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If you sign up for Dropbox - and you definitely should, if you have not already - then please use this link: http://db.tt/U5OtLdx.

A really nice job that shows off the fact that a feeling I've had for awhile now is true - that the online Apple Store is getting super-cluttered.

Worth checking out, along with this post about Google Maps.

Gonna have to subscribe to the blog.

A friend of mine likes his iPhone. Loves it, really. Wants to use it all the time.

Unfortunately, he has terrible cell reception in his house. He gets good reception when he's out.

Simple question, hopefully with a simple answer: is there a solution out there that will give him VOIP calling and answering of phone calls when he's connected to a WiFi network and regular cell phone usage when he's out?

He doesn't want to have to change his number.

Just in case I forget: http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/.

I don't have all the details like the exact birth time, weight, length, etc. but I'd like to welcome my nephew Parker Smith into the world.

He's got a perfect alter-ego name should he one day become a superhero.

A bit of an inside joke…

I, Reader is a good little piece.

I'm currently well behind on my reading - a perpetual state. I'd love to stop watching TV and use an hour or two each evening to read, but I don't just sit on the couch during TV time, I'm typically watching TV, talking to Carey, working on the computer, emailing, Facebooking, talking on the forums, eating, etc.

About the only one of those things I can do while reading is eating, and I don't do that very often. Plus, I genuinely like a few shows and wouldn't give them up.

Speaking of viruses, there's new evidence to support the idea that schizophrenia is caused by a virus.

I love this stuff. Fascinating. It shows how much we still have to learn about the human body and the world in which we live.

Fascinating stuff.

And Microsoft estimates it took 10,000 man days of labor to create¹? That's over 27 years.

Interesting, no?

I don't really care about basketball, but I do think the LeBron James thing showed what a joke ESPN has become.

A story:

One day a lady ran into Pablo Picasso. "It's you - Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist."

So Picasso agreed to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art.

"It's perfect!" she gushed. "You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?"

"Five thousand dollars," the artist replied.

"B-b-but, what?" the woman sputtered. "How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!"

To which Picasso responded, "Madame, it took me my entire life."

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Downloaded Kiwi the other day for Twitter. I'm still using Tweetie because it handles multiple accounts quite nicely and in a compact interface.

Not a fan of Kiwi, and don't care about themes. Tweetie works well but I'd really, really, really like to see Tweetie 2.0.

I know that may not occur given that the developer has worked for Twitter for awhile, but I think it's a shame if development is held up too long. Sell it off or make it the official in-house app, guys.

A friend of mine recommended that I start to read Vince Flynn books. They're similar to Tom Clancy novels but without the 12-page monologues on how what someone ate for breakfast reminded him of a childhood day that slightly changed his mental makeup and eventually lead to the manner in which he treated the guy he was currently talking to, or something… More action, less jibber jabber.

Wikipedia lists his bibliography thus far as:

1997 Term Limits ($8.99)
1999 Transfer of Power ($7.99)
2000 The Third Option ($7.99)
2001 Separation of Power ($8.99)
2002 Executive Power ($7.99)
2004 Memorial Day ($8.99)
2005 Consent to Kill ($8.99)
2006 Act of Treason ($8.99)
2007 Protect and Defend ($8.99)
2008 Extreme Measures ($8.99)
2009 Pursuit of Honor ($8.99)
2010 American Assassin ($12.99)

If I buy them all (Kindle prices and links above), that's roughly $109.

In flights leaving both Pittsburgh and Phoenix (or Tempe, I suppose) I saw Backscatter machines but was not subjected to anything but the normal process of metal detectors and x-rays for bags.

I was prepared to fight, too (not physically of course) if I had been selected to go through the machine. I might have been more willing to do so on my return flight but I was still prepared to opt out and then to be explicit in not allowing someone to touch me inappropriately.

There's a reason they call it "security theater" - it's all an act, and the sooner people realize that their liberties are being taken away and they're being molested or subjected to unnecessary radiation simply because they choose to or need to travel, the sooner this whole TSA saga can end.

P.S. Nice: Shirtless Boy Patted Down by TSA.

Friday
- PIT McDonald's bacon, egg, and cheese bagel (no sauce)
- In-n-Out Double Double (plain), fries, chocolate shake
- Fleming's Chipotle Mac & Cheese, Bacon Cheeseburger, and a can of Guinness.
- Ice cream bar at the hotel

Saturday
- One plain Dunkin' Donuts glazed donut
- Most of a double cheeseburger from the grill room, some fries, Dr. Pepper
- Some Mexican restaurant (pulled beef tacos, beans, rice, cheese) Dr. Pepper)
- Beer Tubes of Guinness (drank less than a glass) at the Tilted Kilt.

Sunday
- Starbucks juice drink for breakfast
- QC Cafe mexican sausage/egg combo with a tortilla shell, Coke.
- A steak place near the airport with pulled pork sliders, fried cheesecake, Coke.

The only place we wanted to go but failed to find time to go to: Heart Attack Grill. Maybe next time…