Archive for February, 2005

Keeping The Dream Alive

February 16, 2005

Ok, how cool was it that American Idol ended their show tonight with Freiheit’s “Keeping The Dream Alive”?!?!? A rare gem that Americans only really knew from an appearance on the “Say Anything” soundtrack (1989), “Keeping The Dream Alive” is one of my all time favorite songs… in a similar vein for me as [...]

Nickel vs. Idaho

February 10, 2005

A while back I dissed the movie “Napoleon Dynamite”. In that article I said that if I was in charge of Idaho’s State Tourism Board, I’d sue Hollywood. Since I wrote that article, I’ve read a few comments from people that are from Idaho saying that the movie is “right on”. It [...]

Upgrade complete!

February 7, 2005

Had a great weekend… I was real productive around the yard and house all day Saturday and then got to hang out with a bunch of great friends at Monique’s 30th birthday party. I finished up the TiVo upgrade once I got the right IDE cable and now it’s a 331-hour TiVo. [...]

Book that ski trip to hell, we’ve got TiVo

February 1, 2005

(With thanks to Joe for the title)
Despite my published problems and concerns with TiVo, it’s just so darn easy to set up and use. When I found a deal where I could get brand new hardware for a final price of $35, I just felt like I had to get it… even if I [...]