minorthird

so…an update to yesterday’s 4-cent gas increase:
I got off the train this evening, and the price of regular gas had gone from $2.639 to $2.739, and every pump had at least 3 cars lined up!
I know that this is nothing compared to other places — I’ve heard that some stations in Atlanta have run out […]

don’t you hate when a non-coated tablet of some drug or another gets stuck to the roof of your mouth, then the back of your tongue, and then every 8 centimeters down your throat?

so…to update yesterday’s gas story:
yesterday, gas by the train station was $2.599
this morning it was $2.639
I honestly expected a major knee-jerk reaction and a 10-cent jump, but 4 cents doesn’t seem too bad, just yet…
…I still think that at least 1 or 2 places in Lowell will be at $3.00 by the end of the […]

so…I think the problem (aside from the possible/probable security and privacy issues) with trusting Google to do other things besides search engines is getting this message when trying to use Gmail:
Server Error
Gmail is temporarily unavailable. Cross your fingers and try again in a few minutes. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.
I really, really, really need to […]

Brad Mehldau - Paranoid Android
Crash Test Dummies - Afternoons And Coffeespoons
Modest Mouse - 3rd Planet
Paul Simon - Paranoia Blues
The Slip - (Take A) Beetle To The Badlands

so…with the potentials of $3.00/gallon on the horizon as early as the weekend, I filled up my tank this morning on the way to the train.
$42.70!
True, I drive a Jeep. True, it’s not the best on gas for my short, 1-mile commute to the train. True, I only fill the tank once a month…but still! […]

seen on a t-shirt in Boston:
“Life is a breeze, when you’re Lebanese”
I guess I can only achieve so much, and then that’s it. Maybe life can only be either still or down-right windy…

so…we have a mouse.
When I started working on my convert-the-garage-to-a-workshop project this summer, I noticed the remnants of what could only be called an advanced civilization of mice — we’re talking buildings, paved highways, supermarkets, and an elaborate elevator system in the walls. No mice, just the ruins of a time gone past.
well, one […]

man! I’m glad this week is over! It hasn’t been an overly stressful week, but it seemed to stall on the Wednesday hill and come to enough of a standstill to grow moss…

Let me tell you a little story? I once knew a guy who could have been a great golfer, could have gone pro, all he needed was a little time and practice. Decided to go to college instead. Went for four years, did pretty well. At the end of his four years, his last semester […]