Tag Archives: Personal

So I managed to find a new pair of sandals for the summer.  In the past, the problem has been finding anything wide enough for my foot, since I wear something between a 13-15 EEEE. Enter the Dunham 415 – … Continue reading →

Apparently I am allergic to oak pollen.  Maybe maple.  They both came out hard this week in New York and I am currently suffering.  My sinuses are like unto twin neutron stars behind my eyes, not merely content to be … Continue reading →

Conversation of the year today, in about 4 lines. Alan, my director of operations comes by my cube. “Hey Matt, did you hear Jane’s announcement about everyone going home at 2pm once the party’s over?” “No, I didn’t.” “Good.  Doesn’t … Continue reading →

So here’s the summary. Having gone momentarily insane over the Black Friday specials at Best Buy, my wife decided that we would make sure we were able to snag two particular items:  a $250 Toshiba laptop, and a $130 Samsung … Continue reading →

I’m out of town from the 11th to the 18th, might have sporadic access.  Have fun.

Woke up, my back was killing me.  Looks like I’m in the middle of an attack of sciatica, which means my back hurts and my legs are feeling very weak.  Not happy with that.  Of course, then… on my way … Continue reading →

Matt:  OK, so I have the wiring box out of the outlet.  What now? Dad:   You’re gonna wanna clip the end and strip about an inch of clean wire off. Matt:  You know, it occurs to me.  You never … Continue reading →

So on Thursday night, my cable modem dropped out around midnight. Of course, I was in the middle of moving about a gig of files, so I went slightly insane. Did the normal plug/unplug routine, then called the cable company … Continue reading →

I’ve just updated the ol’ blog to WordPress 2.0 — if you can’t see any real differences, I’m a happy man.