Isn’t Life Strange?

My TiVo arrived today as expected.  This time it worked right out of the box.  As I write this, it is downloading program information from the Internet and should be good to go in a few minutes. 
Now if I can only figure out how to pair the s-video output with audio into my television…  […]

In some relatively big news, the Supreme Court recently upheld an Indiana law that requires voters to present photo identification upon arrival at the polling place. 
The media is spinning this as a Republican victory.  Democrats are speaking out in disagreement over the decision and for the life of me, I cannot figure out why.  […]

Beware - This video includes some mild profanity, but it’s some funny stuff.

Following are links from the week beginning Monday, April 21, 2008. (Emphasis is my own)

NEWS STORIES

Muslim Call to Adopt Mecca Time (via BBC) - A Senseless proposal from senseless people.
Radical Greens Harm the Earth More than they Help (via NY Post) (Editorial)
Shell Says It Has 55 Years of Reserves (via Financial Times) - […]

I remember my father taking me to my first Bradley University men’s basketball game in the late 1970’s.  Then, the Braves played in Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse, an old basketball facility built from two World War Two era airplane hangars.
I have a few memories from that game.  I remember the house being packed, and the crowd […]

At 1:00 today, UPS delivered the replacement for my recently departed TiVo. I carefully opened the box and took out the supposedly factory refurbished unit. It looked nice and new and I was excited about setting it up today. 
I connected all the cables and plugged the unit into the wall…
There was no response.  No […]

I was reading the print edition of the Houston Chronicle this morning.  On the front page was a story I had to share here. 
A local teenager who was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 wants to donate her "wish" from the Make-A-Wish Foundation so that an orphanage that would care for children with HIV can […]

It was only yesterday afternoon, just over 24 hours ago, that I shipped my old TiVo to Fort Worth for an exchange.  At 4:16 PM today, I received this message from TiVo…
Dear TiVo customer:
This is confirmation that your replacement TiVo product for your TiVo Exchange has been shipped.

So in just over a day, […]

Since 2002, I’ve been enjoying the wonder of TiVo, the most user-friendly, feature-rich digital video recorder on the market.  Since that time, my VCR has never been used, and my television viewing experience has improved significantly. 
Sadly, after six years of loyal service, my TiVo stopped working last night.  Here’s what happened…
As I retired […]

It has been brought to my attention that the weekly links feature might be a bit overwhelming to some people.  In no way do I intend or even hope that visitors should read all the articles to which I have linked in this feature.  I merely wanted to share some of the things I have […]

Now that I’ve made my involuntary contribution to Uncle Sam’s mad money fund, my thoughts are beginning to drift elsewhere. 
I can kind of see the place now- a castle, a mouse, mesmerizing fireworks shows, live entertainment, tasty food, and one hell of an annoying tribute to "High School Musical".  That’s right, it’s Disney World.  […]

The late George Harrison took a few jabs at oppressive British taxation in the famous song "Taxman". 
Let me tell you how it will be There’s one for you, nineteen for me Cos I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman
Should five per cent appear […]

The Times Online has an article on a strange Internet phenomenon called Rickrolling.  I had never heard of it, although lately I have become aware of an increased interest in Rick Astley’s video for his hit song "Never Gonna Give You Up". 
IT began with a duck. A while ago contributors to an anarchic internet […]

Links for the week beginning Sunday, April 6, 2008 (Emphasis is my own):
NEWS STORIES

Olympic Torch Concludes Hide and Seek Run Through San Francisco Streets (via Fox News)
Russian Shuttle With Space Mines Retires (via The Telegraph)
Virginia First State to Require Internet Safety Lessons (via Examiner.com)
400 Children in Custody in Polygamist Raid (via […]

Those of you out there who thought I would post news critical only of Obama and Hillary this election season are about to be proved wrong!  
One beef with McCain among conservatives is that he has ties to many powerful lobbyists pushing the integration of illegal immigrants.  This news certainly won’t help his chances. 
The […]