RSS and the Remote Control April 18th, 2007 @ 6:54 am PDT
All three of the televisions in my house are connected to either a TiVo box or a DirecTV box. Both of these systems give me the option of displaying a “guide” in a grid right on the screen. If I want to see what else I can watch, I click to the guide and browse […]
Alliteration December 8th, 2003 @ 9:36 am PST
How’s this for serendiptious alliteration? Last night after seeing a television commercial for Cingular cellular I said: I would switch to Cingular but Sarah said their service sucks.
Crazy Planet August 25th, 2000 @ 11:13 pm PDT
So. I’m driving home from Four Green Fields tonight and I stop to grab some donuts and beer. After 11 pm everything in Tampa closes, even on the weekends, so I have to go to the Shell down on Gandy and Dale Mabry. Guy I know there is behind the counter as usual and I […]
Ouch! March 26th, 2000 @ 8:25 am PST
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. Remember the Joan Jett song, “I Love Rock n’ Roll”? Am I the only one that ever noticed that “I love rock n’ roll” has the same number of syllables as “serendipity”? Speaking of serendipity … Firda has a link to Ouch! who has a link to […]
Serendipity March 22nd, 2000 @ 9:17 pm PST
There was recently a tale in [GatorNotes] in which I tried to explain the concept of serendipity and I probably did a poor job of it. I am thinking that if I ever own something that I want to name – maybe a large plantation or a sailboat – I will name it serendipity. I […]