I'm working on a redesign of Hoystory.com and thought I'd solicit some assistance. I've created logos and a sample layout -- but I don't know enough about CSS to pull it off. If anyone would like to donate their expertise, it would be much appreciated. You, of course, would get effusive praise and a prominent […]
I love it when I have surreal conversations with technical support people. My Cox Cable DVR box has reset itself three times in the past 1 1/2 hours. When it does this, I'm without the boob tube for anywhere from 5-10 minutes. So, out of 90 minutes, the box is rebooting from anywhere from 15 […]
Three years ago today, I started this blog and it's been a blast. I've been privileged to converse with some wonderful people over the years, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. I'm still waiting for someone to hire me as a columnist, so if you happen to own a features syndicate, newspaper, magazine […]
I was one of the thousands of video game nuts that went out at midnight and waited in line to buy Halo 2. Several of my friends got together and played the game until the wee hours of the morning. We're all single adults and I work nights, so this was not outrageous as far […]
Finally was able to post something I wrote yesterday afternoon. Blogger had been unresponsive since about 1 p.m. yesterday. It appears to be working now -- though still a little balky.
Just got back from my polling place. No line. There were about 5 other people voting when I arrived. They once again asked me for ID, which happens to be illegal in California. I declined to show them my ID -- just to be a contrary cuss. They didn't push it. After California's corrupt secretary […]
Spent most of the day down in East County with the parental units. Got new brakes on my automobile and spent a good portion of the day trying to get my father's car to run. Whatever happened to the good ol' days when corrosion on battery terminals wasn't something that was hidden -- I mean, […]
With absentee ballots arriving in mailboxes and many people taking advantage of early voting opportunities across the country, I wanted to get the long-awaited Hoystory.com endorsement out on the Internet. I want to emphasize that the following endorsement is not approved by, nor is it representative of the views of, my employer, The San Diego […]
Best Blogs: The Washington Post announced the winners of its first "Best Blogs" contest and, sadly, Hoystory.com wasn't even nominated. The winners got a cool logo to put on their blogs, and, feeling slightly slighted, I decided to go and make a logo for the rest of us. Other bloggers can feel free to pilfer […]
I spent most of today out with my grandmother helping her get a new computer. Her old AMD K6-2 Windows98 machine was getting really clunky. So, now she's got a new eMachines box with more than she'll probably ever use for less than $500. The unfortunate thing was, as expected, Service Pack 2 for WindowsXP […]