Monthly Archives: March 2007

March Poker Update

Those of you who know me, know that I’ve had a 2.5 year obsession with online poker. Lately, it has fizzled a bit (OK, more than a bit). Not for lack of interest, but for lack of time, and other obsessions not letting go.
Last night and today, I finally played a bit. That prompted me [...]

Rediscovering Live Music

Sorry folks, this is likely gonna be another long one. It’s 5:30pm on a Sunday, and I’m relaxing in the hotel down near Zope, and this is what I feel like doing at the moment…
From my mid-teens until my early twenties, I was a fanatic for going to live concerts. I went to a variety [...]

XM Radio

Two years ago, very good friends of ours bought me an amazing present, a Roady 2 XM Radio player, along with a monthly subscription. I had thought about getting one before they got it for me. It’s a relatively obvious thing for people who spend as much time in the car as we do. I [...]

Shavers and Brand Names

I hate to shave. I’m sure there are a few guys who don’t mind it, or even like it, but not me.
That said, while I don’t mind having stubble, I don’t feel like growing a beard nor a moustache (and I’m not sure Lois would allow me to either). Further, if I go 4+ [...]

Delectable Duck!

My most loyal readers should already be salivating, as they have all personally had the experience I’m about to describe.
Those who know me know that perhaps my favorite restaurant (though there are many that I love) is the Peking Duck House in mid-town in NYC. I had dinner there last night. This isn’t [...]

I’m a Phone Weenie

OK, I admit it. Rob Page, CEO of Zope Corporation officially coined me a phone weenie a number of weeks ago. He’s right. Of course, he also directly benefits from that feature in me, since I am the primary Asterisk PBX administrator at Zope Corp.
So, what does it mean to be a phone [...]

SPAM is back under control

I know, what a silly thing to say, and in public at that!
Previously, I posted on my woes in having old SpamBayes filtering starting to fail and new procmail rules that I foolishly put in myself causing me to suffer from spam more than usual. I am happy to report that it’s back under control, [...]

In Praise of SIDUX

I said I wouldn’t write about the old Dell Latitude L400 again, unless there was a “breakthrough”. Well, there hasn’t been one, so I’m not really writing about that machine (but of course, I really am)
Really, this is more of a Linux posting than a specific laptop one…
So, unless you’re a real geek, [...]