Month: August 2000

My scanner is officially a piece of crap. From now on, I should actually do research before buying computer products. Anyone know how to fix an HP ScanJet 3300C so it actually works? I already got the latest drivers and patches, and it still won’t run consistently. Now it won’t scan at all. Put a little bit of a damper on things like, I don’t know, web design.

I stepped out of my car and closed my door. The window was open. I looked up at the sky and thought to myself, It looks like it might rain later today. I looked at my open window again.

I proceeded to walk into my office.

Later, I went to Grand Union to get food for lunch — a short walk. As I was walking back, I passed my car. I found myself looking at my window, then up at the sky. I thought, It looks like it might rain later. I shrugged and walked inside.

It is now 2:30 or so in the afternoon and as I peer outside my office window, I see the rain coming down. Sigh.

About the new Batman movie: “And to keep its futuristic feel authentic, the studio has hired famed cyberpunk sci-fi novelist Neal Stephenson (Cryptonomicon) to act as a consultant on the story.” So this guy knows what the future is, and he is so sure about it that he’s willing to perform as a consultant? The authentic future??

Balance Bars are disgusting. Yet I keep eating them for lunch. Every day.

I like that song.

Amazing! So this guy I saw via sattelite at a business-related seminar last Wednesday, Tom Peters, not only has a website (two, actually), but he actually has nine weblogs, powered by your favorite tool and mine — Blogger. Talk about progressive!

Tom talks about the future of business and new ideas needed to stay ahead of the game. The place where I work attempts to follow many of his philosophies.

Yes, it’s that time again. Every six months I transfer my credit card balance to a new credit card, for which I’ve been pre-approved for an extremely low percentage rate on account transfers. These offers seem to come at just the right time, too.

Please. Make. It. Stop.

Taking a cue from Fluffy Battle Kitten, who asks what the soundtrack to your ‘blog is, here is the suggested listening when reading my website:

1. Cirrus Minority, by me (had to start with a plug!)
2. Pigs on the Wing, parts 1 and 2, by Pink Floyd
3. South Carolina and New Hampshire, by John Linnell (anyone see a New Hampshire state quarter yet?)
4. Little Fluffy Clouds, by Orb
5. The Trial Before Pilate, off the CD Jesus Christ Superstar, a Resurrection
6. Only You, by Portishead
7. When You Dream, by Barenaked Ladies
8. The Mortal City, by Dar Williams
9. We Are The Future, by The Cadets
10. Amish Paradise, by “Weird” Al Yankovic
11. The Pines of Rome, by Ottorino Respighi
12. The Man and the Journey, by Pink Floyd
13. Any music from the motion picture Gladiator

That’s all for now.

As I was driving to work today, I passed a Home Depot vehicle with the following painted on the side:

Do It Yourself
Home Delivery