up to my eyeballs archives, January 2006

Even a bunch of crazy things can happen in one month.

Hurray for Great Customer Service

My train pass order for the month didn't show up. I think my order got lost in the mail. The Train Pass people were very helpful and allowed me an exception to buy it in person at the last minute. Hurray for great customer service.

Posted: January 31, 2006 Continue Reading

Huge Google Update Coming

A new Google update is on the way. It's actually a new datacenter more than just a regular update. At first only part of this website was indexed but now it seems the rest of my site has made it into the new index. Thank goodness.

Posted: January 28, 2006 Continue Reading

Online Bill-Pay Rocks

I don't like writing checks so I've setup online bill payment at my bank. Within the last year more companies have started to participate in the program. Call me excited.

Posted: January 28, 2006 Continue Reading

Breaking A Sweat

With the weather, I'm forced to do my 45 minutes worth of daily exercise inside. Watching a DVD has helped me reach my goal.

Posted: January 22, 2006 Continue Reading

Not A Particularly Zen Day

I had train troubles this morning and had to go an alternate route. On top of that I tried to pick up my package at the warehouse and it wasn't there yet. If it's not one thing, it's another.

Posted: January 20, 2006 Continue Reading

They Weren't Kidding About the First 10 Minutes of 24

The first 10 minutes of the 24 fifth season opener was the shock advertised!

Posted: January 15, 2006 Continue Reading

New Spammer Trick (updated)

Are you receiving what looks like a bunch of repeat messages to the same email address? Check the header. Spammers seem to forging the TO address now too.

Posted: January 09, 2006 Continue Reading

Tax Time Approaches

I'm starting to organize the tax information I have in anticipation of tax season. It's become a New Year ritual for me.

Posted: January 02, 2006 Continue Reading

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