but definitely funny
Leisure
Emmeline, at the Apple Store
Whoopie cushion
Mrrr?
Birthday pics
Hindsight is 20/20
Movie meme
Build A Bear
The Shaggy Ball
Now with 68 percent evil!
Why I love eBay
I [heart] Nintendo
Much better
The cat barfed on the bed
One better, another one sick
Intel slipup
Dear NBC
Parent Teacher Conference
Another Apple store near me
My life with the Intel iMac
Croup
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Interesting stuff
Wow, snow
Roasted lamb
Bonnie's b-day
Thoughts on cartoon chaos
GameFly
One of many reasons...
How not to write a press release
Monday monday
A chip off the old block
Teh stupit.
Meme
More legal wrangling
Dear makers of Jelly Bellies
Front Row Seat
Bonnie ownz Bob
NAO
Wynton
Why is it so damn hard
A place of wonder
I hate you, iTunes Music Store
Rules of feline ownership
McDonald's = diarrhea
You snooze, you lose
STFU
I love Target
He is ninja, you can't see him
Parents, don't buy your kids an Xbox
I hab a code
Shellshocked
The year without winter
Hello Corey
Peter, Jean Luc and Corey
What a week
Back in San Francisco
There is hope for humanity after all
Navel gazing
Amen
They're ba-ack
Goodbye 2005
Continuity
Storm before the calm
Weird weather
Under my skin
Taiko Drum Master
Latest tv commercial rant
Out in the thick of it
Cooties?
I'm done with it
Out of the frying pan...
One week to go
Buy more iPods
Now we're cooking with gas
You say it's your birthday...
Spam
Wooly Jim
El Camino syndrome
Narnia
Back and forth
Empty nest
...and the Joker got away, hey!
Switching to gas
True story
Black Friday, blecch
Thanksgiving post mortem
James' observations on the Macy's parade
Techno burger
Frickin' Update
HATE
Canon tech support
Our day in court, part deux
Kinda like sheep
ph34r
Holding pattern
Some things never change
This is Max.
When it rains it pours
Must be something in the name...
Followup
Here we go again
Blessed Samhain
Dropping the ball
And to add insult to inju