Monthly Archives: February, 2007
Cafepress money trickling in
It has been a long time since i mentioned that i have a few designs on Cafepress and every now and then a check arrives to remind me of it. To date the sales on Cafe press have brought me over $177. Not bad for a maximum markup of only a few dollars and no …
Photo with Don Young
I got along fabulously with Don. We told stories and BSed and talked a little politics. Some time that day Don spoke out against the resolution that was being debated in the House and Senate. Do a search for “Don Young Lincoln” and watch a video of his remarks. He’s wearing the same shirt and …
Office of Thrift Supervision
The Consumerist is a website that is a champion for the citizens in a world powered by corporations. They recently opened a photo pool on Flickr. I threw a few pictures into the pool and they picked my photo of the Office of Thrift Supervision’s sign. I took the picture on my DC trip last …
Keeping cats out of houseplants
We use a spray bottle filled with water to discipline our kittens. Having used the technique on my other cats i can just make a “psst” sound and they will take off running. But these kittens are being a little more troublesome. They have largely learned to not be on the counter but they just …
Capitol offense
The conditions in DC last week were very icy. I bit it once. If you could find places that people hadn’t walked before it froze it was great to slide on – like the lawn of the US Capitol. [Big props to Bernie Zimmerman for the valid xhtml code for YouTube videos.]
Leet
Leet Originally uploaded by zieak. Our bed and breakfast was 1337! (Look up that number on Wikipedia.)
Paradox
Paradox Originally uploaded by zieak. Last night Kevin and I met up with Sig in Baltimore. We ended the night by trying to find this club. An hour of searching and we found it… Under a freeway overpass, in a warehouse district, on a dead-end unmarked road. It was a real journey and it ended …
Don’t drink the the water
Don’t drink the the water Originally uploaded by zieak. Sometimes the senate building and Mexico are very much comparable.
Travel tips
Travel tips Originally uploaded by zieak. While on my flight I wrote down some thoughts about travel planning, preparedness and resourcefulness. When choosing a seat on an airplane think about the sun’s position. If you’re often cold on flights or just like basking in the sun choose the right side for west to east flights …
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