It’s really a good deal all around — spend $50 in the grocery store and get $0.10 off per gallon of gas. We all need groceries, and for every $50 I give them, they need to hand up to $2 to the gas station around the corner.
This is what happens when you forget that this is going on for a while, and they tell you at check out that you have 70 cents off per gallon 
(yes, I know we have high gas prices.. we are definitely at the end of the line for a few things)
It used to say 1.799
Premium, why not.. this is a lot like late 90s prices
Posted in a few of my feeds (should appear also next time I run a “Shared Items” process).. glorious!
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Pretty funny.
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Decided to do some reorganizing in my life over the last week or so.
- First, I’ve decided to cut out anything that is keeping me away from home for extended periods of time. I had to cut out helping out the high school swim team at meets and at any practices I could make. I am quite bummed out about this as I enjoy the sport and enjoy being a part of it. Maybe sometime later in my life I’ll have time to really devote without reservation.
- I need to spend a little more time staying at work getting work done so I don’t bring it home. While I haven’t actively started this yet, I will be soon (midterms and grading are consuming all of my time, regardless of what I want to do).
- I want to be outdoors a little more. This will remain true until tomorrow when the low has a minus-sign in front of it, and the cold front remains for a few days. I had a blast rolling around in the snow with my son this weekend, and I need to do it more often!
- I am crafting new programming projects that are relevant to my life. Gone are the days of “Hey, I can code a blog from scratch”, and in are the days of “can I really make that happen?” Yes, I will still be duplicating other available packages (most notably, I am reading up on the iCal/vCal 2.0 spec, and the RSS 2.0 spec), but hopefully something different will come of it.
- I am told that I spend too much time on my laptop. I’m not sure that this will change, but I can try I guess.
- I need to eat better. I am not saying I will eat well, but even moving in that direction will improve my life drastically. Plus I can stop having that whole “well, I don’t care if your overall cholesterol levels are fine, it’s that bad cholesterol level that concerns me” chat Love you, honey!
- I need efficiency if I am ever to have a good nights sleep. Again, not sure this will change either. I enjoy being distracted!
Call it a post-dated set of resolutions for 2009. I have already started on the first four (clearly #5 will be problematic, as I will write about my life improvements while on my laptop.. this paradox is perplexing).
Expect a post in the next week or two relating to my efforts with the iCalendar standard. I’m really shocked at how simple it is. It’s what you do with it that makes it great. I am looking forward to this. RSS, not so much But my ideas are sounding good in my head right now.
Found this on GeekDad.. had to share (hopefully it works.. if not, will find a plugin to make it work)
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I’ve been thinking about what might look nice in that “blah” dark space at the top of the blog, and I started searching around flickr and google for panoramic shots. I then wondered what message I would send if I like to create, but am borrowing someone elses work… so I decided to start creating some panoramic shots of my own. I knew that photostitching software existed out in the wild, but had never taken the time to explore it. I settled on Hugin (fit the budget — free — and fit my moral standards — open source).
First shot is of the town green in Lebanon, NH. Yes, it is the middle of winter right now, so not the most attractive picture, but the sky was perfect!
This shot was stitched together from six separate shots. Not too bad for a first try. I will post more as I get to them (the next one includes myself in the middle!)
Getting back into writing. By no means is this anything more than a quick write, but it felt good to just write about something.
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for richer or poorer (SS)
The tried and true statement, “money can’t buy you happiness”, had to have been uttered by someone with money. Money (or lack thereof) causes more stress in my life than the 500+ miles per week that I commute, the chaos of my job, and the uncertainty of the future. This is not to say that I am poor; I am just not rich…
I’ve made it a point to think of richness and poverty in broader terms than simply monetary wealth. I am rich in love. I have a wonderful family and a great life. Sure my love of my life is sometimes challenged by issues like wondering if the electric bill will be paid, or if my car will make it through another year. Somehow these little problems work themselves out.
I am rich in ideas. I am always coming up with things I want to accomplish. They are great ideas that will further myself as a person and possibly better someone else’s life. Like many, I lack the time to bring many of my ideas to light. So, for now, many of my ideas remain written down on paper or stored in the corners of my mind.
My life is rich. My wallet is poor.
Would being rich with money alleviate some of my stresses? Of course! But it would not be the root of my happiness. Just a nice addition.
For the first time ever, I feel as though I am behind the times. Maybe it’s because I am turning 30 in a few weeks and am set in my ways. I used to be the guy who knew about all the little neat things online that no one knew, and was usually at the front of the line instead of lagging behind like I am now. It’s frustrating.
I find myself overwhelmed with options.. what does this service do? What will it do for me? Should I even care? What happens every time I start down this line of questioning is that I arrive at one basic and simple truth: there isn’t anything out there that will do what I want. I think my blog is approaching that level of synergy, but even now it’s a hodge-podge of shit. A little of this, a whole lot of that, and a big pile of the other.
I used to be the go-to, and now it seems as though I am doing a lot more of the questioning on what is in and less answering those questions from others.
The question now is, can I let this go and stop worrying about it? I doubt that…
And thus breaking my own cardinal rule for my blog — no whining. Oh well..
