Chinese Fortune Calendar
Posted by on Sunday, June 13, 2004 in
From a local restaurant: • "The Chinese Zodiac consists of a 12 year cycle, each year of which is named after a different animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year. Many Chinese believe that the year of the person's birth is the primary factor in determining that person's …
Car Insurance
Posted by on Saturday, May 22, 2004 in
November 2003, The local news announces that car insurance will be decreased. • My insurance provider instantly increase my rates by about $500 before this happens from what they claim is an increase in claims. • Months later, insurance companies are made to lower their fees and I receive a …
Meeting Patrick Roy
Posted by on Sunday, March 21, 2004 in - 12 comments
I've never seen Patrick Roy play and I probably never will now but just because he is now retired doesn't mean I would never get the chance to meet him.
Powerless
Posted by on Sunday, September 7, 2003 in
The power just went out and I'm sitting here in complete darkness only with the glow of my laptop screen. Not sure what's going on yet, but it seems my neighbors are all in black too. • Since moving from a desktop to a laptop last December, this has happened twice. Everytime seems cool but the …
Newly Digital
Posted by on Tuesday, June 3, 2003 in
Everybody else is doing it, so [sarcasm]what the hell[/sarcasm], I will t0o. The following is all about my first computer experience. • Nintendo: Pre-computer days • I grew up wanting a computer but never owned one until 1996. That's right, I was a late bloomer. I never even used a computer …
15.46 seconds
Posted by on Sunday, April 20, 2003 in - 6 comments
It's been a week now since I got my 12 cups and now that I have been recently featured on other sites I suppose I should post some official results. • The following video is the basic sequence of 3-6-3 > 6-6 > 10. I'll start with 3 stacks (2 with 3 cups/1 with 6) and then move into 2 pyramids of …
Speed Cup Stacking
Posted by on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 in - 3 comments
Sometimes you see something that just looks so cool, you need to try it out for yourself. First seen on the net, and then again on Ripley's [videos] this new "sport" just seem like something I needed to try. • update: Results
First Review of new ThinkPad
Posted by on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 in
I haven't said much or posted much since my latest purchase but here is a few comments after a few weeks of playing/configuring. • I have used some terrible keyboard layouts in the past (also from IBM) and this is no exception. It's not completely bad that the function key is where the ctrl …
ThinkPad T30
Posted by on Sunday, January 12, 2003 in
Couldn't resist to post but the excitement is starting to build with the confirmation that I have a new ThinkPad on the way.
Post 100
Posted by on Sunday, November 3, 2002 in
I have been using the screen name newrecruit now since 1997 and have gone through many terrible website designs but it wasn't up until January 9th, 2002 when I started posting on a regular basis to keep the site looking alive. • Today is now post 100.