I’ve had to temporarily de-activate the galleries. I discovered a few minutes ago that the plugin I use to provide them isn’t playing nice with my current blog setup …
Daily Archive for November 19th, 2007
I dropped by Walgreen’s tonight to refresh my supply of Goody’s Powders, which I use to ward of my all-too-frequent sinus headaches. It seems that now that stuff has to be locked up as well, like the cold meds. In another two years (give or take a few) I guess drug stores will be more like the old-time auto parts stores where you had to belly up to the counter and ask for whatever you wanted. Funny thing is that the dude that opened up the whatchamacallit with them inside seemed at least as annoyed by the whole situation as I was …
I’m always amazed at the things people search for in Google, etc. which somehow lead them to my site. My favorite thus far this month is: “name four things that should be completed on documentation when installing anything on a user s pc .” Come again?
Earlier tonight, I found a new article written by Ron Paul on monetary policy, specifically inflation. One of the reasons I like Paul so much is the attention he’s bringing to monetary policy in the presidential race. Yes, it’s not nearly as exciting as things like the Iraq war and what not, but we as a nation really, really need to take a look at whether our current setup with fiat currency is serving the interests of the citizens.
Yes, I’ve been trying to do the unthinkable … cut down on my Coke consumption. Those of you who know me well may find this hard to believe, but I haven’t had any Coke at the house here since at least before the end of September.
Actually, my goal isn’t to cut down on Coke per se … nor do I mean that I haven’t had any coke in the last six weeks. In reality, I’ve had Coke probably once a week in that time. But, it’s a serious reduction from the nearly-every-day habit that I’ve nursed along for years.
What I’m really trying to do, though, is avoid soft drinks (and foods) that use high fructuse corn syrup as a sweetener. To that end, I’ve started drinking more water (and sometimes lemonade) when I’m eating out … and at the house, I’ve only been bringing in soft drinks that have natural sweeteners.
One cool thing I’ve found (thanks to my brother) is Reed’s Ginger Brew. The Bi-Lo right up the road carries their “standard” ginger brew, as well as their spiced apple brew. Both are pretty good.
They also have an “extra” version of the ginger brew that has about 50% more ginger root, which I’m itching to try. I found out that Greenlife here in town carries Reed’s, so I’m hoping they have it.
Then, when I’m really ready for something strong, I need to have my cousin Mike import some Stoney from Kenya for me. I’ve heard it’s pretty rough stuff. 
Yes, I can’t sleep. Maybe because I slept from about 9:00 p.m. to midnight Sunday night. Anyway … I realized that I hadn’t received a sales & use tax filing form for the previous month … and the taxes are due tomorrow (Tuesday). So, I got out of bed, and went in search of a tax form on the TN Department of Revenue’s web site. Well, whaddya know … you can file the blasted thing online. Now why didn’t the DoR people tell me about that when I first got started with this mess in January?
Earlier this year I wrote about my attempt to combine work and exercise by using my recumbent bike while working. While that ultimately didn’t work out (the seating position and distance from the keyboard ended up causing back pain), I’m apparently not the only person who thought it was a good idea to come up with some sort of exercise equipment that could be used in the office:
New exercise machine targets office workers
I might just have to give one of those a try when I have a spare $200 laying around …
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