I love my Road Runner Turbo. It was upgraded last week to double the speed. I now get 15 MBPS down and 1 MBPS up. Now that’s blazingly fast. And I really notice the difference.
Results from yesterday’s bandwidth speed test (New York City server):
I’ve come a long way since my 2400 baud modem.
Tags: technology
Yesterday at the Parting Glass and Niki and Seth’s house:
Happy birthday, Niki, and happy St. Patty’s Day weekend!
Tags: photos 2007
As many of you know, I’ve been involved with the Saratoga Steeplechasers for more than a year now. We’re dedicated to raising money and awareness to save the beautiful and historic Universal Preservation Hall in downtown Saratoga. The building is being transformed from a dilapidated old church into a vibrant performing arts center for the [...]
Tags: saratoga springs
It was five years ago today when Nana left this earth. For the fifth year in a row, I blog in her honor today. She touched so many lives, and the essence of her being lives on.
We had some friends over tonight — one, who, like Nana was, is a Leo — and I was [...]
Tags: anecdotes
Holy crap it’s cold here this morning! Air temperature: -5 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind temperature: -23 degrees Fahrenheit. Damn!
Tags: saratoga springs
Big congrats to my bro, Peter, who ran in and completed the L.A. Marathon yesterday! He finished in an incredible 3 hours, 37 minutes, and 33 seconds (3:37:33), which, from what I understand, is pretty damn good. Considering I haven’t run a full mile — let alone 26 — in ages, I can appreciate the [...]
Tags: anecdotes
“Depicts 60,000 plastic bags, the number used in the US every five seconds.”
And other mind-boggling stats and images.
(Thanks, Matt, for the link.)
Tags: the world
