Flock gets the boot.

I had picked up a Firefox-based “social browser” named Flock not too long ago.  There was a time where I was lured by its integration with Flickr, Twitter, Facebook and WordPress.  In the end, however, I’ve given up.  Flock does part of its job well enough, tbqh.  But I found that I couldn’t reliably get status [...]

Modest means "crappy”.

We saw a lot of modest homes on Whidbey Island on Saturday. Amy and I have been thinking about a move to Whidbey Island. We both grew up in places with woods and relative freedom and lots of places to run around and get ticks — and we kind of want Liam to have the [...]

Why Hillary Clinton is Losing Votes. Like Mine.

When this season started… a year ago… I was a firm Hillary supporter.  I felt that she was frequently given a bad rap.  She has a sharp mind, solid command of the details and things through plans and execution.  Given the state that our country is in and the absolute trashing of the Constitution and [...]

Kindle – My First Month

Frustration: Whispernet is only available in the United States.  After having received my Kindle while I was away on business, I got it fired up, packed away and ready to join me in Whistler, BC.  Once I got to Whistler, I realized that I’d purchased a couple books I’d already read.  I was a sad [...]

LIfe’s Little Annoyances

They say things come in threes, so hopefully I’ve had my dose of Annoyances for the month. First up comes the onset of the “cold cough” (as Liam calls it).  I don’t know if it was my trip to DC or the trip we all took to Whistler, but Liam and I have managed to [...]

5 inches for 50 bucks

This morning, as I dutifully had my passport scanned to get my plane ticket expelled from the machine I was presented with an opportunity.  I could upgrade to Economy Plus and get 5 inches of extra leg room for $49.  I took a moment to reflect on myself.  Had I recently added any inches in [...]

Greenlake Hogdog

I couldn’t think of a really compelling name for the blog.  There was the rather simple and straightforward “Ted & Amy on the Web” but that seems so… early 2000s.  Something pithy and original seemed called for — especially since everyone knows that as soon as you start blogging, you’re part of some pseudo-journalistic profession [...]

Does posting from flock make life easier?

Flock is a web browser that is supposed to magically integrate a lot of the new whizbang of the web so you don’t have to remember to log into fifty different sites to stay connected to the universe.  One of its features is reportedly enabling me to make quick and easy posts to the blog.  [...]

Ringing in the New Year

Well, with the advent of 2008 and my new MacBook Pro I’ve started to try and slowly push myself back into the swing of things.  Only time will tell if this is a sustained process, but I’ve: installed Flock, so that should make random updates easier. migrated my (our?) blog from Moveable Type on www.puremagic.com [...]

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