Monthly Archive: January 2007

Back to Savannah 7

Back to Savannah

I'm back on the road again, this time on a business trip to Hinesville, GA, just outside of Savannah. There's no cohesive entry here (I wouldn't want to bore you to death with a noodle post), so I just have...

The War on Spam is Over: I Won 7

The War on Spam is Over: I Won

Oh yes, it's true. I'm declaring victory over spam. After years of Viagra ads in my inbox and torrents of spam comments hitting our website, I've finally rid myself of dealing with the vast majority of the spam I have...

Payday Loan Companies Should Be Heavily Regulated 5

Payday Loan Companies Should Be Heavily Regulated

What’s more prolific than 7-11, more dishonest than a Vegas bookie and more expensive than a loan from that guy named Vinnie? Nothing more than a payday loan company. I watched these blights on society start popping up on every...

Annabelle, you're lucky to be alive. 6

Annabelle, you're lucky to be alive.

I took Annabelle into the vet today, and given the noise she was making, you'd think it was the doggie equivalent of Auschwitz. She whined the entire way to the vet's office, she whined the entire time she was in...

Apple Proves It's Still Got It 8

Apple Proves It's Still Got It

I have to admit, I was beginning to have my doubts about Apple's innovative qualities. The iPod hadn't seen a major revision in many quarters, Intel-based Macs weren't making as much noise as one would have thought, and iTV was...

Don't Buy the Farmhouse: How Organic Farming Can Save Utah Agriculture 6

Don't Buy the Farmhouse: How Organic Farming Can Save Utah Agriculture

I'll admit it: I'm a very crunchy conservative. I believe in organic foods (even if we don't have money to buy them), I don't feed our dogs food made with a lot of preservatives, and I try to avoid packaged...

The Best Bands You Aren't Listening To 3

The Best Bands You Aren't Listening To

Do you listen to a band that most folks have never heard of? Do you know the entire discography of a group that never had more than a few songs get major airplay? Does it frustrate you to no end...

Peanut Butter Jelly Time 5

Peanut Butter Jelly Time

There are a lot of food combinations that are totally non-obvious. Tortellini and eggs, chili and spaghetti, cream cheese and cucumbers. Even peanut butter and jelly can be non-obvious. Well, it can be when you use habanero jelly. That's right....