Danny Novo
From the monthly archives: July 2004
We just got done watching the Democratic National Convention: Night of the Elder Statesmen. Al Gore spoke, and both Tiffany and I wondered why he didn’t pull this speaking style out when he was campaigning for President. So much went wrong with his campaign, but so much seems to have gone right for him since […]
I had hoped to re-design this site soon, but a couple of things are conspiring to prevent me. Work, it turns out, actually requires me to work. Home also requires me to work. Plus, Movable Type, the company that makes this software I’m using, just announced that version 3.1 will be available by the end […]
I started writing/thinking about this post before Apple released their latest iPod (I believe they refer to it as iPod with Click Wheel, other people call it the 4G iPod). Now that they are out, I have to admit, I am underwhelmed. But I see room for hope. I was looking forward to an iPod with […]
A couple of years ago in Iowa City, a new pet store opened in a part of town near our house. It was called Petland, and I was interested. The only decent pet store around was a PetCo all the way up in Cedar Rapids. I took a look online, and discovered a whole new […]
I have a new index by which to measure Bush’s chances of winning in the Fall. Bumper stickers. Call it the Index of Bumper Coverage. I live in Omaha, Nebraska. And yet, I see more bumper stickers declaring that Bush must be beaten than I see Bush supporters. Hm. Unless,of course, you include all the […]
Go forth and procure yourself a toothpaste tube. Full is better. Hold it in one hand, name side up, cap pointing away from you. Flip it end over end so it makes one revolution, and catch it. The tube will have rotated, so that the name side is down. This works nine out of ten […]
