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Land of Domes and Marble

Posted on August 29, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Land of Domes and Marble
Travel

The Helix is a party hotel, and is not especially quiet.  We heard revelry most of the night, and woke up still tired. The original plan was for John and I to meet up and play a disc golf course over in Arlington.  The rain put a cabash on that, so plans were amended to … Read More “Land of Domes and Marble” »

Merkado Fusion

Posted on August 29, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Merkado Fusion
Restaurants, Travel

The concierge at Helix recommended an Asian, Hispanic fusion restaurant nearby, so we set off in search of the Merkado.

Hotel Helix

Posted on August 29, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Hotel Helix
Travel

Imagine if you took all of the designers on those weird BBC makeover shows and turned them loose on a hotel, and you would have the Hotel Helix. One enters through sliding curtains – not doors – and is hit with multicolored squares of light that change colors every few seconds.

GSP2DC

Posted on August 29, 2005 By Tom No Comments on GSP2DC
Travel

Laura has a conference in DC, so I decided to tag along for the weekend to visit our friends John and Kate. At four on a Friday we boarded a flight at GSP straight to Reagan International.

Been away a bit

Posted on August 28, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Been away a bit
Uncategorized

We took a quick trip to DC over the weekend.  Even though I supposedly had WiFi in this hotel where we stayed, I couldn’t connect.  I’ll post things when I get a chance, making sure to change the date accordingly. I took a ton of photos.  It may take a bit longer to get any of … Read More “Been away a bit” »

Life Drive, Part Deux

Posted on August 24, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Life Drive, Part Deux
Gear

Still playing with the Palm LifeDrive, and I’ve changed a couple of opinions. It seems that there is a way to use the entire screen for Grafiti. I guess I should read the manual! That makes this a much more useful device. I also got the keyboard to work. I was skeptical, especially since it … Read More “Life Drive, Part Deux” »

Moog Music

Posted on August 24, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Moog Music
Music

Yesterday we learned of the passing of Robert Moog, physicist, musician, and inventor of the Moog Synthesizer. Moog had brain cancer, and died at his home in Asheville, NC.

Palm Lifedrive

Posted on August 21, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Palm Lifedrive
Gear

My Palm Lifedrive arrive this week. With all the craziness going on with our network, I didn’t get around to playing with it much until this weekend. The jury is still out, but right now I’m not so sure that this was such a great upgrade.

Gas Prices Like Crazy, LOL

Posted on August 20, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Gas Prices Like Crazy, LOL
Rants

I’ve been resisting a gas price rant. Really, I have.

Current Cable Score

Posted on August 20, 2005 By Tom No Comments on Current Cable Score
Rants

After my rant in The Cruelest Cut, I figured a follow-up was in order…

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