Archive - February, 2009

brain crack is why I put things off

February 24 0 Comments Category: Why Tom is Tom

Did you know you can check the up-time [wikipedia: a measure of the time a computer system has been "up" and running] of your Mac? There are a billion different ways to check but an easy one is to open terminal and type ‘uptime’. My computer, for example, has been up 17 days. 17 days! Why in the world would I leave my computer [...]

I need to be able to write good

February 18 0 Comments Category: Random Stuff

Is blogging really dead? I’ve certainly found it harder to write anything worth reading since joining the masses on Twitter, Facebook and the like. I’ve all but abandoned vox, my myriad of blogger blogs. Recently, I connected my google account with my blogger account and regained access to my orignal blog Adventures Through Southern California. The name for the [...]

let’s give up the disposable cup

February 17 0 Comments Category: Green

Sometimes even I sweep some things under the ‘green carpet.’ However, I’m going come out (ha!) and admit that i’ve been having a hard time giving up the disposable cup. While for more than a year I have been proudly disposable water bottle free when I go out to eat at my three core quick service food establishments: [...]

huntington beach plunge 2009 [week 2]

February 08 0 Comments Category: 52 Weeks Project

Who thought it would be a good idea to run into the Pacific Ocean to celebrate the new year? Troy.