I may have waffled slightly on that iPhone recently (by the way - SO FREAKIN' AWESOME!). This time, I'm literally flip-flopping. I don't think I've owned a legitimate pair of sandals since 1993, unless you count those Adidas shower flops I had a few years ago. I've been torn on the concept of the sandal. I love the unconstricted feeling of being practically barefoot. But I have been afraid of that wedge of fabric sticking between my toes. I finally broke down and ordered a pair. It's been less than 24 hours, and so far so good. The soles have a layer of cork, which is ...
I was something of a fan for the first few seasons of the X-Files, and a very large fan of Millennium, also developed by Chris Carter. I gave up on X-Files, but would check in from time to time to see what was going on with that Fox dude. I passed on the last movie. I'm passing on the new movie. However, I'm mildly curious what the story is about. Am I going to shell out $12 to find out? Hells no. Enter, Moviepooper. I've written about it before - find a movie, read a short synopsis that gives the ending away. Save yourself 2 hours and the $12. So here you go: Movie Pooper for the film - The ...
July is birthday month around here. This guy was the 4th, she was the 1st, he was the 14th, and today is Craig's half-birthday. What? You don't celebrate your half-birthday? That's OK, he does it for all of us. Every day.
Rough weekend on the course. Good friend Mr. Andy Eberhardy was in town, so we scheduled a round with our Celebrity Fourth at Currie Park for Saturday AM. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate. What began as a mist on the 2nd hole turned into a drizzle by the 5th, and between the start and end of the 9th a steady down pour. Had I not been in the middle of the Greatest Round Of My Life, I wouldn't have been too upset about it. At the end of 9, Mr. Buchs Chump and I were tied at +12 (although I was playing bogey golf after the first six - the last three did me in). There was no chance of getting ...
Those of you who know me personally have likely already heard this story, but now that it's officially a closed matter, I'll recap. We live next to/above what was once upon a time the restaurant Sol Fire. In January of 2007, they shut down. In the spring of 2007, the space was taken over by new proprietors, who intended on opening "Pepe's Pink Taco". We were a little concerned about what type of business was going in, so we met with the owners. At that point, we learned that in addition to taking over the existing space, they planned on replacing the existing parking lot with a new patio for outdoor seating. Again - we were a little concerned ...
I nearly missed out on one of my annual traditions here at The World According to Buchs! Happy birthday to Tha' Chuck, who turns 25 again today.
I pulled into the Bayshore parking lot at about 6:15 this morning. When I got over to the Apple Store at 6:25, there were about 50-60 people in line. Dan met me closer to 7:00, and Jen closer to 8:00. The Apple Store server is getting crushed with activation requests, so people who tried to activate the phone from the store were sitting there for 20, 30, 40 minutes. The actual purchase & account setup process took me about 10 minutes (thanks, Elijah). After getting walked over to an iMac and trying the A.S. Activation 10 or 15 times, I asked if that step had to be done at an Apple store - the answer was no. Since I was already an hour late for work at the time, I opted to leave. So, I have a physical iPhone in my possession. But until the traffic to the iTunes Apple Store dies down a bit, I won't be able to get or make calls.
Anyone who keeps tabs on my infrequent Twittering already knows that I have a new favourite soap. For the rest of you, I present... Get Real Mint Soap! Man, this stuff is great. A few weeks ago, I picked up a few bars of Method Bloq Mint soap, and was frankly a little disappointed. I was looking for a clear-your-sinuses mint experience, and it just did not deliver. A decent soap - lathered up quite nicely, but it is not as intense as I was hoping for. Last week I finally got around to replacing the missing cap on my Sigg bottle, and the place I ordered from also ...
I have recently refined my position on the pending release of the iPhone 3G. In short: I want one. What changed my mind? Maybe all the hype broke me down, I don't know. One thing that really appeals to me is MobileMe - being able to keep things synchronized between my work PC, my laptop, and an iPhone. GPS will be nice. And frankly, having just gotten a new iPod for Judy, listening to a podcast on the walk to work would be nice. I've been doing my homework getting ready for the launch this week. My plan is to wake up early on Friday and get myself over to the Apple store. I'm shooting for 6:30 or so - hopefully ...
The Ems Dispatch is back with a vengance! Hermann the Malevolent had been running a well outdated version of MovableType that just decided to no longer accept comments. I tried changing configuration settings (nope), file permissions (nada), and eventually upgrading to the latest version. That worked, but MT is still dreadfully slow and a pain in the ass to work with. So, after a while I just gave it up. Backed up the DB, exported the entries, and deleted it all - then installed a fresh copy of Wordpress. That's my good deed for the week. Now I won't feel so bad about thumping him tomorrow at Whitnall Park.
I'm coming to the end of a busy streak. Tonight we're getting together with some friends, and then I'm "off" until this coming weekend. Here's a recap of the last few days: Thursday 6/26 - Saw the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and The Gufs play together at the lakefront. Left prior to the Big Bang fireworks, though Friday 6/27 - Movie night - "Wanted" at the IPIC at Bayshore (thumbs up, fun movie) Saturday 6/28 - Double Booking. Golf in the AM with Chuck & Les (congratulations again, Mr. Buchs Chump), then off to Cedarburg in the afternoon to see my dad & mom at the Strawberry Festival. About 20 minutes after we arrived at my dad's booth, it started ...
