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Today’s my birthday, so I’m going to be fairly busy with family things today. But you’re all welcome to sing happy birthday to me or fling buckets of cash my way, whatever strikes your fancy … I certainly won’t complain.

I hope everyone enjoys themselves on this spookiest (and best) night of the year.

Halloween is my favorite holiday by far. A month-long excuse to watch horror movies. What’s not to love? Our friends Rich and Lori host a big Halloween bash every year. I decided to go as a zombie this year because, … Continue reading →

Finally. Right now the Facebook web page is the only way to access the site on the iPad, and while it’s serviceable, there are features that don’t work in mobile Safari. The initial screencaps I’ve seen of the new app … Continue reading →

From Eduardo Pellegrino in the comments at the excellent Asymco website, perhaps not the right words, but good words: Per ardua ad astra — Through struggles, to the stars

I’m not happy at all about how the Steelers played today, but around the league this was a crazy day for football. Epic collapses by Dallas and Philadelphia, both blowing 20 point leads. The Bills blowing a two touchdown lead. … Continue reading →

In a little while my wife will drive me to an endoscopic surgery center where I’ll have my esophagus examined and (more than likely) stretched out. This will be the fourth time in ten years I’ve had this done. I … Continue reading →

My son Alex is in Boy Scouts, and this weekend he and his troop are going on another camp out. This is the first time he’s been asked to get all the food ready for the boys (the adults manage … Continue reading →

The teaser for The Hunger Games debuted on the VMA Award show on Sunday night. It doesn’t show much, and is obviously geared for fans of the book, but I think they really nailed Katniss’s look. I have high hopes … Continue reading →

The end of an era has arrived. Steve Jobs, love him or hate him, worked one of the most successful — if not the most successful — corporate turnarounds when he brought Apple back from near death in the late … Continue reading →