On the bus this morning, I could see the back cover of a paperback that a woman was reading. I missed the title, but the description on the back began with...
On the bus this morning, I could see the back cover of a paperback that a woman was reading. I missed the title, but the description on the back began with...
Following the successful release of my mystery set in a doctor's office , I'm working on the followup, set at a rock 'n roll concert: Well, It's One for the...
Found this story over at iPodlounge: Wireless headset adapter for iPod coming next year . Bluetooth would be way too slow for syncing the iPod to your...
Despite the fact that Fry's Electonics doesn't have the same rebates as their online store (Outpost.com), I went ahead and spent $50 on this 54Mbps Wireless...
Hey, no one told me that you can get the debut album by Liam & Rachel & Nick & Patti over at the iTunes Music Store. Hot bat wings! I was going to spend the...
Walking through Union Station this morning, I noticed a new kiosk over by the veding machines: a Target gift card vending machine. Did you forget to go...
One of my favorite parts of the Metro section of the Chicago Tribune is the column "Getting Around with Jon Hilkevitch" about mass transit and local traffic....
It's a transit kind of day. Following a link from This Is Grand , I discovered this comparison of subways around the world depicted on the same scale. Wonder...
Here's one for you owners of older Mac keyboards (I have the original keyboard that came with my B&W G3 tower--it has a power button on it, but not an eject...
Nintendo's new ad campaign for the new colored/printed desings of the GBA SP features a light blue GameBoy on a surfboard. But, then, the Graffiti GBA ("Rail...
CGM has gone blog! It used to be a PDF magazine, which I enjoyed printing out and stapling together to read on the train--very anachronistic, just like the...
While waiting on hold to talk to Pitney Bowes about our postage machine at the office, the hold music is "Faith of the Heart," the theme to Star Trek:...
Following the announcement that Christopher Eccleston will step down from his role as Doctor Who even as the series earns another season, the BBC has put out...
It's only a trial at this point, but if the environmental design and policies at the new Wal-Mart Experimental Store outside Dallas prove efficient energy- and...
Interesting story on Wired News about some technical glitches and other ramifications of Apple's decision to suddenly add podcasting support to iTunes. BTW, if...
This lock has been available over at ThinkGeek for a few weeks now. The thought of swiping myself into my home just like at work is appealing, but I have some...
I missed this story when it happened this past July, but came across it while browsing through a back issue of Grocery Headquarters . Thanks to the tireless...
Thanks to this thread over at BoardGameGeek , I heard that a store in Niles was having a sale over the weekend. Liz and I drove out on Friday, and I managed to...
Another webcomic, this time about librarians: Unshelved . Plus, it features a nom de plume--natch. This would be perfect for Wrybrarian . It's not the...
New Black released their second album last week ( available on iTunes ), and Liz and I saw them play their release party at the Hideout--finally relieving our...
Yesterday, leaving work, I passed John Cusack riding his bike on the sidewalk. When the League of American Bicyclists named Chicago a bicycle-friendly...
The CommonCensus Map Project is compiling data on various subjects, including their MLB map that shows an interesting outbreak of Cubs fever in the Southwest....
From the Supermarket News daily email newsletter : AURORA, Colo. (November 11, 2005) - A Wal-Mart supercenter here will recycle used cooking oil to help heat...
I spotted two of the blue-faced guerrilla marketers that have recently annoyed CTA riders ( CTA tattler: CTA listens to our complaints, asks U.S. Cellular to...
In the article "Dr. Evil's Lair Evolves" at Wired News , the enigmatically named Momus captures a current phase shift that's happening in big box stores around...
Fuel cells combine hydrogen (from a tank) and oxygen (from the air) to make water and electricity (to power, say, an electric car motor). They're heavy, and...
I'd pretty much given up reading fantasy books since, oh, junior high, but was prompted recently to read A Game of Thrones after having played A Game of...
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