What Have They Done with My XM?

I really haven't had much time to pay attention to the outcome of the XM-Sirius merger, or SiriusXM, as it's now called.

The Season of Need

The time from Thanksgiving to Christmas always seems bring to our attention those that are less fortunate in our communities.

Songs that Didn't Quite Make It into Handel's Messiah

Since I had already committed blasphemy by bringing a synthesizer to a baroque concert...

• Every Body Shall Be Exhausted


• His Yolk Is Greasy and His Bacon Is Fried


• Lift Up Your Head, O Bill Gates


• Thou Shalt Rake Them


• For He Is Like A Retainer's Wire


• Surely He Hath Worn …

A Messiah Weekend

As previously mentioned, this weekend was the performance of Handel's Messiah by the Greenville Chorale and the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra.

The Blasphemous Messiah

I apparently committed blasphemy. At least, that's the impression I got this evening at rehearsal.

The End of an Era

Last night I finally pulled the plug on our old AOL account.

Diminution

We got new cell phones all around yesterday. Laura's phone was about to fall apart, so we decided to replace all of them.

I've not been a fan of all-in-one devices, and I've never had to have the latest and greatest.

Flip Mino - Some Final Thoughts

Don't bother. Seriously. If you're purchasing this thing for personal use, you can do much, much better.

I've had several weeks to work with the Flip Mino, and the results have been consistently disappointing.

Photo Navigation

First a caveat - I try not to review or discuss specific gadgets here at RandomConnections unless I actually have the device in hand and have played with it, either having purchased it for myself, for work, or having swiped it from a friend for a test run.

A Wishlist for Online Audio

Back in May I wrote about Houndbite.com as a sort of "YouTube for audio." Since that time I've had tons of problems with the service. Half the time the webpage won't load. However, my embedded links still seem to work. The same thing happened this weekend - yesterday …

Taylor Family Singing

Since I was hanging close to home over the Thanksgiving holidays I had some time to work on some overdue projects.

The Cafe @ Williams Hardware

While we were out taking the Subaru on its maiden voyage, we found ourselves in Travelers Rest and decided to stop by the Cafe at Williams Hardware. Our good friends Nancy and Joyce McCarrell purchased a block of buildings in downtown Travelers Rest right on the …

That New Car Smell

My love/hate relationship with my VW Jetta has finally come to an end. This morning I traded it in for a 2009 Subaru Outback Wagon. When the car left me stranded Tuesday morning, and with the economy like it is right now, we decided the time was right.

I had been …

A Question of Ancestry

Over the weekend I signed up for a free two-week trial of Ancestry.com.

I Hate Volkswagens

I really do.

Sick Day

Not too many updates this weekend. I've been battling a head cold and cough. No explorations or photo rambles this time.

I felt this coming on Thursday, then it hit full-force Friday. Saturday I took it easy, but Sunday I made the mistake of thinking I was better. I …

Blurring the Lines of Webdom

I've been tweaking my online presence over the past several weeks.

A Green Cadillac Hearse and Mistaken Identity

While on our journey to the promised land, Glynda and Houston and I reminisced about another [mis]adventure from over a decade ago.

Bound for the Promised Land

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand and cast a wishful eye

to Caanan's fair and happy land where my possessions lie.

I am bound for the promised land, I'm bound for the promised land.

Oh, who will come and go with me, I am bound for the promised land.

The trip was going …

That's LIFE

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