Thursday, January 17, 2008

Minor fic tweaks to start the year off... Nothing major. Added a few words here and there to a few fics. Nothing to get excited about. Assuming it is even noticed. 11:56:37 PM    Notes [] Thank you sir, may I have another! Two weeks into the new year, and what do we have? My cable (Comcast) bill increased $6/month - most of which was for my HD/DVR services. I actually wandered over to the Comcast web page and... if I tried to put together the current cable services that I have now as a new subscriber -- it would cost me $20/month more than I pay now. (Ala-carte channel selection would be nice. I watch less than 1/5 of the channels I get on a monthly basis.) Yikes! Not that I have any other/cheaper options since I live in an apartment. Oh well, at least I have decent cable service and decent cable internet service. Gas is $3.08/gal today for the 93 octane stuff my car is supposed to have. And that is with that nasty 'almost' 10% ethanol stuff that drives my car's engine electronics crazy. The country is apparently Recession-bound, though supposedly we won't actually know that until it's over. Or so say the economists. It's primary season. Don't expect any endorsements for a specific candidate from me. Not here anyway. I expect it will be fairly obvious who I might vote for. TN's primary is on "Super Tuesday". Apple released an upgrade to the iPod touch firmware on Tuesday to go along with Macworld 2008. The Techno-nerd Entitlement Brats are up in arms because Apple wants $20 to add some new applications to the Touch (ones that came with the iPhone) BUT new Touches will get these apps automatically. I think they're out of their entitlement-addled minds. I could say more - lots more - but why bother. Sure, using Google maps, and doing e-mail with my Touch is fun (Yes, I did pony up the $$ for the upgrade) but it's a PMP (Personal Media Player) not an iPhone or web tablet (like that Nokia thing). Sure, there's a lot of potential in it but potential != 'has to have' Of course, I also actually pay for software I use. I pay for movies. I pay for other media I consume. Maybe it's my age? TANSTAAFL baby! One bit of good news :-). I found a $20 bill when I stopped to fill up the tank and get my bi-monthly Powerball ticket (Someday I'll win!) 11:15:46 PM    Notes []

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