Archive for March, 2005

International News

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

My high school buddy Brandon Meyer felt compelled to join the Marines and currently is surviving boot camp. Before he left to become one of the Few and Proud™, he asked me to update his blog. I receive a letter every few days to keep his family and friends updated. Brandon mentioned […]

UNcool

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

Slashdot: UN Wants To Regulate Internet
That’s right, the morons who helped with Dafur, Rwanda, Sudan, and Oil for Food now want to control my beloved internet. The day the UN takes over ICANN is the day I start a rogue network.

Web Cam

Monday, March 21st, 2005

Go Google Jeremiah

Sunday, March 20th, 2005

Excluding the television show, the prophet, and the doctor with a first name as a last name, I am the most popular Jeremiah on Google.

Banking Hell

Monday, March 14th, 2005

I typically love my bank. The customer service representatives are friendly and useful. But I just accumulated $375 of fees during the past week. How?
My Visa debit card is linked to my checking and savings accounts. Because of a business transaction that I am preparing to make, I have been depositing […]

Mel Gibson’s Sin City Recut?

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

I wanted to see The Passion Recut this evening, so I opened Apple Sherlock to check on movie times. When the movie information loaded for The Passion Recut, the Sin City trailer loaded. Is this some sort of cruel joke?

Web Cam

Saturday, March 12th, 2005

Foreign Food

Saturday, March 12th, 2005

Coolidge Corner in Brookline, MA boasts many great authentic foreign flavors. Two of my favorite restaurants are Rani Bistro and A New Taste of Asia. One can always know if the food is authentic when there are two versions of the menu: one in English and one in the respective language of the […]

Back in Kerry Country

Friday, March 11th, 2005

I am back from an amazing visit with Arthur’s family in San Antonio, TX. Boston was kind enough to greet me with a wintery mix upon return.
This was my first and last trip on Northwest Airline. The cheap fare is not worth full flights, rickety planes, my knees rubbing the seat in front of […]

Why Boston Sucks

Thursday, March 10th, 2005

After a few days outside of Boston, I am reminded of why I miss not living here.

It’s REALLY cold here and Bostonians have a God-given right to b*tch about it.
Expensive taxis. A ride starts at $8 before your bum even moves an inch away from the airport.
Big Dig Access. The most expensive public works […]