Posted at my 24/7 blog at GO386.com: 'So Fox decreed that they should be paid more for their programming based on the innovative business model "We Want More Money For The Same Product Because We're Pretty Sure We Can Make You Do It."And Time-Warner (and locally, their Bright House partner or affiliate or henchman or [...]
Read MoreCan you hear me now? Why the hell not?
I forgot my cellphone today. It doesn't happen often, I'm pretty good (read: obsessive to an alarming degree) about keeping track of my phone and keys and iPod. But I'd plugged it in to charge and I left earlier today and, well. I was almost to work (45 minutes away) when I noticed. So? No [...]
Read MoreLiving in a Bright House, with stupid people
"Thank you for calling Brighthouse Networks' help line. How may I help you?" "Hi, I've been having problems connecting to certain web pages for four days now, and–" "Have you rebooted your computer?" "Yes, first thing. Also cleared my cache, deleted my cookies, reset my router, and flushed my DNS. None of it helped, but–" [...]
Read MoreDr. Horrible is here!
And by "here" I mean at "QMx." Since they announced they had the Dr. Horrible license we've been waiting to see what evil product would emerge, and the first one is the Doctor himself. Cast in professional-grade resin and painted by hand, Dr. Horrible is pictured in his moment of triumph, holding his Freeze Ray [...]
Read MoreMy Christmas loot
This year's haul was an odd one, for several reasons. Absolutely nothing required assembly or sneaking around, so for the first time in nearly three decades I didn't have to stay up late on Christmas Eve (although I did anyway). Most everyone in the family knew what they were getting, with a few surprises. There [...]
Read MoreChristmas in Florida
Tony and Laura Originally uploaded by CABridges I know Florida is supposed to be a warmer climate, but shouldn't we have at least a little chilliness? We drove over to Ormond-By-The-Sea today to spend Christmas Eve with my mom, and went up to the beach approach at the top of the street. Pleasant day, low [...]
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