It just occurred to me that people in England probably don’t celebrate (American) Thanksgiving. I mean, part of it is about *fleeing* from England, after all. I bet Google has to make sure their turkey and pilgrim graphics and whatnot for the Google home page are absent from people searching the Web in England. I wonder […]
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Tuesday November 23, 2004
I got an emergency appointment as a Freshman Academic Advisor again!! But I will be filling some big shoes… I actually recognize the name of the faculty member I will be replacing this late in the quarter due to unexpected illness, and all I can say is that he has a whole lot more impressive achievements than I do! =8 […]
Tuesday November 23, 2004
I got my Fry’s Electronics credit card today. It’s about the sketchiest thing ever. I should’ve been tipped off the other day when I asked the cashier how to apply for it, and she and at least 3 other cashiers around her gasped in surprise, exclaiming, “You WANT to apply for the card?!”. Then she escorted me to Register […]
Tuesday November 16, 2004
My brother found a news article that includes a quote from my dad. A lot of people ask me what exactly my dad does these days, so I guess here’s a little tidbit to help you understand. He’s on the Web, so he must be famous! =] http://www.3gnewsroom.com/3g_news/oct_04/news_5115.shtml In other news: We played musical chairs with all the high-end […]
Wednesday November 3, 2004
Something in the Prius chat list reminded me today about coin-operated shopping carts in Canada. I had to try for a while before finding the right combination of terms that would pull up an appropriate web page like http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/foodshops/supermarkets.htm Never before had I realized how hard it is to find info about shopping carts on Google due to […]