Category Archives: Random

Saturday afternoon John and I tagged along as Ming shopped for a new car. We test drove a 2002 Audi A4 and a 2002 Volvo S60. Having grown up on Volvo’s I am biased towards them, however, the 2002 Audio … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that I want to own a bar. I often discussed this with my friend Liz who managed our local hangout. She’s since moved to Portland and now Travis is in charge so we started discussing it with … Continue reading →

Given it’s large size, the Microsoft campus has it’s own transit system involving mini-buses and Prius cars. However, unless you’re going from one campus to another, it’s always more efficient to walk cross-campus. Even when you’re like me and in … Continue reading →

Philip Greenspun on Early Retirement: Retirement forces you to stop thinking that it is your job that holds you back. For most people the depressing truth is that they aren’t that organized, disciplined, or motivated.

I went to the Pro Club for the first time yesterday. For those who don’t know, it’s the ‘Microsoft gym’ and is supposedly one of the largest private clubs in the world (250,000 square feet). And while I sorta pay … Continue reading →

I’m considering a tonsillectomy because I have problems with my tonsils every 6-8 weeks. Now I tried to get this done while in university back in Canada but in Canada the bar for adult tonsillectomies is quite high. However, here … Continue reading →

Anyone use Designed Dinners before?

Are we in a boom or setting ourselves up for failure again? Boom proponent, Wired, The New Boom: Be careful what you wish for, all of you with the “Please, God, just one more bubble!” bumper stickers. It’s getting wild … Continue reading →

I have three different IM apps installed. All three insist on displaying something when I restart my machine. Why? Just log me in and stay in my sys tray. It’s presumptous to think I turned on my machine because I … Continue reading →