Author Archives: SJ

A Homeless Man’s Funeral

Posted on April 1, 2011 by SJ

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s … Continue reading →

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Neat trick!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by SJ

Ever since I switched from the Blu brand e-cigarette to the standard 510 model with a separate atomizer/catridge setup, I have been struggling to find the best way to deliver smoke juice to the atomizer so I can get the … Continue reading →

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Roku XD-S Review

Posted on March 29, 2011 by SJ

The first part of my effort to ween the family (and my bank account) off of cable television was to enable us to still watch the shows and movies we wanted – without paying the exorbitant fees required by Cablevision. … Continue reading →

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The other edge of the technology sword…

Posted on March 29, 2011 by SJ

Went to the Quick Chek in Florida, NY to get some breakfast today and was immediately thrown off by the presence of not 1 but 4-5 self-checkout stations where the registers used to be.  Now to be clear – I … Continue reading →

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Vaping it up…

Posted on March 24, 2011 by SJ

Several months ago, after quitting and un-quitting, I decided to try the latest thing… Personal Vaporizers, otherwise known as E-Cigarettes.  To start, I decided to go with the starter kit from Blu (http://www.blucigs.com/)  The kit included two batteries, two atomizers, … Continue reading →

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Convert HD-DVD to DVD

Posted on March 20, 2011 by SJ

Since I couldn’t find SQUAT on actually doing this with a Google search, I’m hoping this will help someone/anyone who – like me – picked the wrong side in the HD wars and now has a stack of discs which … Continue reading →

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Viva Mexico!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by SJ

Just returned from our Honeymoon in Cozumel the other day, what a fantastic place! The flight in went well, I’d never flown on US Airways before, but all of the staff was outstanding, and we easily upgraded to first class … Continue reading →

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Movie Test!

Posted on November 13, 2010 by SJ

Just a very short, simple little math calculation you can do in your head. I was amazed at how this accurately identified my favorite movie. Try it, you’ll like it! The Movie Test This is pretty amazing! I was surprised … Continue reading →

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I don’t miss Fox

Posted on October 21, 2010 by SJ

Honestly, this pissing match between Cablevision and Fox really doesn’t matter to me. For starters, Cablevision – I really don’t see the need to set the startup channel on the box (which I have set to Disney for my children) … Continue reading →

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Happy Columbus Day!

Posted on October 12, 2010 by SJ

Back when I was a wee lad in school, over the course of a couple years, Christopher Columbus transformed from the man single handedly responsible for the discovery of the American continents, to a man who was single handedly responsible … Continue reading →

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