Mother Ripley is in the hospital, with a non-life threatening but probably life-altering injury. She’s 88 and the family could use some positive vibes, if you’re so inclined.
What a drag it is, getting old…
July 23rd, 2008 10:56 AM - Bits and Pieces | 1 Comment »One of the funniest things I’ve read on the internets in the past few weeks, a comment at The Consumerist re: another corporate PR response:
It’s too bad you can’t toss a handful of glitter into an email, as that would distract and amuse anyone unable to process all this doublespeak.
Fucking awesome…
Rip -
July 17th, 2008 9:14 AM - General Silliness | No Comments »
Hi, kids!
[Hi, Rip!]
Well, it’s Friday night and another week is slinking off, hoping that we won’t remember what it did to us. Huzzah!
This will probably be a short post, for a couple reasons. 1) I’ve been having some computer issues this week and my online experience has been a little hinky. 2) After nearly a year without glasses, I finally got some contact lenses (yay!) but I’m having a really hard time using the computer. The Optometrist said I probably need reading glasses, since I’m a (youthful and terribly handsome) 42 yr. old man now. The problem isn’t limited to reading, though - I can’t focus on anything closer than six inches from my face. Maybe my eyes need time to adjust to corrective lenses again but the computer is right out. After about 30 seconds I can barely focus on the monitor, even though it’s a good two feet away. I’ll have to ask him about that at the follow up visit.
Anyhoo - hope you’re all having a good start to the weekend. Scooter’s coming to town tonight, so we’ll probably hit the town later. I gotta tell ya, it’s nice to be able to see what I’m looking at, especially now that the ladies are wearing their Summer finest. Qua!
- Whatever Gets Me Thru the Nite -
Cryin Won’t Help You Now - Ben Harper
Alternative Baby - Reel Big Fish
Quero Saber - Rodney Hunter
Irregular - Mekon
By My Side - Ben Harper
The Hurt - Any Trouble
Walking in Circles - Our Lady Peace
More Life in a Tramp’s Vest - Sterophonics
Go All the Way - The Raspberries
Love Nights - Angel Tears
Labryinthian Pomp - Of Montreal
Take Me Home - Groove Armada
An interesting set, even with the double Ben Harper. (I just added a bunch of his albums, so maybe the iTunes thinks I’m on a BH kick.) If you’re interested, here’s the Random 12 + bonus track zip, for your reviewing pleasure.
Allow me to put in a plug for uTorrent, while I’m thinking of it. It’s a far better app, imo, than Azureus. It uses less power and allows you to choose individual files to download. I know that kind of defies the theory behind bittorrents, but it’s a great feature, if you ask me.
While I’m on the subject of music and the internets, let me put in a plug for Foxy Tunes, for you Firefox users. It’s a tiny app that adds a media player toolbar to the browser, so you can control your music without reopening your player to access the controls. It takes a while to get used to using it instead of right-clicking the iTunes tray icon, but it’s pretty handy.
I may have more, if I can see straight. Have a great weekend!
Rip -
June 27th, 2008 7:00 PM - Friday Night Drinking Club | 5 Comments »
Courtesy of The Clue Train Manifesto. Dig it!
Or don’t. We’ll still be here.
Rip -
June 18th, 2008 3:07 AM - Follow the Money | 1 Comment »John McCain is old. Very, very old.
Pass it on.
Rip -
June 17th, 2008 6:14 PM - Elections | 1 Comment »Firmer abs! Thicker, more luxurious hair! A corner office! Puppies!
All this can be yours when you subscribe to my feed!
