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1. I need a new watch. The video one was awesome while it lasted, but they're insisting that I have to mail the thing back if I want the battery replaced, which is just not practical, especially if the batteries only last a year.
But now I don't know what kind of watch to get. I mean, really, what can replace a video watch?
It's gotta be digital. (The part of my brain that translates from diagrams and clock faces and such into concepts is slow and clunky. It was a bit of a problem in engineering classes.)
It's gotta be spiffy. And, obviously, have a decent (and replaceable) battery.
My phone serves my mp3 needs, and I don't really need a USB drive. And while something like the Casio Pathfinder looks potentially nifty, I'm not nearly outdoorsy enough to justify it. Oh, and the cell phone watches I've seen are GSM-based, and therefore not compatible with Verizon.
Any suggestions?
2. This $1400 Swiss Army knife entirely misses the point of a pocketknife. It's a parody gone awry. Yes, it has everything, but over 8 inches wide??
They also, for some unfathomable reason, make an "underwater pogo stick."
3. Interesting court case mentioned on Rachel Maddow's show. You can read a copy of the ruling here. In short:
California woman started buying Cap'n Crunch Crunchberry cereal in the belief that it contained actual berries, and was therefore somehow sort of healthy. Even though the "crunchberries" look only vaguely like berries, even on the box, and, being composed of heavily sweetened corn and oats, taste nothing like berries.
The judge, noting the above (and the fact that, to the best of his knowledge, there is no naturally-occurring fruit called a "cruchberry"), dismissed the case.
"... The survival of the instant claim would require this Court to ignore all concepts of personal responsibility and common sense. The Court has no intention of allowing that to happen.
IT IS SO ORDERED."
4. I forget what else there was. (Something about Sotomayor's quote being repeatedly taken out of context, but there's probably no point in pointing that out.) And both parents are taking turns nagging me for attention. I should get going.
But now I don't know what kind of watch to get. I mean, really, what can replace a video watch?
It's gotta be digital. (The part of my brain that translates from diagrams and clock faces and such into concepts is slow and clunky. It was a bit of a problem in engineering classes.)
It's gotta be spiffy. And, obviously, have a decent (and replaceable) battery.
My phone serves my mp3 needs, and I don't really need a USB drive. And while something like the Casio Pathfinder looks potentially nifty, I'm not nearly outdoorsy enough to justify it. Oh, and the cell phone watches I've seen are GSM-based, and therefore not compatible with Verizon.
Any suggestions?
2. This $1400 Swiss Army knife entirely misses the point of a pocketknife. It's a parody gone awry. Yes, it has everything, but over 8 inches wide??
They also, for some unfathomable reason, make an "underwater pogo stick."
3. Interesting court case mentioned on Rachel Maddow's show. You can read a copy of the ruling here. In short:
California woman started buying Cap'n Crunch Crunchberry cereal in the belief that it contained actual berries, and was therefore somehow sort of healthy. Even though the "crunchberries" look only vaguely like berries, even on the box, and, being composed of heavily sweetened corn and oats, taste nothing like berries.
The judge, noting the above (and the fact that, to the best of his knowledge, there is no naturally-occurring fruit called a "cruchberry"), dismissed the case.
"... The survival of the instant claim would require this Court to ignore all concepts of personal responsibility and common sense. The Court has no intention of allowing that to happen.
IT IS SO ORDERED."
4. I forget what else there was. (Something about Sotomayor's quote being repeatedly taken out of context, but there's probably no point in pointing that out.) And both parents are taking turns nagging me for attention. I should get going.