Author Archives: Paul

I hope Two More Digits is Enough

News from NBC that the National Debt Clock has run into the same problems experienced by gas stations a few years back. It has run out of digits.

Sometime next year, it's supposed to be replaced with a new clock that has two extra digits. I wonder how much that'll cost.
I know I shouldn't be [...]

Dreaming of Colin Farrell

Have you ever had that dream where Colin Farrell comes home for Christmas? And he's not to comfortable being there so you spend a lot of time with him talking about stuff? Stuff like who's name he drew for the gift exchange? More stuff like how he likes turkey and dressing and [...]

For all you fans of the 80s

Remember this video? So did some other people before they remade it. cute.

More Taco Tests

Ewwww. We just ate at Taco Bueno in Grand Prairie. Taco Bueno is like Taco Time - it's a regional competitor to Taco Bell. I grew up eating at Taco Bueno, but for the life of me I can't think why.
We had two #8s from the big picture menu. For the uninitiated a [...]

State Fair of Texas

So I just spent part of my day at the state fair! Ouch.
Don't forget if you're in the DFW area to drop by El Fenix in Plano on Central Expressway for dinner at 7:30.

McTechnology

I've been to two McDonalds drive thru this week and both times when I pulled up to the speaker, I was asked if I wanted to try their new something-or-other.
Both times I was initially shocked because the voice enunciated clearly and precisely, with nary a hint of an accent.
As soon as I said no, each [...]

iPhone Suckage

I still love my iPhone. It's still the best phone I've ever had. It still does amazing things. But it has a couple of things that are beginning to really bug me.
For one, I am wondering why Apple hasn't made a better generic picture for the current song. A huge portion of my iTunes [...]

R.I.P. Fenixworks

Well, as some of you already know (like those of you who helped me move out of the office today), I have closed Fenixworks. It was a good run, and I learned a lot.
It was not an easy decision to make to close it, but I made it a few weeks back. I'm [...]

Scary McDonalds Story

Here's an article about a 12 year old McDonalds burger. The author is clearly anti-McDonalds. But they make a powerful point.
The burger on the left is from 1996, the one on the right was just purchased. The 12 year old burger has not been frozen, or had any special treatment except that [...]

Not what Steve Jobs had in mind

Give the universe a Macintosh. Give the universe a bunch of tools. It turns into a free-for-all. Sometimes, someone uses those tools and does something creative and even cute. This is one of those times.

So for those of you out there who haven't made the switch to Mac, yet, each of the noises in [...]