Category: Drivel

I went to see “Grindhouse” this afternoon.  Beth’s out of town for the next two weeks, traveling around the country watching birds.  So I want to do all the stuff I wouldn’t otherwise do if she was here.  And “Grindhouse” was one of those things. It was a hilarious set of two films, with some… Continue reading Grindhouse

Well, I can’t really say I’m too impressed with Parallels Desktop for Mac.  I’ve been trying for several days now to get a few OSes to work reliably in virtual machines on my Mac using the Parallels software.  And the only one that really works well so far is DOS 7.1.  I’ve installed Windows XP… Continue reading Parallels Desktop for Mac

I bought Parallels Desktop for Mac, which is software that allows you to install and run other operating systems on your Intel-based Macintosh computer.  I wanted to install Windows XP on it, so I could run Windows software.  But then I got carried away and did something off the scale geeky.  I installed MS-DOS 7.1. … Continue reading stupid Mac tricks

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Hurray, we’re getting a tax refund!  I decided to use a professional tax preparer this year, and she added up enough deductions for us that we’re going to get a refund.  I had originally expected to have to pay a bunch of money, since I cashed out stock options but didn’t pay tax on the… Continue reading refund

Today’s my 38th birthday, and I decided to take the day off work to relax doing some of my favorite things.  Beth made me breakfast of waffles, melon, and bacon.  Once I got things straightened up at home for my birthday party this evening, I went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science by… Continue reading my birthday

Yesterday, I drove north almost to Fort Collins and bought a 1984 Kawasaki KZ550 from a friend of my neighbor.  I don’t have a motorcycle license (yet) so he had to ride it home for me.  It’s now resting safely in the garage until I can legally ride it.  So, I’m signed up for a… Continue reading I bought a motorcycle

I learned about two suicides today. First, I learned by email that an old friend and coworker of mine named Chris Joslyn killed himself on February 12.  Last time I saw him was at my wedding about 4.5 years ago.  We hadn’t really stayed in touch the past decade or so, but worked together at… Continue reading day of bad news