Month: September 2005

  • Why Microsoft Really and Truly is Evil

    Those of you who have ever traveled with a laptop running Microsoft Outlook probably realize by now that it handles time changes very, very poorly. If you enter appointments while in, say, the Eastern Time Zone, then travel to, say, Chicago, all of your appointments will be moved up one hour. Your e-mails will continue…

  • Wrigley Field – First Visit

    I went to see the Cubs play, tonight, with some of my fellow 1Ls. It was pretty cool to finally see a game at Wrigley – it’s kind of sacred ground for baseball fans. Too bad the Cubs blew a 3-run lead and dropped 3 more runs in the 11th….

  • How NOT to Assemble Furniture from IKEA

    How NOT to Assemble Furniture from IKEA Rule #1: Do not assume that the instructions for your furniture correspond to the furniture you bought. My desk came with assembly instructions for about 30 desks. Half a dozen of them are lumped into one section, which supposedly includes my desk. If you follow those directions, you…

  • Post-Move Blogging from the Windy City

    I apologize for the long break in posting. I had to pack up and move all my belongings to Chicago, so I could start law school. I haven’t unpacked fully, but I’ll be there within 24 hours. Anyway, I plan to begin blogging much more regularly, now that the major hassle of moving is past.…

  • $4 Gasoline – Coming Soon, to a Pump Near You

    I’ve been saying for years, now, that $4/gallon gasoline is an inevitability in the United States. Between the fragility of global oil production, the popularity of gas-guzzlers and the fondness of legislators of tacking on all sorts of gas taxes, it is bound to happen. Well, it looks like it’s happening a few months earlier…