Life on the Cheap…

Reading through the comments on Engadget’s article about Wal-Mart’s dvd rental service, I saw a few comments in support of Wal-Mart. It was interesting because the only thing that the supporters could get behind was price. Wal-Mart has the cheapest price on the cheapest products. I was listening to a radio spot on NPR about … Read more

The Man from Broken Hill

I managed to reconnect with a new friend. A man I met while I was in the Gulf. The Man from Broken Hill. We met while I was playing Survivor: The Profession Edition up in the NAG. We were fairly instant best friends. Him and his mate, the Gerbil. We’ve all managed to get back … Read more

Changes…

For me 2004 and 2005 will undoubtedly be years to remember. I spent 2004 serving in the United States Navy in Operation Iraqi Freedom. One of the most significant events of my life. And in no small part as a result of that service, 2005 will be equally unique. As of January 3rd, 2005 I … Read more

Black and blacker…

Wave Rat. OK, so, Tirado registers the domain name tsunamirelief.com on the day the tsunami strikes with the full intention of profiting from it. She lists it for sale at $99. Clearly, Tirado intended to make a profit off of some one trying to help the tsunami victims. Kaplan has a plan to register the … Read more

A New Perspective on Christmas

Here’s a new perspective on Christmas for you. I’d bet money that the majority of you don’t appreciate whatever you found under your tree as much as the soldier Iraq who got 30 minutes on the phone with his family. Freedom isn’t free. Aloha

Christmas Eve Service

We went to the Christmas Eve service at Santa Cruz Bible last night. The service was really good. We even had some outstanding, traditional, a capella numbers from the choir. They did a great job. Through most of the service I couldn’t help but think about the fact that there are some 200,000 military service … Read more

Adventures in Coffee

We ordered a Cona D size coffee brewer. It came yesterday. Today, I was determined to make coffee with it. First, I discovered that my wife has been serving me Folgers coffee for the past month or so. I’ve been trying to be nice wondering why my wife’s usually wonderful coffee was tasting so bad. … Read more

Life is Happening…

There are so many things I would like to be talking about here. Many of them cannot be discussed here because this is a public forum. It would be impudent. I am hoping that there will be significant changes to talk about in the new year. aloha

Thanksgiving

This year I’m thankful for a lot of things. It’s been an eventful and exciting year. At the top of the list, I am thankful that I had the opportunity to serve my country in an endeavour to free the Iraqi people from tyrannical dictator who was a threat to world peace. There have been … Read more