As of tonight I am no longer a car owner. I sold my 2000 VW New Beetle, which I got brand new nearly seven years ago, to a co-worker. Flexcar meets my needs when I run errands, visit friends and family, and travel around the area. I thought for a while about this decision before [...]
At 9:00 AM this past Sunday, I made my way down to Victrola Coffee Roasters on Pike Street for their first monthly cupping session. We started with an introduction on the history of coffee, then were told about the many flavor characteristics of the various coffee-growing regions. Did you know that coffee can taste “winy” [...]
Victrola Coffee Roasters’ new location on Pike Street is located only a block from my apartment. They do public cuppings every Wednesday at 1:00 PM. I just got e-mail from them stating that they’re doing a series of special cuppings the first Sunday of May, June, July, and August. I signed up for the session [...]
Last month I spent just under $20 on Internet-delivered video versus $70 for my typical cable TV bill. Year-to-date, my spending is $127.14 versus $280 for cable. More than half of my spending last month came from the Xbox Live Marketplace’s 720p movie rental service. For 480 Microsoft Points, about $6.53 with tax, I can [...]
On this day in 1978, the very first unsolicited commercial e-mail message was sent. It promoted a DEC product presentation and was sent to hundreds of recipients (so many that they spilled out of the “To” line and into the message body). The Defense Communications Agency (DCA) decried the message, claiming that ARPANET was for [...]