September 2008

Sad Songs

09.30.2008 Music

I have a dvd player in my Jeep and it allows me to play mp3s and wma’s from dvd. I have over 1000 songs on one dvd. This morning’s drive to work featured what I call the sad section of the disc.  It got me to thinking what some of my favorite sad songs are. [...]

Tagged as: Music, Sad Songs

An Open Letter to Orrin Hatch

09.25.2008 My Rants

Dear Senator Hatch I am tired of paying my mortgage, my student loans and my car loans… Its not my fault I wasn’t born wealthy. I am asking for a $200,000 bailout. Sincerely Eran Bair Angry Tax Payer I really did send this to Orrin Hatch…

Tagged as: Government Bailouts...

The Unpolishable Turd: ITunes

09.23.2008 Internet

Dear Steve Jobs What the F???   I am writing you to express my displeasure.  I have had experience with over 10 Ipods from the first version to the latest. I think that the Ipod is one of the greatest inventions in the last 50 years.  It’s sleek its elegant it’s has touch screen.  The product [...]

Tagged as: ITunes, ITunes Sucks, Steve Jobs

Things that are Futile

09.22.2008 My Rants

These are a list of things that seem futile to me as of today…. Telling a 2 year old with a new bike that she can’t ride it because of (blank). Insert things like Dark, Raining, Dad’s too tired, etc Asking the same 2 year old if I can watch Monday Night Football while Oswald [...]

Tagged as: Futile

Why the New Site?

09.21.2008 Blogging

I have had a website since 1997.  I wish I had copies of those early days as a contrast to today.  I unfortunately cannot remember my tripod user name from my first site so I can’t find it. I purchased the domain name eransworld. com in 2002.  I thought it was time to grow up [...]

My Latest Projects

09.20.2008 My Projects

Over the summer I have been so busy with so many projects that a lot of my pet projects have suffered. I wish I could spend a couple of hours each day blogging, taking photos or just organizing my ideas. It seems to never happen though. I have been doing a lot of web work [...]

Tagged as: My Projects

Me and Paul

09.20.2008 Music

Embarrassing moments…everyone has them now and again. Usually harmless but nonetheless they leave a shiny mark upon the person who had the moment. I recently discovered that I had one about 4 years ago but didn’t discover it until a few days ago.

In the fall of 2002 I was working at Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort as an IT person. Willie Nelson had agreed to come to the resort and perform a concert for Bob’s North Fork Preservation Alliance. They needed a couple of people to help with the set up. It was a chance to be Willie’s roadie for a day. I of course volunteered and was chosen.

Tagged as: Paul English, Sundance, Willie Nelson

Google Chrome…

09.03.2008 Tech

Google stuns the world and releases its own web browser called Chrome. Why would Google enter the fray that has been one of the little darlings of Microsoft? Google has grown up to become the dragon slayer. It has done what other companies only dreamed of and that is put a serious nick in the [...]

Tagged as: Google Chrome