Archive for January, 2005

VOIP

Sunday, January 30th, 2005

I've been thinking of getting a VOIP phone line and then if we like it just have that when we move up to NH... been looking at: Packet8 Lingo Vonage Used this comparison tool to find services in the area... also, it gave you available discount codes.

commuting hell

Saturday, January 29th, 2005

So on Thursday morning we woke up with another 8 inches of snow and there were only flurries when I left the house at 7:30am for the train. Figured instead of rushing to catch my normal train I took the next one that left at 7:58. Well... ...

a tad bit cold…

Saturday, January 29th, 2005

Here's a 30 day temperature graph from our geek weather station: Today we are forecasted to be above freezing... the first day since Jan. 16th. Hard to believe it since we are currently -7.2°F. It's been a cold month except for the first few days and the 14th but ...

blizzard ‘05 update 3

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005

More pictures... Here's pictures of Cam from the garage... figured he would go inside in 2 minutes, but we stayed out for about an hour. | | Clyde in the snow with Cam getting ready to hit him with a snowball... Lastly... this morning I took the dog out through the ...

blizzard ‘05 update 2

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005

pictures from a few minutes ago... we have at least 24" with huge drifts and there's more to come...

blizzard ‘05

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005

Here's a few pictures of the blizzard of '05... the current forecast has us ending up with 28 to 38 inches. Last night before bed: This morning around 7:30am:

word of the day

Thursday, January 20th, 2005

I assume Len Pasquarelli of ESPN must have a word of the day calendar... because there's no way this gem would have been written... fulcrum. Here's what he wrote about Bruschi: Such players, like starting outside linebacker Mike Vrabel, permit Belichick to disguise his fronts and coverages, because he hasn't ...

Unconscious Mutterings

Sunday, January 16th, 2005

Yoda::little guy Mensa::Lisa Simpson Pink::flamingo Text message::poor grammar Galactic::Beastie Boys Chicks::Peeps Quesadilla::lunch? Backpack::dora Socket::communication Compromise::bad legislation

mark your calendar..

Friday, January 14th, 2005

... for February 17th. That's the premier for Survivor Palau. This season there will be 20 contestants compared to the normal 16 (18 last time). According to reports, 3 people will be sent home the first episode. Hmmm... are there 4 tribes of 5 people each?

new math?

Friday, January 14th, 2005

Only in Massachusetts... In Newton, MA the state based MCAS math scores have been decreasing the last few years for six graders. Around the state, the MCAS scores have been increasing each year as teachers prepare the students for these tests. So what's up with Newton? It's ...