Earlier I had written about the growing problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia. ‚ The pirates have continued to rapidly expand and are becoming better with their techniques. ‚ However, one story of an American ship captain caught by pirates brought much more attention to the issue recently.
The ship Maersk Alabama was captured by pirates, but the captain locked his crew in a hold and surrendered himself in exchange for his crew’s freedom.… read more “Solving the Pirate Problem”
I had my first appointment with my new dentist, Dr. Eugene Hsu, this morning. ‚ It’s been a long time since I visited a regular dentist- I’ve been going to a specialist who has been working on my root canal tooth recently. ‚ Dr. Eugene Hsu did a great job. ‚ He has a dental camera he used to take pictures of my teeth and then show me what he sees and explained what was going on.… read more “New Dentist: Dr. Eugene Hsu”
Funny video of the rabbit Jesus:
Last night my iPhone decided not to inform me of people’s phone calls and text messages, so I just chilled out at home and did laundry.‚ This morning, I discovered that I had text messages & voicemails out the wazoo (and I have no idea how many people tried calling and didn’t leave messages!).‚ My iPhone keeps doing this to me and it is getting really irritating.‚ … read more “iPhone 3G & ATT: Terrible Service”
After deciding not to go out tonight, I watched Borat again while doing laundry.‚ Sometimes my life isn’t that exciting.‚ But I did watch the first couple of episodes of Weeds which I thoroughly enjoyed.‚ Reminds me very much of American Beauty.
Today is a sad day for freedom.‚ The front page of the business section for the New York Times is just a list of what the government is doing to redistribute capital.‚ Entrepreneurs, creatives, founders, innovators and freedom-lovers everywhere should cry.
Forbes was kind enough to publish an article discussing the financial collapse from the perspective of one of the few smart bankers left in the country, Andrew Beal owner of Beal Bank. Here are a couple of quotes to take to heart:
The FDIC’s stated purpose is to “encourage liquidity in the banking system,” and Beal would love the extra capital, but FDIC staffers have told him, without providing details, that the program was not designed for him.… read more “Great Article on Financial Collapse”
My Apple iPhone 3G split along the top of the casing and hasn’t been working right lately- it has been unable to call out or receive calls properly half the time and the ringer doesn’t work.‚ I made an appointment at an Apple store, but ended up waiting for 45 minutes for‚ “Genius” to help me out.‚ … read more “Apple iPhone 3G Repairs Rejected”
Although it suffers from possibly one of the worst name choices in the history of towns, Factoria doesn’t seem to be so bad.‚ Factoria is a mere 10 minute drive from downtown Seattle and maybe 5 minutes from downtown Bellevue.‚ Today I went on a run during lunchtime and got a more intimate look at the area and it’s surroundings.‚ … read more “Factoria”