I am fed up with it. Every morning I awake feeling worse than I did the night before when I reclined and rested my head upon my blessed pillow. The dreams won't leave me alone. I can't call them nightmares. I don't awaken full of fear, dread, or even unease. But I awaken. Multiple times. I toss and turn. I probably even make noise. My wife is tossing and turning as well. At least she has a good excuse, right? I don't. I wish I did though. Every day I go into work (because t...
Weather widgets are all the rage. Just look around at the OS customization websites. Desktop X has just short of 100 objects (plus lots of widgets as well), Konfabulator has some, Samurize does as well. Avedesk has them as well. And then there are the stand alone programs that check the weather for you. Weatherbug, The Weather Channel's little toy, Netscape's new Desktop Navigator, and a host of others all sit on your desktop. or comfortably tucked in your system tray and tell you the te...
I hate soup. I really do. I can't stand the thought of eating soup. But once I start eating it I don't really mind. Yeah, it is weird. I don't think I could ever actually want to eat soup. My wife loves it, so she makes it when she wants to or when we have the stuff for it. She knows I don't like it, and it has become a regular inside joke between us. But I eat it. I even enjoy it. Home made chicken noodle, black bean and rice, chicken and dumplings, taco soup, all of them are...
Disclaimer Sure, this could possibly go in the Personal Computing category, or even OS customization, but since the crux of the article doesn't focus on either of those I am tossing in the dirty bin also known as Misc. End Disclaimer Yes, the title is correct. Last night I forked over $15 for a piece of software that is still in the beta stage. What type of madness has gripped BlueDev you may ask yourself. And it is a question worthy of an answer. For those who may not know wha...
The first day on the Gynecologic Oncology service was thoroughly depressing. As medical students we were instantly put in our place at the bottom of the rank and file, stripped of any real responsibility, and relegated to running and doing inane tasks for the intern and residents. We were informed our notes were not “valid”, told that we should not sign them if we really felt the need to write them (which is fraud and something we adamantly refused to do), and not assigned any patients to f...
We have all seen it. People who walk around either so full of themselves or so insecure in themselves that they ever have a chip on their shoulder. Quick to offend and even more swift to take offense, they look for the insult in each and every action. And if your opinion differs from theirs, well, take cover, because they will come out with their sleeves up, ready to rumble. Some see it as a sign of courage, some see it as a sign of aggression, and yet others see it as a sign of deep co...
Some days. Some days I love what I am doing. Some days I am convinced it is the best thing for me to do, that it is the right path. Some days I am truly excited about the future. Some days I wonder why I made such an idiotic decision. Some days I wish I had made some course corrections along the way. Some days I just want to be part of the standard, blue-collar working class. Some days this just sucks. Every day I pay out my nose (or other orifice if you prefer) to work for othe...
. . .And no one came? In our case, you have fun anyway. Last year we had quite a few friends over to our apartment to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Some came with their little ones, many left them home. We played games, ate treats, chatted, and generally had a great time. So this year we thought to repeat the feat. We invited some friends who live a couple hours away (they were planning on spending the night), some other friends who were still in town, and made sure we had ...
I just wanted to take a moment to wish all here at JU a very Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it), a happy holiday season, and a general sense of well wishes for all here. I have "met" some amazing people here, have formed some new e-friendships for which I am grateful, and have had my life generally enriched by those here and what they share with us. In particular I would like to thank those with whom I have connected perhaps a bit more, some of my favorite bloggers (in no particular ...
I would never claim to be the paragon of men's fashion. Even when I was a teenager and fashion is such a must to establish social status, I just went with what I felt comfortable wearing. But I have often taken care with how I dress when I am dressing up. I like looking sharp when I am wearing nice clothes. On Sundays, going to church, I usually wore either a nice suit and wingtips, or wingtips, slacks and one of my nice, 3 button sport coats. I have a good collection of ties that I ...
I have been thinking lately about the balance between rational thought and raw emotion. I generally try to err on the side of caution and act in a more rational way, but sometimes the emotion is too strong and I get caught in its lassos of madness. We have all experienced that heat of the moment. That rush of passion and energy that accompanies being in the middle of some experience. And we have all done stupid things while in that moment. And so, stupid is as stupid does. The stupid ...
This is sort of a hodge-podge, dealing with philosophical questions, yet still dealing with entertainment, maybe something else, so I am going Misc rather than either of those other two. Money can buy you anything in this world. Yes, according to the old adage, money can't buy you happiness, but I'm not convinced It sure can buy your integrity. I admit it, I occasionally watch "reality" television. "The Amazing Race" has some interesting challenges and the locations as beautifu...
Why is it that the only mail that I most certainly, absolutely want to tear into little pieces and throw away is the mail that invariably has the words "Please do not discard" or "Important information" on it? It has really made the process easier for me. I get an envelope that tells me on the front just how important it is to my life it instantly becomes confetti and litters the compactor before it ever even makes it into the house. Just how dumb do they think we are? Why does the fell...
This is going to be about as random as I get. Even I don't know for sure what is coming next: Thanksgiving fascinates, excites, and disappoints me all at the same time. I love having a day to reflect on all my wonderful blessings (though I really try to do so a little more often). But it amazes me to see so many hours put into making a meal that will be done in less than one. At least we have left-overs. Distance is relative. When we lived a two hour drive away from our family we t...
Yes folks, you read the title correctly. After the better part of a year and just over 100 articles it is time for me to come clean and just say it. I am right. You are stupid. If you are wondering exactly what I am right about, let me make this simple: Everything. No need to tip-toe around the issue, no need for me to write post after post, article after article in which I hint at the fact that I know everything, like some I have read here. I feel comfortable enough in my omniscien...