A day of inconsequential stresses
We got a new TV over the weekend. Did I mention that before? It actually arrived Thursday, but we put it off until Saturday or Sunday to set up, because we didn’t want to hassle with it on a weekday....
View ArticleDoing professional networking
I went to a professional networking event tonight, the annual monthly mixer for the San Diego chapter of the American Marketing Association. I like going to these kinds of things. As a work-from-home...
View ArticleTwo new free iPad Web browsers. One is my new favorite
I’ve been messing around with iChromy and Opera Mini, two free new Web browsers for the iPad that claim to be faster, leaner and more powerful than the standard Safari browser and the alternatives....
View ArticleGetting the new TV set up. Wow, that’s a lot of work
Over on The CMO Site, I did a blog post talking about our adventures getting a 21st Century television. Short version: Loving the TV, not loving Cox much at the moment. I also talked a bit about...
View ArticleAn enjoyable few hours contemplating the collapse of civilization
Ran Prieur is apparently well-known to everybody but me. Prieur specializes in thinking about the collapse of civilization, but not in a Mad Max way. In a nice way. Here’s how he describes himself in a...
View ArticleOverthinking “The Game of Thrones,” with moderate spoilers
Almost as much as the TV series itself, I enjoy James Poniewozik‘s write-ups after each episode airs, on Time.com. He catches things I miss, even after reading most of the books. A major theme...
View ArticleWatching “Battlestar Galactica”
I somehow missed “Battlestar Galactica” when it was on TV originally. Well, there’s no somehow about it — it’s not like we were cruelly tricked. We watched the original miniseries, and thought it was...
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Why you should not live each day as if it were your last
A friend was very enthusiastic about this video. She said it was life-changing: It is one hell of a video, but I’m not sure I agree with the speaker’s conclusions. The speaker, Ric Elias, describes...
View ArticleHow to play “Jackpot” like an 8-year-old girl
NEEDED: - 8-year-old girl - Her twin sister - An uncle - Tennis ball. HOW TO PLAY: - Explain the rules to the uncle. Sort of. - The player who is “It” throws the ball up in the air and yells “Jackpot!”...
View ArticleI’m blogging at another URL. Update your bookmarks
I’m moving this blog to www.MitchWagner.com, on Tumblr. If you’re used to visiting me here, bookmark that site instead. Or even better, start your own TumbleBlog and follow me. Why am I moving? Steve...
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