Sprinkler Woes
Yesterday afternoon, I set out with a shovel to find out which one of the irrigation pipes it was that had decided to go plooie. It only took having the irrigation lines on for...
Author: Jesse
Movin' On Up (To the East Side!)
1,597 unique visitors. 3,442 distinct visits. 10,484 pages served with 34,860 hits consuming 2.23GB of traffic. And that's just last month. What does this all mean? It means we're outgrowing our cable modem connection...
My Own Private Idaho?
On our way home from visiting Shauna's brother last night, the radio station we normally listen to was playing a lot of off-the-wall stuff as part of the night format. Something that really jumped...
Verizon to Vonage: All You Phone Calls Are Belong To Us
In a move designed to infuriate the technical community (yours truly included), the judge in the patent case between Verizon and Vonage has issued an order that Vonage is prohibited from completing calls from...
And yet, I can't look away.
In the proud tradition of Badger Badger Badger and Peanut Butter Jelly Time, I give you: LeekSpin. (Hat tip: Ethan at SLC Spin.) Warning: this will be stuck in your head for weeks and...
It's about time the groundhog did his part.
Yesterday marked the true first sign of spring. No, I’m not talking about sunny skies and chirping birds. I’m talking about busting out the grill and doing some manly cooking over open flame. Yes,...
It's a lot like Sanford and Son
What, you might ask, has this to do with anything? Take a look at this picture from our living room: Yes, that's 16 computers and a 17" monitor. There's three more monitors downstairs and...
Why I Don't Buy New Video Games
Hi. My name is Jesse, and I used to be a video game junkie. I played 20+ hours a week, I bought at least 20 new games a year and I spent tons of...
I'm going to declare this the best song of 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzA0nG_PurQ It's like Freddie Mercury rose from the dead and anointed Mika his official successor. I'm totally stoked for the US release of his album on March 27th.
I guess we *don't* have to leave town for good eats.
Holy moly. In two weekends, we've sampled two local places that floored us with the quality of the food we consumed. Granted, neither of them is exactly budget-friendly, but it's so worth it. So...