The Sun Is Rising

Posted on March 9th, 2008 in Personal :: 4 Comments

As most of you are now aware, last night we moved our clocks ahead an hour due to daylight savings time. At 7pm tonight, as I pumped endless money into my Apple TV, I looked out the window and saw the sun still setting, a nice change from the dark evening skies of winter. This year I'm going to do something different with regards to the summer -- I'm going to keep all my weekends open for me. For the last three years, I have basically not really had any time in the summers to do ...

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Diamonds are not forever

Posted on June 11th, 2007 in Bits and Bites :: 16 Comments

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/people/The_Dupe_Of_The_Century_Diamond_Engagement_Rings'; While sitting on the couch tonight waiting patiently for my groceries to magically unload themselves into the cupboards, I stumbled upon a very interesting article on the dupe of the century -- diamond engagement rings. I encourage everyone to read that article. Before I get into it, I'm going to state, for the record, that my ex-girlfriend and I fought over this topic on more than a few occasions. You see, about four months into the relationship, I started noticing a lot of wedding material around her house -- the odd magazine, the web-browser left conveniently open ...

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