Blog Master G

Due to the noticeable lack of dialogue around here lately (and at least a couple folks — my wife and Jonty — who have IMed or emailed me comments insteading of commenting here on a post), I’ve disabled the need to register with TypeKey to post. So please, comment away! No registration required. (Thanks to […]

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I’ve been watching a lot of TV lately, and honing in on my favorites is never an easy task. My Time Warner DVR, though it pales in comparison to a Tivo box, from what I hear (mine doesn’t always work quite right and its usability leaves a lot to be desired), is good enough to […]

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I’ve always loved the news and believe strongly in the need to archive and preserve it. I also love technology and how it changes and improves our lives in so many ways. When news and technology converge, it’s really exciting. I’ve seen other sites like it in the past, but none with such superb technology […]

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Mark Morford nails it yet again with Do SUVs Make You Stupid? / Pointless, dangerous and vain as ever, land tanks still sell millions. Only one explanation possible: You can see it in the eyes of most every new SUV buyer as they stare, wide eyed and overwhelmed, at the massive vehicles in the showroom: […]

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Although I miss skiing at my favorite resorts around Lake Tahoe and am really jealous of the not-in-the-last-100-years 19-foot snowfall record over the past couple weeks, it doesn’t suck living in the foothills of the Adirondacks and being at a good ski resort in less than an hour. Yesterday Jen came along with me for […]

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Today it snowed many inches. The snow was soft and fluffy. It was fun to roll around in. Happy made yellow snow. Jen and Gabe made a snowman. His name is Mel. Meet Mel: Mel will melt some day. Probably Wednesday. Until then, he will shovel snow for Jen and Gabe. Happy snow day!

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You know you live in the Northeast when you pull into a gas station and the car next to you is not quite a car…

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Growing up in Sacramento, Robert Matsui was always my Congressman. I wasn’t always as politically aware or active, but my family always has been. Congressman Matsui passed away January 1, 2005. My Dad wrote the following on January 4, 2005, which Sacramento Bee Columnist Daniel Weintraub has also posted to his blog: My name is […]

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December 2004 was a record-setting month for my site in terms of overall traffic: 21,051 unique visitors, 32,515 visits, 80,634 pages, 257,286 hits, and 4.15 GB of bandwidth. For the year, 2004 brought to my site 197,531 unique visitors. Not too shabby for a little personal site. Of course, there are countless ways to look […]

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Last night I did what I honestly never expected to do: I bought a video game that I would never buy for my own future children or want them to play until they were old enough to understand that it’s just a game. But I just couldn’t help myself. I don’t really agree with the […]

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