Happy Fat Tuesday everyone (yes, that’s actually spelled ‘Fat’ not ‘Phat’). Although, it seems that the crowds were thinner than usual. Perhaps its a little too early in the month for Mardi Gras?

And, if you were ever wondering what types of data plans you can get for your Cell Phones or Smart Phones, these guys take a crack at explaining it all and do a fine job of it. It’s worth a look if your a geek like me (or even if you are not).

And, this is one of the greatest things I have heard in some time. Parents are trying to delay the start of the new school year in San Francisco so that they can attend the 20th Anniversary of Burning Man. Are those parents cool or what?

First, and this hurts me deeply, but it looks like some of my favorite superheroes are really not the good guys that I thought they were. At least according to this story.

And, in another shout out to the Star Wars geek in you, go to this site to get new blinds for your windows that depict the greatest moments from the Star Wars films. I’m not kidding. Go. Check it out. I’ll wait. Ok, now . . .

Chicago spent $270 million on its Millennium Park, placing a big sculpture in the middle of it. “That’s great”, you say, “I like sculpture”. There’s one catch, you are not allowed to take pictures of it. Yes, that’s right, they put this giant silver sculpture in the middle of the park and they don’t allow photos. It’s a copyrighted sculpture you see.

If I were the city, I’d ask for my money back. What kind of asswipe sculptor sells the city a piece of art for a public park and then demands that no one take pictures of it? I’m not sure that’s the kind of thing that makes you very popular. And, while I’m at it, what kind of idiot from the City buys a sculpture under these conditions? I just don’t get it. They both need to be slapped.

Oh well, here’s a picture of it anyway. Sue me.

They finally offer the Treo 650 GSM Unlocked for a certain price. Then, two days later, they raise the price a hundred bucks and call it a “typo”!?

It’s hard to believe a company can be this dumb. They must think their customers are pretty dumb too. That’s not a good way to treat your customers. Good thing I ordered mine when it was the lower price. Sometimes it pays to be an early adopter.

I know, some of you may be shocked that I would consider changing from the Sony P910i. Don’t get me wrong, I love the device. I just want to try out the Treo 650 too. It does have several advantages over the Sony which I will get into once I actually have a unit on-hand to test.

Hear that PalmOne, ship the damn thing already!

Working too much this week. Suffering under the heavy load. Hard to type. Be back soon. (if I survive)

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 on board. We got an email this morning from his mother recounting what he told her.

Apparently, after the crash, nobody could find the emergency exits because of the smoke and the floor lights that are supposed to show you the way, apparently didn’t work. Fortunately, he found the emergency exit, opened it and then helped people out of the plane, just before it burst info flames and burned. So, he’s pretty much a hero. Good job Frank. i knew I always liked you.

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 couples is unconstitutional).

The Conservative Party, which is the Official Opposition in Parliament, strenuously opposes the legislation, This could make things difficult for the governing Liberal Party which does not hold a majority of the seats. Do they know something we don’t? My Liberal Canadian relatives won’t let me hear the end of this I’m sure.

Closer to home, it seems that I could be going to my local Aston Martin dealership in Van Nuys if I need my regular Starbucks fix but the line is too long at my store. Now isn’t that convenient. And, keeping the Starbucks flow going, ho many of you realize that when you drink that Frappuchino, you’re drinking three cheeseburgers worth of calories?

That doesn’t come as a surprise, right? (FYI: The Strawberry and Creme Frappuchino, venti sized with whipped cream has 770 calories, 19g of fat and 122g of sugar.) Want more bad news about the stuff you drink? Check it out.

Hey, I just go for the coffee. I’m not a Frappuchino guy. Now Pizza on the other hand . . .

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 up to 100GB in size. Not bad. I like the 12″ myself.

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 win?

And, this kid is screwed. The judge felt bad for him and only gave him 1 1/2 years in prison. I don’t know about you, but that still seems like a long time. I don’t ever want to spend even one hour in prison. I can’t imagine spending a year and a half. And really, look at him. He’s in trouble. Poor kid. It’s not like he’s some bad-ass, dangerous criminal or he killed anybody. He’s just some poor kid without any friends who was lonely and wanted a little attention. Give him a break.

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 win?

And, this kid is screwed. The judge felt bad for him and only gave him 1 1/2 years in prison. I don’t know about you, but that still seems like a long time. I don’t ever want to spend even one hour in prison. I can’t imagine spending a year and a half. And really, look at him. He’s in trouble. Poor kid. It’s not like he’s some bad-ass, dangerous criminal or he killed anybody. He’s just some poor kid without any friends who was lonely and wanted a little attention. Give him a break.