December 2008
42 posts
Eating at Tom’s Restaurant
Woke up at 4:45, can’t go back to sleep. Seized the opportunity and made a heart attack-inducing breakfast.
Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [Clever... →
If you happen to be the owner of a Toyota Prius, or any other battery-packed hybrid car, you can use it as a surprisingly effective emergency generator. After a storm knocked out power…
Letting Cincinnatians Down →
I know I promised no new posts for awhile, but the moment has struck me with a series of unfortunate events from organizations and people who are there to represent the interests of Cincinnatians…
Enjoying the warm, windy Cincinnati weather.
Businesses Make The Move To Mac OS →
The Mac OS has long been known as an operating system for graphic artists and creative folks, but that may be about to change.Lately there’s been a lot of discussion that Apple may be about to make a…
"Leap Second" will be added to 2008 →
By international agreement, the world’s timekeepers, in order to keep their official atomic clocks in step with the world’s irregular but gradually slowing rotation, have decreed that a Leap Second…
WatchLazy UPS delivery man, from Break.com (via Digg)
Heading back to Clifton for band practice.
Stand Up for the Cincinnati Streetcar →
The Cincinnati Streetcar is a modern mass transit system being proposed to link Downtown Cincinnati with surrounding communities. The system will initially link The Banks (the new project between the…
Stupidity Marches On - With gas falling, trucks... →
Pickups and SUVs will outsell cars this month, according to sales trackers at Edmunds.com.
“The Center for Biological Diversity counted the number of polar bears left and...”
– 7 (Stupid) People Who Sued the Scientific Method
Why Consumerist Sucks →
I have been a Consumerist reader for quite awhile. A lot of the information posted on the site is very helpful. They frequently post tips to help people save money or avoid scams that are…
“Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The young woman at the...”
– Jeffrey J. McGovern via Reddit
Streetcars "Under Fire" →
The Cincinnati Enquirer ran two articles yesterday and today highlighting a new drive against the Streetcar System by the NAACP, Citizens Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), …
Minnesota Supremes Shoot Down Coleman. Franken Win... →
In a unanimous decision handed down just now, the state Supreme Court denied Republican Senator Norm Coleman any relief in a lawsuit he was waging against Democratic challenger Al Franken. A win for…
Christmas at Tracy’s.
Hacking with Wordpress templates.
Planning meeting for Explore Cincinnati: 7pm at Baba Budan’s. Feel free to drop by.
Walking home very slowly. Sidewalks are solid sheet of ice.
Out to lunch
Bubba Rubba →
We continue to get mail for “Bubba Rubba” at the house. If there is really someone named Bubba Rubba out there, please contact me and I will forward this mail to you.
In Move to Digital TV, Confusion Is in the Air →
According to surveys conducted by the Consumers Union,while 90% of the nation is aware of the transition, 25% mistakenly believe that one must subscribe to cable or satellite after February, and 41%…
1 hour + 15° weather - gloves = baaaad. Finally regaining ability to move fingers & type.
Car won’t start. Shane’s coming. AAA has 5 hour wait for service. Stealing wifi from some house.
The Philosopher's Paradox (COMIC) →
That business major’s not looking too bad right now.
Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) to release solo dubut... →
The Black Keys’ guitarist/singer/songwriter will release his debut solo album in February. Has launched a MySpace page with album tracks and tour dates.
My new Tumblr site at http://feed.travisestell.com/ appears to work now. Has been going down randomly all morning.
China delivers first commercially available... →
Like a Chevy Volt, but available now and at half the price. Maybe the US car companies need to take a field trip and learn something.
Absolutely freezing outside. Making a cheesecake.
You Didn't Use This... Nom Nom Nom... Did You?... →
New York City to Roll Out LED Street Lighting →
New York City’s Department of Transportation has tapped the Office for Visual Interaction for testing LED street lighting around the Big Apple. If successful, all of the city’s 300,000 street lamps…
Going on stage at the Mad Frog in probably about a half hour… Check it out.
Reminding everyone to check out my band at the Mad Frog tonight @ 10pm.
Somehow already had 1900 page views on my new domain, which I haven’t advertised.
Plugged In
I have plugged the RSS feeds from my Twitter and YouTube accounts into Tumblr, so now you will get lots of superfluous updates here.