Life - 5

I have been asking for Cable Ties for Christmas for a few years now, but have never received them. This Christmas my prayers were answered; I received a veritable flood of ties in all shapes and sizes. Small, large, removable, colors; I now have a wonderful collection of ties for all my needs.

Earlier this week my new dual-core PowerMac G5 arrived. I have been waiting for the dual core versions because noise and power consumption are a factor for me so I did not want one of the multi-processor systems. I have not been disappointed; this machine is very quiet and fast.

We are not likely to realize the full extent of the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina for a while yet. The major news sources show the same damaged areas over and over again and give us no real insights as to what is really going on. This is the hole blogging and internet news is supposed to fill, right?

With the recent release of iTunes 4.9, I am discovering the world of podcasting. Podcasting is essentially on-demand radio.

I enjoy listening to talk radio on my hour-long commute to work, but nearly all the programs available nowadays focus on politics. I would rather listen to programs on computing issues, science, and other areas of interest to me. I was stuck suffering through the garbage large media conglomerates were willing to jam down my ear canal, until now.

Every few weeks a truck goes over on its side on the Clarks Ferry Bridge. The way it was designed, truck drivers experience a gradually curved stretch of highway at 65, fail to slow down to the 45 mph speed limit, and then flip when they get to the sharp curve on the bridge. I happened to have a camera along yesterday and managed to get a picture.

Do you like the music in console games? Do you wish you could download it to your computer and play it again and again? If so, I have a site for you, http://www.vgmix.com. This site has some of the most inspiring remixes of video game music I have ever heard, freely downloadable for your listening pleasure.

My father, Harry E. Markle, has been battling illness since he was a teenager.  More recently he developed heart disease and then cancer as side effects of the cocktail of prescriptions he had to take to stay alive.  He lost his ongoing battle on March 1, 2005. To commemorate his life, our family has put up a memorial website.

The Holiday season has come to an end and the New Year is here. I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and successful year, in whatever endeavors you decide to pursue.

I purchased my parents a Roomba Robotic Vacuum over the holidays. I only half expected it to actually work, it was mainly an attempt at a helpful gesture to encourage cleaning. Amazingly though, the thing appears to actually work quite well.