Monthly Archives: July 2012

My Hardcover Arrived – Review on Blurb For Self Publishing

  Back on July 19, I wrote about how I was publishing a year in review for myself in hard cover format.   I ordered the book on July 19 through Blurb.com. For reference I chose 10×8 standard landscape with the image wrapped cover and proline pearl photo paper.   The book was one hundred

Flushable Wipes Are The Devil or A Really $h1tty Weekend

  This last weekend was no fun.   Let’s start with Friday night.   Xie was still sick with what has lasting for the last week.   Lex still had a cough that he had prescription medicine for.   Xie then proceeded to accidentally break her glasses.   I logged in online and scheduled an exam for

Cedar Point Memories – Part 20 – Goodbye Disaster Transport and Space Spiral

Image from Wikipedia I previously wrote my pieces on Disaster Transport and the Space Spiral.  Please read those articles if you want a little more perspective on my feelings.   Since today is the last day the rides are operational, I thought I would give them one last farewell into the night.   If you

My 1986 Ford Escort

Image from Kilometer Magazine My first car was a 1986 Ford Escort base model.  It looked identical to the one pictured above, except my had a charcoal interior.   It also was beaten down by the time it finally went to the great junkyard in the sky.   There is nothing like the times I

Roku and Me – Six Months In

  A few months ago I wrote about my initial reactions with my Roku box.   I’m a bit easier on it now.    Shortly after writing that piece we stopped using the Roku.   The my jailbroken Apple TV2 ruled the roost on the TV, and I wasn’t using the Roku to watch Amazon

Mountain Lion – One Day In

Image from Wikipedia I knew I wasn’t going to get a review done in time to cash in on all the link bait craziness yesterday.   I did not even attempt it.   Instead I thought I would allow myself to give the operating system a day to bake in.   I would see how

Keep An Eye On Your Child With Superhero Aspirations

Image from Wikipedia Millions of kids grow up wanting to be super heroes.   We think that is cute and adorable.   One day your child might just be the hero the world needs at a certain time.   They might save a child from a burning car.   They might stop a robbery.