FlasshePoint

Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

3G Or Not 3G?

In this recent post, I was wondering what Apple’s policy was going to be on upgrading to the new 3G iPhone ($200) for existing iPhone customers. Well, according to this, it’s not that great (surprise). Looks like I’ll be able to buy one of the new phones for the same price as existing [...]

Whatever

The “What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas” tagline has generated scads of publicity (and a hit movie!) for America’s Sin City. I think every city in America should have a “What Happens” slogan. Let’s start with Colorado. This is especially important since Denver will be in the national spotlight in a [...]

Only Outlaws Will Have Tomatoes

I’m sure my friend Lisa is happy, but the rest of us are bummed that tomatoes have been banned. (Lisa doesn’t like raw ‘maters.) I just can’t believe it. They are such a staple of my life. I’ve got a quartet of tomatoes-on-the-vine in my fridge, and I know they’re supposed [...]

3G Don’t Mean GGG

Pet Peeve of the Day: So, as expected, Apple announced its iPhone 3G today, which goes on sale July 11th. And, as expected, it’s zippier and lighter and oh so much better than those old iPhones. But what I didn’t expect was that the price of the 8GB unit is only $199, which [...]

Vacation Debriefing

Things I learned on my Pennsylvania trip last week, that I didn’t learn from my trip last year:
Pennsylvania has strange beer laws. You can’t buy beer in grocery stores or liquor stores (!), but you can buy it at convenience stores and “beer distributors”. Also, I think you can buy six packs in [...]

Double Your Blogging Fun

Yoo hoo, I’m back!
You may or may not have figured it out, but I’ve been on vacation for the last week. The last seven entries were composed in advance and posted via my iPhone. The iPhone is great for hitting the “Publish” button but not so great at actually composing entries (I can’t [...]

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