FLYDDW - The Accidental Pilot

Funny dialog between sane and insane (?): http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/repo.html (forward of dialog) Attack of the Repo Men Just to give you folks an idea of what I have to put up with as manager of thttpd... On the evening of 27dec2003 I got a phone message from a Mr. Jarrod Duffy, 1-954-448-6980. The next morning I got another phone message from Mr. Shane Freitas, 1-209-649-2300. Both messages were full of weird accusations and threats, and were generally unintelligible. Mr. Freitas… Continue

January 5, 2009 Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs Dear Apple Community, For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote. Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed. I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy t… Continue

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Received in my email today from a good friend. She is a die-hard republican, and I betcha she is eating crow and very upset that her team didn't win. This is NOT my belief, but I wanted to post it somewhere for commentary: =================== How ALL business phones SHOULD be answered! "GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Press '1' for English. Press '2' to disconnect until you learn to speak English. And remember only TWO defining forces have ever Offered to die for you.… Continue

I hate it! When did WE become the speeding problem city?! The cameras in Scottsdale made history. But I could avoid Scottsdale (and I did). They removed the Scottsdale cameras - GOOD. But, then they put them EVERY-FRICKEN-WHERE-ELSE! I constantly have to tell myself to do the posted speed - if you can find that. With so much construction and roadwork, it is very difficult.

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