Category Archives: News

We had a close call in our family today. Frank, my wife’s cousin’s husband (say that three times fast) was on the small plane that crashed in New Jersey today. He’s fine and so are the rest of the people … Continue reading →

Apple, the name you know.

The Government of Canada introduced legislation today which would authorize same-sex marriage throughout the country. Same-sex marriage is already legal in the majority of provinces because of a series of court decisions (which all concluded that restricting marriage to opposite-sex … Continue reading →

No wonder my Powerbook order was “delayed”. Good gravy, new Powerbooks are here! Some specs: faster G4 (yes, no G5 yet) processors with speeds up to 1.67GHz, 8x SuperDrives, standard with 512MB of memory and a 5400-rpm hard disk drive … Continue reading →

But she did. And so did quite a few others it seems. Although, not without a fair share of problems. But still, people voted. Most, for the first time in their lives. Now, the counting begins. I wonder who will … Continue reading →

But she did. And so did quite a few others it seems. Although, not without a fair share of problems. But still, people voted. Most, for the first time in their lives. Now, the counting begins. I wonder who will … Continue reading →

Every year, this website does this. I have to question some of the choices but, as they say, to each his (or her) own. Physical appeal alone does not secure a spot in the Top 99. The women on the … Continue reading →

But this guy has me beat. Although, with the state of the Star Wars franchise these days (“Phantom Menace” anyone? Thought not), I’m not sure I would do this. Maybe for “The Empire Strikes Back”. Now that was a kick-ass … Continue reading →

I am writing this from Burbank while in nearby Glendale (a scant few miles), a deranged asshole caused a Metrolink commuter train to derail, killing several people and injuring hundreds more. How, you ask? He placed his car on the … Continue reading →

Apple Computer, one of my favorite companies but by no means, infallible, quietly lowered the price of memory upgrades for the new Mac Mini. It didn’t make much sense to me that you get a Mac Mini for $499.00 and … Continue reading →