December 2007
13 posts
If you want it.
It seems like there were two different 2007s. The first one was the good one, mostly. I began working for myself in November, and I couldn’t be happier. I don’t even have to commute outside my bedroom. I pay my bills on time. All of my friends and family are happy and safe. I helped a friend start a website to provide relief to the victims of the wildfires, that, thankfully, spared...
Oh -- the poll
Out of 10 responses so far, seven view the blog with a browser, and three using a feed reader. If my math is correct, that means 70 percent browser, 30 percent feed reader. Oh — and in chart form, if you prefer: Frankly, I’m just thrilled that 10 people read my blog. I’ll keep updating these vital, valuable statistics from time to time. Because I know you love it.
How to be a giant nerd
So my parents gave me Omaha Steaks for Christmas, and they arrived today. So what do I do? I play with the dry ice that was packed in the styrofoam container. Behold: the Snapple bottle of doom:
“The more easily you can talk about a user interface, the more easily you can...”
– Aristotle Pagaltzis (via Daring Fireball)
One-Click Poll (hmm ... might have to trademark...
How do you read this blog? (Hey-hey, the poll’s closed. See the final results here.)
Garfield is funny again →
When you remove anything that Garfield is saying (or thinking), suddenly the comic becomes a surrealistic masterpiece.
What can $1.3 million buy?
A giant Christmas pageant. Instead, maybe the church could have sheltered 10,000 homeless people for the entire month of December. (At a fully-staffed shelter cost of $40/person per night.) Or, bought 18 Katrina-style trailers for families that need homes. Or, over 8,000 short tons of corn (less delivery) for a famine-stricken region at about $150/ton, or 417.25 cents/bushel. Or,...
