Random thoughts, organized and categorized for your consumption.
Archive for May, 2006
Short Take: Driving on a Saturday
May 13th
It was warm out today so I decided to take the car out for an extended spin. Little did I know that I would get to experience all of the following:
- - Massive amounts of traffic
- - Crazed drivers who must race and pass me every 5 miles
- - That “bad fish” smell that comes from certain areas near the ocean
- - Many dead skunks on the road (and now on my tires)
- - Large 4×4 trucks with muck falling off of them
- - Roads closed due to mudslides
- - A Saturn that nearly became part of the rear of my car
All that for a few pictures More >
The Day the PSP Fell Down
May 5th
It is with some sadness that I must write today that my PSP’s analog joystick has died. Quite simply, it separated itself from the main body of the device and ceased working. This was proceeded by the joystick becoming stuck, spinning my character in circles for the better part of a game, and the other players in the game using me as easy target practice.
Given that I work for the company that makes this device, it seems well and truly sad that such a spot of bad luck would befall my purchase. The PSP is only a few months old More >
Good Flights, Bad Disposal
May 2nd
As the ski season has drawn to a close, I switch my attention to aircraft again. This past weekend saw both of the airplanes up and flying again after the winter weather kept them indoors. I was a little rusty, but quickly found my skills coming back after some circuits around the field. That is good news, to be sure, since it means no need to quickly replace another airplane (or all the parts that go with it) in the fleet.
On the down side, my under sink disposal unit decided to go belly up. For those who have not had More >