Monthly Archives: June 2004

Atlantic City, Baby!

So Blair, a friend of mine, asked a bunch of us if we wanted to go to Atlantic City a few weeks ago. I hedged because I knew I’d be going to a bachelor party the weekend before and to … Continue reading

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Slings and Arrows

A new crack team has been assembled to battle the evil Atkins empire, the low-carb movement that has taken the world by storm in 2004 and, according to this group, threatens to make us all invalids after maybe just a … Continue reading

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Lions and Lambs

A local TV station in Miami did a piece recently about how many vegetarians have flocked to low-carb plans like the South Beach Diet. Their reaction is basically shock. They can’t believe that what has been painted as a meat … Continue reading

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The Almighty Dietician

WebMD has an article about a recent study that supposedly pits two potential ways of eating low carb, one which has more fat, one that has less. The problem is that the study conducted was NOT on low-carb. According to … Continue reading

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Organizing and Microsoft Outlook

I sometimes think of myself as someone who want’s to be super-organized (anal?) but my laziness and propensity to get distracted get in the way! I do feel a lot better when things around me are neat and organized, does … Continue reading

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C2 Sweetness

Coke C2 has apparently made it to stores, or at least to Carbwire. For those who’ve yet to hear anything about it, it is Coke’s answer to the low-carb craze of 2004. Lets ignore the fact that diet sodas have … Continue reading

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More on the Sidekick Petition

The Sidekick Sync petition I posted about last week has been making some news! RCR Wireless News had a piece about it on Friday and Mike Dano, the author of the piece, actually contacted T-Mobile and Danger for comment. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Bringing Synch to the Sidekick

Those of you who own the T-Mobile Sidekick I’m sure have been following the story of “synch” or synchronization. Basically, many PDA’s and PDA-phone’s out there (The Blackberry, Treos, and various PocketPC phones as well as other “smartphones”) have had … Continue reading

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Jessica Simpson: ‘Atkins messed me up’

Wonderful! Not that Self Magazine is a paragon of journalism, nor Jessica Simpson a paragon of nutrition, but unfortunately celebrities to have influence over a large group of people. It seems Simpson was “messed up” because she couldn’t get through … Continue reading

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Sony KV-34HS510 34″ HD-Ready CRT TV

Just picked up a new Sony TV this weekend. I did some research on the net and decided that this would be a good set for us. It’s gotten great reviews, can do high-definition with an additional receiver, and is … Continue reading

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