Thought:
What is Bhutto is right and Bin Ladden is dead? If we don’t care about him any more is the power he holds gone?
Today:
Spent the day running errands this morning. Tried to get my iPhone dock connector cleaned at the Apple Store because my phone periodically reports it has something plugged into the dock when [...]
Archive for December, 2007
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30 Dec
The Ocean is Filled with Plastic..
The plastic killing fields – Environment – smh.com.au: “‘Charlie once found a mile-long trail of Taco Bell wrappers which had plastic in them. I didn’t see anything like that, but that’s not the point, because it’s the little bits that are really making it a plastic soup,’ Connacher says.”
Holly cow. A mile long? [...]
30 Dec
Food 3% Higher in 2008?!
I noticed this article on the Seattle Times website this morning. I can’t help but notice that our family grocery purchases have definitely been hitting the pocketbook deeper in 2007.
Business & Technology | ‘08 forecasts: food at least 3% higher; gas up 10.7% | Seattle Times Newspaper: “The sharp rise in food prices [...]
30 Dec
Rioting in Pakistan continues – Los Angeles Times
Paramilitary troops in the most volatile areas have been given permission to use deadly force against rioters.
Rioting in Pakistan continues – Los Angeles Times
We continue to see unrest and violence in Pakistan today. I worry when the government (see Musharraf) has authorized his troops to use deadly force against citizens of his own country. I [...]
30 Dec
Monkey Bars
Monkey Bars Originally uploaded by Shawn Smith
Molly and I went to Gymboree today. I took this shot of her climbing on the monkey bars. She continues to get better each time we go. In the winter she doesnt have a chance to go to the park near our house so gymboree is a good substitute.
28 Dec
Microsoft Watch Defending Windows Vista
This is a post I never imagined writing. But with so many year-end reviewers panning Vista, somebody other than Microsoft must make the defense.
Microsoft Watch – Vista – Defending Windows Vista
No, actually Joe Wilcox we are beginning to think you are secretely paid by Redmond to promote their products. You are starting to sound [...]
28 Dec
iTunes TV Store?
I love my Apple TV. We turned off Cable in the early summer in favor of using just and Apple TV, the iTunes music/tv store and Netflix to get our content.
There is just one thing I don’t understand about Apple TV? If Apple can build the iTunes music store for the iPhone [...]
28 Dec
The Story of Stuff…
Embedded Video
Excellent comentary on the complete supply chain of consumption.
A couple of things hit me as I watched this:
1) Recycling helps, but the recycled materials are in the wrong place. They need to be back where the manufacturing happens. Unfortunately it is just too expensive to ship all those recycled products back. [...]
28 Dec
Skinny Makeover
The “Skinny” on Starbucks® Caffè Mochas and Caffè LattesMade with Starbucks® signature espresso, the tall (12 fl. oz.) Caffè Latte or Caffè Mocha ordered with sugar-free syrup, perfectly steamed nonfat milk, and a dash of foam contains only 90 calories. If customers replace their daily tall Starbucks® Vanilla Latte with Starbucks® Skinny Vanilla Latte they [...]
28 Dec
Bhutto Assassination Sparks Disarray
The death of Ms. Bhutto, leader of Pakistan’s largest political party, throws Pakistan’s politics into disarray less than two weeks before parliamentary elections scheduled for Jan. 8 and just weeks after a state of emergency was lifted. There was immediate speculation that elections would be postponed and another state of emergency declared.
Bhutto Assassination Sparks Disarray [...]
