Modern Soapbox

The fact is that you can never have enough hard drive space. From backing up your DVD collection to expanding your MP3 collection, you won’t want to find yourself running out of disk space.
The good news is that storage has gotten very inexpensive. I remember paying more for a 40GB IDE hard drive about six [...]

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A DVD is backed up over the network. The data is transferred to Diode, the alway-folding Debian system that hums quietly all day.
Work went by fast, but it was busy enough to be considered a stressfest. I’m glad to be back at the [...]

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April has come and gone.
I’m hoping that May is more productive in my realm of creativity. I would like to do more writing that doesn’t involve spending more time on what you’re reading here than I should. Then again, I offered up the [...]

When your social circle has creative minds with prolific ideas, these types of thoughts will run through your head.
A mixture of passion and effort is a key ingredient to making something creative happen. Whether it’s art, writing, music or some other creative outlet, expressing talent to the public requires hard work.
When hard work is involved, [...]

This week’s ‘za was a Hawaiian-style pie topped with Canadian bacon and pineapple. This simple couple creates a unique flavor that Mare & I both enjoy.
Nothing complex went into this pizza, but I’ll go into a step-by-step process on making this pizza to beef up this post and because I have to constantly remind myself [...]

Aside from skin tags on cashier foreheads, Wally World has many other wonders of its own. In this blurry phone picture, Mare saw some ice crystals growing in their own unique manner on the back surface of one of the freezers.
This mystical photograph is highlighted with lights that fill the store, and you can even [...]

Tax Day has come and gone. I filed mine online a couple weekends ago, so I’m squared away. I am happy to be receiving a return this year as well as the Economic Stimulus bonus check.
Last few years weren’t so great. Last year, I ended up paying, because I was mostly self-employed, and the IRS [...]

This weekend was a success. I’d like to thank K$, Mare, and Neil for orchestrating the events so well, and the memories will stay embedded in my mind.
Friday night was the kick-off for the birthday celebration. We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Trudy’s and some quality drinks. I had my complimentary Mexican martini as well [...]

I was planning on getting my haircut today, but I figured that I’d go get it tomorrow. The barber I normally go to is located near my mom’s house, and I have to pick up the food for the party that I’m keeping in her fridge. It’ll save me some gas if I do it [...]

With my fairly recent rekindled passion for comics, I can say that my comic-buying madness is steadily declining. I’m sticking to current titles that I am reading right now, and I am satisfied with that. I am also satisfied with working through the back issues, discontinued series, random issues from the ’90s, and graphic novels [...]

After a trip to Costco, Mare, my mother and I all enjoyed dinner at Exotic Thai. This is our second time to dine at this restaurant, and it was as good as the first time.
Exotic Thai is located on the corner of Braker and Lamar. I want to say that they haven’t been open for [...]

K-Money succeeds at making the Wall of Flame at Pluckers on Research in Austin, Texas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KegqCYCq_Tw

The group cheers him on as he consumes Fire in the Hole wing #25. Gunner is to his right with an iPhone capturing the moment as well. Neil is on his left very entertained.
Notice at 12 seconds in when K-Money raises [...]

Similar to what I did in February, I am challenging myself to do the same for the month of April. Will this be a bimonthly challenge? I don’t know but by the looks of it, quite possibly.
I have another post that I will be writing tonight, and this will be the April kick-off post.
What’s going [...]