http://jimmy.brainflush.com The world according to Jim Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:24:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These bananas, were, I fear, far too ripe to eat. Throwing caution to the wind, I ate them anyway.  This minor oversight has sounds of duck sex following me everywhere. It was funny until it wasn’t. My car died this week. It’s 3 years old.   The dealer says it’s fixed. 400 dollars later, I ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2008/03/28/the-rotten-banana/ So the thought occurs to me that Woody may have been on to something, as I sit alone  30 minutes after a meeting was supposed to start.  Thirrty minutes alone in a room with my laptop.  I for the most part have cherished this time of quiet, and have put ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/09/04/80-percent-of-success-is-just-showing-up-woody-allen/ What normally by road is an 18 mile ride turned more like 21 this morning, while riding my bike into the office for the first time.   The longer route had more to do with the twisting and curving parts of the Des Plaines River trail, which help extend the scenic ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/05/10/riding-the-trail-to-work/ I'm going to try biking the 17.6 miles to work tomorrow.  The trail and path I will be taking has been established.  The maps have been printed, and the forecast has been checked. Let's see where this takes us.  I'll try to take some photos along the way.  Jimy http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/05/09/the-bike-commuting-experiment/ Stupid Technology (A Mild Rant) BI. It's the hottest thing in the industry now. Everyone's doing it, and everyone wants it. I haven't seen hype like this since Dragon Naturally Speaking. (TM) I'm still not talking to my PC, and you're still not creating whiz bang reports with fancy schmancy dashboards.. But I'm ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/05/07/stupid-technology-a-mild-rant/ Being sick is horrible.  When I was a kid, I used to envy adults who were home sick because they didn't have homework due tomorrow.  They could just walk away from that job thing, and relax.. focusing on getting well. My problem with being sick as with being on vacation, is ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/05/02/on-sickness-and-budgetary-concerns/ My decision to travel out to Hampshire, a 45 minute drive from my house, turned out to be a good one.  In search of a toolbench for the garage, I had scoped this craigslist add during breakfast this morning.  The bench wouldn't fit in the car, so I couldn't buy ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/04/22/bargain-shopping-and-home-improvement/ that my ATM card wasn't being accepted by the company credit union ATM at the office this afternoon, which for the record, has NEVER happened in my life, today and this week actually ended on a productive note. I know I didn't post Wednesday; by the time I got home it ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/04/20/despite-the-fact/ My decision to move all of my worldly things out of the upper level of the house, it turns out, was the final nail in the insanity coffin.   I now sleep under the dimmable-switched lamps of my dining room on the trusty air mattress that I bought at the Canadian KMart during a road ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/04/17/vegas-baby-vegas-fume-heaven-moving-and-bosses/ I should be inhaling paint fumes right now.. ..but instead I'm here.. reading through my past. Funny how quickly we can bring ourselves back. Thanks a lot Google Earth. I blame you entirely. Secondary blame credit to DiggNation. Blah. I'm angry with myself for slacking around the house over the last ... http://jimmy.brainflush.com/2007/01/28/home-ownership/