Last night I watched Leonard Cohen : I'm Your Man and Antony's performance just stood out as so haunting and amazing at the same time. I am always amazed at the amount of music out there that I've never heard that is just so amazing.

"I can download Starbucks music on my iPhone while ordering a latte and talking on a conference call? Wow, I've hit the douchebag trifecta!"

Bryce Alberts,
Corporate Attorney
and then now someone is considering this!

If you need your iPhone to communicate your drink order I think it's time to do some serious evaluation of your own true needs.

At least all the gas I waste sitting in traffic is the cheapest in the US.

OK very funny Mail, is this just your clever way of covering up the fact you can't count above 20?

i just typed the word sorta-invisible in an email (yes it was very informal) and spellcheck says it's OK though the dictionary doesn't contain that as a real word or "sorta-" as a prefix.
Though dictionary.com has sorta listed as an actual word and not labeled as slang or a colloquialism.

Dan or I were discussing these words this weekend and weren't clear on the distinctions. So I figured I'd post this as a public service in case others were unclear as well. I think a lot of times common usage distorts my hunches on correct usage.
wary |ˈwe(ə)rē| |ˌwɛri| |ˌwɛːri|
adjective ( warier |ˌwɛriər|, wariest |ˌwɛri1st|)
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems : dogs that have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers | a wary look. See note at vigilant .
DERIVATIVES
warily |-rəlē| |ˌwɛ(ə)rəli| adverb
wariness |ˌwɛ(ə)rin1s| noun
ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from ware 2 + -y 1

weary |ˈwi(ə)rē| |ˌwɪ(ə)ri| |ˌwɪəri|
adjective ( wearier |ˌwɪ(ə)riər|, weariest |ˌwɪ(ə)ri1st|)
feeling or showing tiredness, esp. as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep : he gave a long, weary sigh. See note at tired .
• reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of : she was weary of their constant arguments | [in combination ] war-weary Americans.
• calling for a great amount of energy or endurance; tiring and tedious : the weary journey began again.

leery |ˈli(ə)rē| |ˌlɪri| |ˌlɪəri|
adjective ( leerier, leeriest)
cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions : a city leery of gang violence.
DERIVATIVES
leeriness |ˌlɪ(ə)rin1s| noun
ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from obsolete leer [looking askance,] from leer + -y 1 .

Leary |ˈli(ə)rē| |ˌlɪəri| |ˈlɪəri|
Leary, Timothy (Francis)(1920–96), U.S. psychologist. After experimenting with consciousness-altering drugs, including LSD, he was dismissed from his teaching job at Harvard University in 1963 and became a figurehead for the hippie drug culture.

I've lived in NJ all my life, ditto for my parents and grandparents and most of my coworkers.
Yet, ( here are the results… )
Though I suppose being so close to PA has it's effects and South Jerseyeans pretty much speak Philadelphian. Though when I say coffee it's like a crow immitation.

On a related note, I was thinking this morning about localized words and foods. Things that you might take for granted and might be taken by surprise for not being otherstood when away from home.
I am thinking of putting together a poll of some local examples—we'll see.

This year has been the best year for blooms. The cool weather without harsh early frost has been prefect.

Camellia (oleifera x hiemalis 'Showa-no-sakae') 'Winter's Star'

Anyone have any good suggestions for a 120GB+, Firewire & USB, bus powered external hard drive?
I have this LaCie d2 250GB drive and it works well, though between the extra power cord and it's not exactly sleek in proportions. I'd like something that I don't need an extra plug (well at least not 100% of the time).
Oh yeah I'll be using it with my 15" G4 Powerbook primarily, so enough power might be a concern with some drives.

bunkzilla came to mind for this, but I figured I'd post it here for all to enjoy.

Ruby's Diner Ad Here
Isn't "slider" used to refer to White Castle's burgers? or is it a style all its own?
These actually might be good as those King's Hawaiian rolls are quite yummy and to my delight now come in whole wheat. Yeah White Castle is kinda gross, but the same concept with good ingredients… Hmmm, perhaps I have a good party food idea in the works here…

Does anyone know anything about creating dynamic/calculating forms in Adobe Acrobat? I have to create this invoicing form and I've gotten everything set up and calculating perfectly except… I have a bunch of line items and if there's nothing filled in there is a row of zeroes down the right column instead of them just being blank.
I've been searching the net for a solution and it seems to be a pretty common issue, but no definite solutions. From what I can gather it is easier to have the figure change to white when 0.00 rather than truly hiding it, but I have no idea where to start as far as something like that.
So if anyone has any ideas, tuturial sites on how to occomplish this, it'd be much appreciated. I am being hounded for this by Excel-maniacs, so they aren't not being too understanding as why this isn't such a simple thing to accomplish.

It was a very warm, but wonderful day Saturday. We didn't spend much time at the gardens due to the heat, but the ride was pleasant.
Sunday was the Orchid Fest at Parkside Orchid Nursery and there was so many amazing plants there as well. I got one plant with many forming spikes on it for an incredible deal and Dan bought me type of Phalenopsis hybrid which is this unusual purple/maroon hue.
It was such a nice weekend relaxing and doing things I enjoy; unfortunately it feels like an extra drag being back at work this morning.

Traditional weather lore has it that St. Dunstan was a great brewer who sold himself to the devil on the condition that the devil would blight the apple trees to stop the production of cider, Dunstan's rival drink. This is said to be the cause of the wintry blast that usually comes about this time.

from the Farmer's Almanac

I wonder if this is from where the hail came?

It just finished hailing here, not something that happens regularly in NJ, especially in May. I've always thought it was fascinating.

I happened to hear this this morning and I thought it was Robbie Williams though it was a 70's station. I know this is nothing exciting, but for some reason I'm always amused when I first hear or make the connection with the original song a rift was borrowed.

Dilema (A.K. A. Dilemma) Papi Sanchez iTunes link

What is the more popular variant of this song? I don't know why I need to know I just do! I heard it on net radio btw.

So Saturday I'm planning on going to the Spring Flower Fair at Rutgers, hopefully the rain they're forecasting holds off. We really do need the rain, especially for this time of year. I'd bought a bunch of cool plants last year and they've supposedly expanded the selection even more for this year. It's something I'd definitely recommended attending if you're in the area, though I don't think most of you on my friends list are local enough.
They have a nice area planted with trees, specifically a lot of hollies as they've developed several varieties.

I've been listening to this new song called Titre Indisponible on a French radio station online. They sound so good but I can't find any of their albums anywhere!