• At Least Dogs are Cheaper Than Kids

    April 15, 2010 / No Comments

    So our Dog Kingslie has been having a hard time sleeping though the night, and every time she gets up she has to pee. Most of the time I hear her and get up with her, but many time I haven’t and she goes on the floor. It has be getting worse and worse, so we took a urine sample to the vet on her yearly visit the other day.

    They did a urinalysis and discovered crystals in her urine, so we needed to have an x-ray taken to make sure she doesn’t have any bladder stones. If stones were found she would need to have surgery. Luckily she didn’t have any stones.

    After a $350 vet bill we learned that she has a problem controlling the pH of her urine causing crystals to settle out. It sounds like it’s not that big of deal since it’s controllable by diet, but requires a specific kind of food that is only available from the vet. It’s a little spendy, a 5 lb back was $18, and will be a pain having to drive to the vet to get it. We will know a little more in two weeks after her next visit, but it sounds like she will have to be on this food permanently. At least she is a little dog, and doesn’t eat all that much I guess.

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  • Reading (and blogging) from My iPad

    April 13, 2010 / No Comments

    I am really loving my iPad. I am actually posting this from my iPad. The iPad is my first experience with an ebook reader. I really like the reading experience. It’s probably more of an ebook thing than it is an iPad thing, but I find it much more comfortable reading ebooks over paper books. I have always found it uncomfortable holding books open and having to adjust your grip depending on where in the book you are at.

    The iPad may be a little on the heavy side, but it works great sitting in your lap. It’s always in the same position and just a tap to turn the page. I am sure the experience is the same with a Kindle, or any other ebook reader. I don’t ever want to go back to paper books. Too bad I have a pretty big stack of books to get through before I am totally digital.

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  • Palmdale’s Video for Here Comes the Summer

    April 9, 2010 / No Comments

    I was a huge Letters to Cleo fan in the 90s, and have loved Kay Hanley’s solo stuff since. Recently she has formed a new band with Linus of Hollywood, who himself put out one great album in the 90s with his band Size 14. Kay and Linus are now known as Palmdale. They just recently released a digital EP titled Get Wasted. Here is their video for their first singel “Here Comes the Summer”. I love it.

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  • I Lied

    April 6, 2010 / No Comments

    So I said I was going to wait on getting an iPad. Well…I waited 48 hours, and that was only because Best Buy was closed on Easter. Seeing all the cool reviews made it too hard to resist. I have been wanting an ebook reader since the Kindle came out, but the Kindle is only a one-trick-pony. With the iPad I get an ebook reader plus much more.

    It’s a great bedroom and couch computer. I can surf the web, read my RSS feeds, play games, or even watch streaming Netflix movies. It’s much easier to use than my laptops in those situations.

    I haven’t spend a lot of time reading on it yet. I will be taking it to work tonight and see how my eyes handle reading on it. I am pretty sure it wont be a problem. The screen is beautiful and my eye don’t ever really get sore reading anything else.

    Some people are saying their iPad is taking the place of their laptops. I don’t see that for me. It might get me off my computer a little more, but it’s not replacing my laptop at all.

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  • iPad

    April 2, 2010 / No Comments

    I am really getting tempted to get an iPad, but I still think I am going to fight the urge and wait for version 2. Today Xeni Jardin over at Boing Boing, showed off The Elements app. It is based on the book The Elements, by Theodore Gray. I got the book for Christmas, and it’s gorgeous. The iPad app looks even better and brings it to life. You can even look up more info on Wolfram Alpha.

    This really could be a great device for books and magazines. I can’t wait to see all the great content to come out for this device. We will see if I can fight the urge, but you know version 2 will be cheaper and better.

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