Every morning, I walk out to my car to find a new one of these. I feel a little bad getting in and driving away, destroying all the spider’s hard work. He’s one persistent little bugger, though. Without fail, a new web is spun the next morning. This cycle has been repeating itself for about a month already. Now that’s dedication!
Yes, it’s true. According to Autoblog… In the near future, Ford vehicles may fire back a retort if you get cheesed off enough to yell at the car. According to the details of a patent filing, Ford is working on an Emotive Advisory System (EAS) that simulates emotions when interacting with occupants, and may also…
Last year was the first year that I really started paying attention to the stock market. While I’ve had a portfolio for several years, I was unsuccessfully following the old “Buy and Hold” mantra. I decided that 2006 was going to be the year I learned more about how the system actually worked and I…
A week ago I decided it would be a good idea to get my septic tank pumped. We’ve been in the house a year, and it had been about two years before that since the previous owner had it pumped. With winter and the baby on the way, it seemed like it might be a…
I work in a corporate environment. Things are done for reasons that often baffle the masses. I’m generally pretty good at understanding both sides of an issue. Today’s just took the cake, though. Everyone in our office today walked in to find their normal sized garbage cans replaced with these, seemingly from the world of…
I follow the digest emails from Buffalo Issue Alerts because the Terminal comes up in there every once in awhile. It’s a Yahoo group that consists largely of preservationists and anti-casino advocates. I don’t think I’ve ever posted before, because I prefer the wider range of opinions at SpeakupWNY. However, in the last digest I…
Now Derek, if there is one thing we learned in middle school its that persistence usually pays off in the long run. Or so says Ms. Gillespie. Or was it Mr. Mockler? Perhaps Mr. Cyran? No, it must have been Ms. Mustard, God rest her soul.
Persistance? I’d call it insanity. You know, that whole doing the sme thing over and over again expecting a different result…