Jul 31, 2009
Why it pays to read the terms of service or Why your Mac needs internet security software
If you connect to online banking using said Mac, or your retirement account or your investment account, it is very likely that their terms of service say that you are covered in the event of fraud or hacking or whatnot but only if proper precautions are taken on your computer.
Which means if the machine you access the account from does not have internet security software installed you are not protected against financial loss.
It is not true in every case but definitely worth running the software if you aren't up for reading your terms of service.
Apr 30, 2009
Ok.. I admit it.
Apr 29, 2009
Um. so yeah.. that was a Joke..
Apr 28, 2009
Knittiing Updates
The Cashmere neckwarmer is mostly finished, It needs to be blocked and have buttons added. and the ends woven in. I'm actually considering adding a single crochet border to compensate for the weird mistake where its wider in one spot than others. Its driving me a little crazy. Ok. a lot crazy. I have this bad habit of permanently back-burnering projects when i've discovered I've made a mistake and it is too far back to fix, so it was a really big deal for me that I actually went thru and finished this
When I was a kid and took piano lessons my instructor always used to yell at me because if I made a mistake I had to go back to the beginning of the piece and start over. I see I've brought that compulsion forward.
I liked knitting this, Its just simple enough that I can do it on the train while watching tv on my phone, and the yarn is gorgeous. (Artyarns 5 ply cashmere) I've started a second one (to be given as a gift) solely to be worked on on the train. (and other periods where I want to knit but can't pay attention to it) . As I discovered this morning, I can even balance a cup of coffee while knitting this pattern and watching tv on the train- perfect.
For non-train knitting I've revived my Falling Water Scarf. I'd completely forgotten I started one and was glad I could easily figure out where I left off. I was looking thru my ravelry page and saw this listed in my projects, and had no memory of it at all. Fortunately it was one of two things I've managed to list in Ravelry (I have tons of others i've been meaning to) because it was the only way I remembered what yarn I was using. (Malabrigo Silky Merino)
My goal for the summer is to finish or frog every project that was left stranded in the middle.
Apr 23, 2009
Well. this will clearly need blocking.
and while i really like it, the one break in the color pattern is driving me batty. I may do a duplicate stitch over it.
How does my enemies list look? ;)
Apr 22, 2009
There are two types of people in this world.
I intended to include more links
but now I don't remember what they were.
Seriously, benadryl should be a controlled substance.
There are two types of people in this world.
And a million ways to finish that sentence.
The first time remember hearing that opener it was followed by "Beatles people and Rolling Stones People"
and the most unusual one I'd heard was "Those that like Halvah and those that don't"
Growing up in Brooklyn in the late 70s and into the very early 80s there truly were two types of people in the world: Those that listened to Rock and those that listened to Disco. I distinctly remember narrowly escaping several fistfights that were precipitated by someone throwing down the "rock sucks" or "disco sucks" gauntlet
And if you happened to be in Junior High at the time, everything about your existence was defined by which of these you chose. Who your friends were, what clothes you wore, where you hung out, what hairstyle you had.. all of these fell in line behind your musical choice.
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I was a rock person, driven, at least in part, by my lack of desire to style my hair every morning. Rock people definitely had it easier in terms of the personal maintenance, and I think my wardrobe for a few years consisted largely of black rock concert t-shirts. Perhaps if i had the easily-styled hair that neatly and easily fell into those Farrah Fawcett flips, the entire course of my liie might have been different.
Fortunately Junior High ended and we all moved on to more meaningful pursuits and became passionate about more important things, such as Atkins vs. Weight Watchers, Facebook vs. Twitter and the all-important Mac vs. PC . . Musical rivalries of this type do still exist though (the styles have changed but the dynamics haven't).
So anyway, my point. Because I grew up in such a volatile musical climate, it suprised me tremendously when I first learned that the artists don't always share the same allegiences as their fans. For this reason I always enjoy hearing musical artists talk about their influences and likes and have them be things that you would never associate with them.
Here we have Wyclef talking about Bruce Springsteen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6psg0BEg94
An article on Frank Sinatra and a whole bunch of people:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-05-11-frank-sinatra_N.htm
On a related note: I also really got a big kick out of seeing Dee Snider singing "Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof on one of those VH1 "I love a decade that isn't this one" things. I would love to see a remake of Fiddler starring Dee Snider as Tevye.
Apr 12, 2009
Creative aging.
Apr 10, 2009
So I still remember how to knit.. who knew..
Never content to have one thing going on at a time, I was seduced into picking up a second project heading into my long weekend.
Apr 7, 2009
Mar 29, 2009
Mar 28, 2009
Give me a Y... Give me an A...
I'm knitting I'm knitting!!
Mar 24, 2009
We have a winner! (or two)
Mar 22, 2009
Fighting the Sunday Blahs
Mar 21, 2009
Stuck in the Car.
Mar 8, 2009
What drugs is the guy at the A & P on?
Feb 22, 2009
I have had nothing to say
Feb 16, 2009
It's not all about the music
Feb 15, 2009
Its all in the attitude
So yesterday we were in the car, heading home from another sublime Trader Joe's run..
Feb 11, 2009
I'm not anti hip-hop. Or anti-rap for that matter
However, I have to give this # 5 on the R & B/Hip-Hop charts an enthusiastic UGH.
Jim Jones & Ron Browz Featuring Juelz Santana
Pop Champagne
Very silly lyrics. (I think i would have enjoyed this a lot more had I not been reading the lyrics when listening to it, sometimes ignorance really is bliss)
whiny
and, not on key enough for my taste.
Oh.. and I'm not a fan of bodily functions in pop culture, Maybe its just me, but I think there are some things that are better left to the imagination. I was ok with the Archie Bunker toilet flush, but beyond that its just TMI. I haven't been a fan of the recent trend of showing people vomiting on camera (I'm not sure if the Sopranos, or SuperSize Me was the starter of this trend, but it seems rampant these days)... and I really could have done without the suggestion of this guy "spitting up"his beverage.
Feb 9, 2009
My first success, and the Grammys
- Sugarland blew me away. I had no expectation that I would like them, and their performance was riveting.
- I liked Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift together. I thought the two unusual voices melded very well. I was surprised, but by no means alone in this, it was everyone's guilty pleasure of the night.
- I don't care what M.I.A. looked like in her non-maternity wear, I love her!
- The only thing T.I. has done so far that I've liked is the Chevy commercial from a year or two back.
- Estelle was awesome.
- I liked Lil Wayne. Particularly on the New Orlean's thing.