Monthly Archives: January 2006

According to the author of this headline, Hamas election victory shocks world. It may be that the victory was unexpected by some observers. It may be that some are disappointed in the election results. But I would not say that … Continue reading →

Is it misspelled? Does it violate the rules of grammar? Does it offend my sense of style? Is. It. Punctuated. Idiosyncratically? Does it violate IETF RFCs 2047 and 2231 by placing un-encoded non-ASCII characters in any of the message headers? … Continue reading →

Since we moved we’ve been without television. There’s a home-owner’s association, and winter, and we’re unsure of where to put the dish, and the CATV MSO is more expensive, and we’d need to get a new TiVo, so we’ll wait. … Continue reading →

I was just browsing through Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada at Amazon. Notice how the regions defined in this map span the border of the United States and Canada, but mysteriously end at the border with Mexico. … Continue reading →

I was reading the news about the vapor release of Verizon’s V CAST Music store. The labels open yet another retail outlet; Verizon maximizes usage of their infrastructure; and Microsoft gets another distributor of its DRM software. But I fail … Continue reading →

On Marketplace this morning, they talked about what’s buzzing about the Consumer Electronics Show this week. Apparently it’s the same buzzword that’s been around for the past twenty-odd years: convergence. Who knew? And “another thing everybody’s talking about is high-definition … Continue reading →

One of the things that attracted me to the Town of Beekman is the opportunity to become involved in local government. Over the past few days I have been considering to which committees I might reasonably devote time and effort: … Continue reading →

I can’t help but think of that spunky little fellow who kept trying to eat Foghorn Leghorn.

Do not be mistaken. Two and one-half baths is nothing less than three toilets to be plunged.

In discussing a Slate article on the Advisory Panel‘s proposed changes to the tax code, Zimran concludes From a federal standpoint there are no middle class families living in $500K houses. If you live in a $500K home and are … Continue reading →