Archive > June 2009

Just to keep it alive…

… here’s a nice shot of my Violet and Trey’s Evie.

We might have been playing peek-a-boo, although I’m fairly certain I was holding a camera in at least one hand at the time…

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The spambots are getting better

The made-up names are getting more realistic, and they’re even using the same name more than once - as if a real person was trying to register and not succeeding.  Wretchedly clever ‘bots!
If a real person were trying to register and failing, that person should be sending me an email wondering why their confirmation email [...]

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My new outgoing answering machine message

Disclaimer:  My official position is that telemarketing sucks, that I will never under any circumstances do any business with a telemarketer, I object to their entire business model, and that goes for anyone under any circumstances.  I have no sympathy for the peons doing the work, they could always work at McDonald’s.
The text of my [...]

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My audience have spoken!

“Rob!” they say. “We want more updates!  More often!  We want more photography and less of your personal ranting!”
Well, what am I to do? Click to read more…

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Whither GM?

Without trying to spend too much time discussing matters I really don’t understand, I have to mention an interview I just read with the CFO of GM.  He talked a lot about acknowledging past errors, cost structure, etc. and talking about how they were moving faster, going leaner, etc.  I just missed one point:  what [...]

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Amir wore a tie!

Well, he had to.  He was getting married and his wife insisted.  I took pictures.

I don’t know if Amir or Katie noticed the sunbeams bursting out of the clouds above (hey, they were busy getting married outdoors!), but I noticed them as soon as I turned around to look behind us. Kristin Kozelsky and I [...]

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Go, Magic. Ta-da!

This has been a fun team to watch.

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