As much as I love the Internet, I hate it, too. The biggest hassle is dealing with ISPs and their stupid policies and lack of service and general annoying-ness. But, I seem to finally be able to get some broadband access at my home (which, ironically, is in the middle of town, but technology-wise is more like out-of-town, it seems). Still, I hate having to deal with all the crap involved:
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You can get replacement TiVo remote controls in a range of cool translucent colors, including plain clear, blue, and purple. It makes me wish I needed a new remote for my TiVo, which — if you didn’t already know the joy of TiVo — is the greatest invention since the TV itself. If you watch TV (or want to), you owe it to yourself to check TiVo out. It revolutionized the way I watch TV. I can barely stand to watch TV at other people’s houses now. I’m serious. Really.
I’m having bad luck with sickness this year. Monday night, I came down with what I thought was food poisoning, but it looks like it just may have been a 24-hour (or 30-hour, in my case) bug of some sort. I’m much improved today, but I’m still looking forward to the weekend after Xmas, when I can relax some.
I found an old profile of one of my favorite writers, Tim Cahill, today. I wish he’d hurry up and come out with a new book. Cahill and Rick Bass are my two favorite outdoor writers (along with John Gierach, who writes about flyfishing), and they couldn’t be more different in a lot of ways. I like variety in my literary diet.
Stuart Adamson, singer/guitarist for Big Country, was found dead in a hotel room in Hawaii. Big Country broke up last year (yes, they’ve still been putting out albums — some better than others — for nearly 20 years). RIP.
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