Author Archives: Sean

My Victory Strike

By | March 21, 2008

It may have been a regular season game but the energy in Rexall last night made it feel like a playoff game. The Oilers had climbed back from a tough losing stretch to be on the bubble of making the playoffs. With the regular season winding down every game was important, and when a rival… Read More »

My Steering Committee

By | March 17, 2008

Ten days ago I picked up my rental car, a 2008 Grand Prix, while the Jetta went in to have its black eye fixed. I love my car, and in the last three years it has been the only car I have known. I am quite used to it, and the annoyances I do have… Read More »

My Missed Call

By | February 11, 2008

Research In Motion – LogoAfter several months without having FeedReader running I am back on the RSS wagon. In my opinion, not a moment too soon because I saw a pretty big story break this afternoon. The bolded emphasis on the story below is my own. An outage has disconnected BlackBerry smart phones across North… Read More »

My Repair Bill

By | February 7, 2008

Fender benderI have limited auto body experience. In fact I am pretty illiterate when it comes to vehicles. I know enough to maintain it and meet regular checkups, but that is the extent of my knowledge. One thing I have learned these past two winters is that a small crack usually means there is something… Read More »

My Joy Interrupted

By | February 3, 2008

After the accident on Friday all I wanted to do this weekend was play BioShock, NHL08 and possibly start Assassin’s Creed on the XBOX 360. There would be some wedding planning to take care of but with Jenna working, the TV, couch and XBOX would be free for me. XBOX 360 Games Over the last… Read More »

My Second Hit

By | February 2, 2008

I needed gas. The roads were slippery. 99th street was backed up so I took a side road. I stayed after work to let the traffic down down. It was Friday afternoon. These are all reasons why it happened. Any one of those could have been the cause, or none of them are relevant. The… Read More »

My Bug Report

By | January 15, 2008

iTunes LogoAnother year and another cryptic error message. This one is not so much the message, but the port that it is happening on. My port to the power of three is apparently being a nuisance and not letting others into my shared music. iTunes: Port ^3 I did a search for this error message… Read More »

My Air Siren

By | January 6, 2008

I realize the purpose of having a presence in the air for the police service is to have a birds eye view of a situation. If you are in pursuit of a vehicle on the highway a helicopter will allow the officers a chance to track the suspect. At night infrared and a spotlight can… Read More »