Since buying my first bit of property about 3 years ago I am now continually bombarded with junk mail, credit card offers, refinanace offers, catalogs that I would never order out of, etc. It’s to the point that I’ll check my mail once a week and throw out about 3/4 of it at the [...]
Archive for November, 2005
Getting Rid of Unwanted Mail
29Nov05Physiology of Introverts
29Nov05An interesting piece popped-up today in Yahoo News about the differences in brain activity between introverts and extroverts.
Researchers using brain scans have found introverts have more brain activity in general, and specifically in the frontal lobes. When these areas are activated, introverts are energized by retrieving long-term memories, problem solving, introspection, complex thinking and planning.
I [...]
Delayed Taste
27Nov05Sometimes I’ll pick-up music that I think I would like without listening to it first, then as it turns-out I’m not that much into it. Years later I’ll pick it up again and realize how great it is. For instance, I really didn’t get much into the “conscious movement” type hip-hop (ie.. the [...]
Nothing In Particular
27Nov05Seems like it’s been a busy couple of weeks and this one is not even done yet. Let’s see, for a quick run down of what I’ve been up to:
I finally found a small dining set which was relatively inexpensive that I liked and picked it up. The matching coffee table and [...]
No More Blurry Pictures?
22Nov05The student, Ren Ng, ran out of patience with taking pictures the traditional way — adjusting the distance between the camera lens and sensor or film before snapping each shot. So he created something that far surpasses Photoshop. A photograph can be modified after the fact even if nothing is in focus, he said.
“We just [...]
Penn: There Is No God
21Nov05So I’m not trying to stir up any flames about religion as to me it’s not necessarily the point of the article, but I do like this article on the NPR site from Penn Jilette (of Penn & Teller fame) titled There Is No God.
Religion aspect aside (and let’s go ahead and complain [...]
A NY Times article posted on Slashdot about efforts to develop gifted children is a very interesting issue to me. I was a fairly sharp kid and always had problems in Elementary School because teachers were not able to grasp that I was very far ahead of my classmates. Basically I’d always get in [...]
I wish I wouldn’t have waited so long to write a quick review of this concert, but life has been busy.
I went to see Atmosphere, Blueprint, and P.O.S. last Thursday (Nov 10th) at The Fillmore. Despite it’s usual lackluster sound, it ranks very high on the list of concerts I’ve seen; honestly it’s a [...]
How To Become a Republican
16Nov05A co-worker sent me this fairly amusing animation on how to give-up on liberal ideals and become a Republican. Good stuff.
Rollin’ On Dubs
11Nov05I do believe I’m going to have to get these wheels for the Z if/when I start rebuilding the undercarriage, especially if I need some bigger rims to fit over upgraded calipers. I just can’t get over how hot they are. Old school original design in new school size– yes please!
It’s something [...]
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