Archive for February, 2005
Comfortably Numb
Posted by: | CommentsAre we are all just comfortably numb? Last night on the iTunes Music Store I bought Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” an album I haven’t listened to in a long, long time. This afternoon while I made lunch for my wife and son I started listening to it and just like the first time, it drew me in.
Bank of America loses customers records
Posted by: | CommentsThe Bank of America has reported losing 1 million customer records while they were being transported to the companies backup center. Records included customers and accounts of the U.S. government’s SmartPay charge card program, which has more than 2.1 million members.
Zakk Wylde continues to rock hard with “Suicide Messiah”
Posted by: | CommentsMetal’s most prolific guitarist, Zakk Wylde and his band Black Label Society, recently released the first song from their forthcoming album “Mafia.” Based on what I heard on the first single, “Suicide Messiah,” Zakk will continue to blow your mind with the new album.
Meeting old and new friends in Orlando
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s Wednesday night and the Photo Marketing Association trade show is over for another year. The show was much busier than I thought it would be, which is a good sign for the industry. I also took the opportunity to meet up with some old friends and meet a new one — or at least put a face to the email address.
Hockey season canceled; Screw the players!
Posted by: | CommentsFor the first time in North America a pro sports league has canceled the entire season due to a labor dispute. I say, good! The players are trying to screw us by jacking up the prices of everything from tickets to popcorn, well screw you!
Upgraded to WordPress 1.5
Posted by: | CommentsWell, I upgraded the site to the newest version of WordPress — the upgrade was no big problem so far. The thing that really gets me is that my site design is a causality of the update.
It’s got to get worse before it gets better
Posted by: | CommentsYes, everyone is sick; yes, we are feeding medicine and eye-drops etc. to everyone that needs them; no, it’s not getting better yet. As a matter of fact it’s getting worse for Nicole.
Everyone is sick here
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s been a rough week, especially for Monique and the kids. Nicole is puking, Michael has pink-eye and to top it all off, Monique started getting sick tonight — so far I’m the only hold-out.
Do people still read books?
Posted by: | CommentsI know it sounds like a stupid question, but I mean it. I can’t remember the last time I sat down with a good book and did nothing but read for hours. That’s not to say that I don’t read all the time, I do, but usually it’s from the Internet, not from a book.
What does it take to become a guitar virtuoso? Ask Zakk
Posted by: | CommentsIf you want to know what it takes to become a guitar virtuoso, you should ask Zakk Wylde — Guitar World did. But if you’re going to ask Zakk a question, you better be prepared for the answer.
