Archive for August, 2004
in the gallery
I finally got sick of processing photos and posting them manually in the Photos section here at Leather Egg, so I took the plunge this past weekend and installed (on the recommendation of a colleague at work) a server-based program called Gallery. It was easier than I thought, especially using this handy page outlining an [...]
stop the world, I want to get off
First a disclaimer: today was the departmental summer party. I arrived at the party at 2:15pm and had to rush to catch a 6:25 train. That translates to half a chicken salad sandwich, a cup of pasta salad, two beers, five cigarettes, and seven frozen margaritas. The hour commute home flew by. I’m still buzzed [...]
tax relief
This Saturday is a so-called “tax relief” day in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Goods purchased by individuals for personal use are exempt from sales tax for the day. There is a threshold ($1000 for some items, $2500 for others … I’m not certain on the details) so it doesn’t apply to automobiles and such. I’ve [...]