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Next: Stop Sign Cameras

Wow, this whole red light camera controversy is a really hot topic. I last talked it about it last week, and on Saturday the Rocky Mountain News devoted a whole ‘nother big followup story to it. The upshot is that it looks like Denver is still going to install the cameras in a [...]

Charity Evolution

Yesterday when I was doing my grocery shopping at Safeway, they introduced a new wrinkle into the “hitting you up at the cash register for charity” game. And I have to say, this is quite clever. Instead of asking you “Would you like to donate a dollar to Easter Seals?”, they now say [...]

iPhone Tips

This is my first attempt at (mostly) composing and posting a blog entry from my iPhone. As such, I thought a good subject would be my personal tips for getting the most out of this wonderful toy.
Tip 1: When using the virtual keyboard, it’s best to have tiny fingers.
Tip 2: There’s a big difference between [...]

Bless These Crops

Ah… Easter. Easter’s a great holiday for non-believers, as long as you can get out of attending church services. It’s a lot like Thanksgiving… go somewhere, be with family, no gift-giving (except maybe some marshmallow peeps), eat a fabulous meal, maybe get a little drunk. Yeah, there’s no football on TV, but [...]

Close But No Cigar

Good Friday? What’s so good about it? I still have to go to work, don’t I?
In the news yesterday: Apple’s Logo Makes You More Creative Than IBM’s. I like this part:
The professors Fitzsimons and Chartrand asked test subjects to come up with creative uses for a brick while showing them images [...]

From A Scream To A Whisper

Well, it’s the morning, and we didn’t get the many inches overnight like was predicted. That happens a lot. It’s still snowing, but the roads aren’t too bad and I’m going to try driving in to work. We’ll probably get a few more inches throughout the day, but it looks like this [...]

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