http://www.arcaner.com the thoughts, rants, and babble of a maniacal technology junkie Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:37:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's the beginning of March and we get snow in Texas. I'd say I'm surprised, but you really can't ever predict the weather here. http://www.arcaner.com/2008/03/08/snowy-spring/ Well, Christmas and the New Year have come and gone... sorry for a lack of updates, but I've been somewhat introverted for the past 2 months. Our new house has finally started to make some headway, we have some new pictures of the initial dirt / framing on our shady ... http://www.arcaner.com/2008/01/17/geeking-out-on-politics-and-alternative-energy/ We've all had loved ones who have passed, some more recently than others, and some more tragically than others. Usually no matter what the circumstances, there is grief, and many times depression, loneliness, and other emotions on a day of remembrance. Whether our dearly departed are near in memory, or ... http://www.arcaner.com/2007/11/09/in-living-memory/ just ate the best red snapper of my life. http://www.arcaner.com/2007/10/24/god-is-a-mexican-chef-and-he-works-at-the-iron-cactus/ Four months ago, Paige and I came to Larry Mowatt, a Collin County-based realtor I found on Craigslist, to discuss the possibility of selling our current house, as well as to shop in the long term for a new one. Our original game plan was to sell our current house ... http://www.arcaner.com/2007/08/13/a-town-called-shady-shores/ july's come and gone, and i've been wanting to blog for pretty much the entire month, but i kept putting it off waiting for various things to add to the ever-growing pile of crap i need to write about. so today i'm finally giving in and writing as much as ... http://www.arcaner.com/2007/08/03/todays-post-is-brought-to-you-by-the-letter-j/ http://www.arcaner.com/2007/06/23/juno-loki-and-a-laser-pointer/ firstly, the concept of adventre is rob's brainchild, but since the boy wonder was with me, this is the best possible description for yesterday's episode. background info paige and i have been working with larry mowatt, a great/honest/ex-engineer realtor based here in dallas, to get our house sold and start looking for ... http://www.arcaner.com/2007/06/14/adventre-house-folleys-and-rxb-in-okc/ My dad was photographed recently for a NHTSA Motorcycle Safety ad campaign, and the photos are pretty sweet. Check out the blog entry here: http://rickrockson.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-15-minutes-of-fame.html http://www.arcaner.com/2007/04/01/my-dad-the-totally-bad-ass-but-safe-biker/ This is the day my bank account quivers in fear. This is the day my wife hides all the credit cards and money in the house. This is the day my N73 starts to feel separation anxiety. This is the day I refresh ebay and froogle constantly. This is the day my keyboard will ... http://www.arcaner.com/2007/03/22/nokia-n95-starts-shipping/