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Archive for December, 2007

Useful OS X Address Book Tips

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

I found this post to be helpful when trying to print out Christmas card labels: http://www.macworld.com/article/54466/2006/12/envprint.html
Pretty dumb, some of the things that need to be done in order to get spouses to print.

Toyota Toya Tires on ‘07 Toyota Highlander

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Anyone else having troubles with their Toyota Toya tires on their car?  We have had two flats in the span of about 5 months.  Called the dealer, Fred Anderson Toyota in Raleigh, and they don’t even have the stupid things in stock.  Mind you, they tell you not to buy other brands because they won’t [...]

Patriots stay perfect, Dolphins get first win - Yahoo! News

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Patriots stay perfect, Dolphins get first win - Yahoo! News
The ONLY  reason I want the Pats to go perfect this year is so I no longer have to listen to those dreadful interviews ESPN puts on with the members of the 1972 Dolphins any time a team gets to 12-0.  They are just painful to [...]

Pettitte admits using HGH during 2002 - Yahoo! News

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Pettitte admits using HGH during 2002 - Yahoo! News
“If what I did was an error in judgment on my part, I apologize,” Pettitte said Saturday in a statement released by his agent. “I accept responsibility for those two days.”
Beautiful.  While I like the fact that Pettitte is at least is coming forward about it [...]

Mitchell report may name All-Stars, MVPs - Yahoo! News

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Mitchell report may name All-Stars, MVPs - Yahoo! News
And people thought cycling was bad.  I tell you what, at least cycling has been outing the cheaters and punishing them.  Baseball’s current punishments are a joke.   I suppose if the cyclists had a super strong union or if they made millions it might be different.

Airline Taxes

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Just booked a flight out west through Travelocity, and the following struck me as curious:
1 Adult Fare: $202.79
Taxes and Fees: $63.81
That’s a 32% “tax” on my flight.    Nice.  Other curiosity is it costs as much to fly to NYC as it does all the way cross country, go figure.   It’s no wonder the [...]