iPhone 4 and bumpers

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Back on July 17th, I ordered an iPhone 4. I knew about the so-called antenna-gate problem, and I waited until Uncle Steve gave the word for free iPhone bumpers/cases to mitigate the problem. I’d also been down to the Apple Store and checked out the issue myself. Even inside the Apple Store it was apparent … Read more

I Had a Dream…

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I don’t dream much. More specifically, I just don’t normally remember dreaming when I wake up, which might be a good thing because, when I was a kid, I used to have horrible nightmares – the kind that would make you try to stay awake rather than risk dreaming. Now; however, when I do have/recall … Read more

Sherlock – I feel Vindicated

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So it was just the other day I reviewed episode 1 of Sherlock and expressed a couple thoughts about the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Holmes stories of the 1940’s and the relationship of forensic science and Holmes’ deductive powers. I’m not above patting myself on the back and saying, “Hey, I really was on same wavelength … Read more

New Family Member

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There have been Tweets, there have been Facebook postings, and now there is the Blog Post. We have a bit of a surprise in that we have a new family member, Taz, a six-month old Lab/Shepard mix of some kind that we adopted through the Humane Society. No one is as surprised as me. My … Read more

Sherlock E01 A Study in Pink

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@steven_moffat and @markgatiss have got a winner in Sherlock, a new series on the BBC. Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ new series, Sherlock premiered last night on the BBC and the series is off to a cracking start. There’s no questioning of either Moffat’s or Gatiss’ chops as aficionados of Arthur Conan Doyle’s master detective, … Read more

iPad is Seriously Impacting My Blogging

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Now, the debate about keyboards is mostly over. When the iPhone came out naysayers and competitors alike all said, “I’ll die before you rip my ‘real’ keyboard from my cold, dead hands!” And while there’s still people out there like that, the competitors have largely fallen by the wayside and adopted software keyboards. Adam Smith’s … Read more

Taiwan 2010 – Torn Between a Steak and a Vomitorium

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“At no point in this story is actual vomit involved.” Honestly, I am seriously torn about how to “pitch” this particular blog post. It all relates to a single story and it has two different facets, it has the comedy vomit angle and it has the high praise for excellent food angle. You’d think they’d … Read more