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2012-01-01

Favorite Posts of 2011

These are ten of my favorites posts from 2011. They were fun to write. They aren't necessarily my highest traffic posts, or the posts that drew the most comments. If I compiled the list on a different day, the final selection might be different, but for now I'm satisfied.

Of course, this year it was a little easier to compile them because I wrote substantially fewer this year. It will be interesting to see if I have to shift to a top 5 at the end of 2012.

This list does not include book reviews, movie reviews, or posts that are part of a different series. They are listed separately in the sidebar.

2011-01-28
Importance of Audio

2011-01-30
Large Soda

2011-02-12
Technology to Change the World

2011-02-21
Riot Control

2011-03-19
Is it okay to ask if Maru is okay?

2011-04-19
Hurricane Ridge

2011-05-26
Municipal Wi-Fi is a Bad Idea

2011-07-17
Data Motivates

2011-08-04
Pawn Stars and Business Lessons

2011-10-27
RIP, Mr. Quigley

2010-12-31

Favorite Posts of 2010

These are ten of my favorites posts from 2010. They were fun to write. They aren't necessarily my highest traffic posts, or the posts that drew the most comments. If I compiled the list on a different day, the final selection might be different, but for now I'm satisfied.

This list does not include book reviews, movie reviews, or posts that are part of a different series. They are listed separately in the sidebar.

2010-02-13
Running for a Flight

2010-02-15
CSI: Seattle Center

2010-04-01
RIAA To Pursue Mix Tapes

2010-06-11
Great Customer Service from Ergotron with Samsung Monitor

2010-07-25
The lamest gypsy curse ever

2010-08-19
Where the rubber meets the road -- and decides to stick around

2010-09-02
Skipping Mordor in favor of Dawn

2010-09-10
Marian Call and Molly Lewis in Fremont

2010-09-25
One Night in Camtasia

2010-12-28
Olympic Game Farm -- Sequim, WA

2010-05-22

Tokyo Travels Index

2010-01-08

Star Trek Book Weeks I, II, III, and IV

CES is a lot of work, and I hate it when work interferes with my Blog. And that exhaustion gave birth to Star Trek Book Week. You can learn more about it here. If you want to jump straight to my reviews of books associated with Star Trek, you can start with the links below.

2009-12-31

Favorite Posts of 2009

These are ten of my favorites posts from 2009. They were fun to write. They aren't necessarily my highest traffic posts, or the posts that drew the most comments. If I compiled the list on a different day, the final selection might be different, but for now I'm satisfied.

This list does not include book reviews, movie reviews, or posts that are part of a different series. They are listed separately in the sidebar.

2009-01-05
Do they know what "subscribe" means?

2009-01-23
Complicated Relationship

2009-01-29
Where there's smoke, there's...Nothing

2009-03-10
The power of limits

2009-03-13
SAGE!

2009-04-01
New times

2009-05-11
A short trip

2009-05-17
Piroshky!

2009-06-22
Late coffee

2009-10-31
Late Night Visitor

2009-12-11

Victoria Trip Index

Heading north

Victoria Part 01: Is Tim Horton's really that great?

Victoria Part 02: Ferry Rides

Victoria Part 03: An Aquarium to make fish rights activists cringe

Victoria Part 04: Inner Harbour

Victoria Part 05: Reasons to go back

Victoria Part 06: Royal Wax Museum

Victoria Part 07: Butchart Gardens

2008-12-29

Favorite Posts of 2008

These are ten of my favorites posts from 2008. They were fun to write. They aren't necessarily my highest traffic posts, or the posts that drew the most comments. If I compiled the list on a different day, the final selection might be different, but for now I'm satisfied.

This list does not include book reviews, movie reviews, or posts that are part of a different series. They are listed separately in the sidebar.

2008-01-17
Delays and more

2008-01-30
Three hours to water the plants

2008-04-08
Typing blind

2008-04-19
Hot Pockets versus Lean Pockets

2008-05-18
White Castle isn't a bank

2008-08-23
Mt. St. Helen's is great on a sunny day

2008-08-12
Brief thoughts on PowerPoint

2008-09-05
Plot to undermine the Republican Party

2008-11-06
Another Vice Presidential candidate

2008-11-22
Psst! Psst!

2007-12-28

Life in the garden

Favorite Posts of 2006

These are ten of my favorites posts from 2006. They were fun to write. They aren't necessarily my highest traffic posts, or the posts that drew the most comments. If I compiled the list on a different day, the final selection might be different, but for now I'm satisfied.

This list does not include book reviews, movie reviews, or posts that are part of a different series. They are listed separately in the sidebar.

2006-02-18
The Egg Jokes

2006-03-14
Who am I?

2006-06-26
The last parade I marched in...

2006-06-29
Come on, baby don't you want to go, To the same old place, sweet home Chicago

2006-07-07
Adventures in dining

2006-08-27
The Inner Light

2006-10-03
Inertia. Or why I left Helena, MT

2006-11-17
The Flight Home

2006-11-26
The Snow Queen

2006-12-07
A sad story from Oregon

Favorite Posts of 2007

These are ten of my favorites posts from 2007. They were fun to write. They aren't necessarily my highest traffic posts, or the posts that drew the most comments. If I compiled the list on a different day, the final selection might be different, but for now I'm satisfied.

This list does not include book reviews, movie reviews, or posts that are part of a different series. They are listed separately in the sidebar.

2007-01-05
A Correction

2007-03-08
LISTEN TO ME!!!!

2007-04-16
We Are Happy To Serve You

2007-06-15
Hockey vs Football

2007-06-16
Unnecessary Comments

2007-08-15
Holy Cow! I Think He's Gonna Make it...

2007-09-27
Barbeque in NYC

2007-10-10
Musings on Missoula

2007-10-14
Lead: The Latest Threat to Homeland Security

2007-11-17
Roaches and Metropolis

2007-01-12

Credit Card Arbitrage

Most people associate arbitrage with investment banks and millionaires who travel back and forth between Europe. Many people have no idea what it is -- it just sounds impressive and scary. It doesn't have to be that way, though.

Arbitrage is really about making money from other money. If I borrow money from you and pay you 5% interest, and I loan that money to someone else at 20%, I can make money. I earn a profit of 15%. That is based on the spread between what it cost me to borrow and what I earned in lending it.

It's how banks make most of their money.

Credit card companies are alwasy trying to lure new business and poach their competitors' customers. To do this, they offer ultra low interest rates.

If you're feeling adventurous, have a high credit score, and are dilligent about paying your bill, you may be able to profit from these agressive marketing tactics.

Welcome to the wonderful world of credit card arbitrage.

Arbitrage 01: Making Money From Credit Cards

Arbitrage 02: Pitfalls

Arbitrage 03: Credit Card Transfers Only

Arbitrage 04: On Line Savings Accounts

Arbitrage 05: My Process

2006-09-28

Book Reviews: Index

Book Review 01: Some days you just can’t get rid of a demon

Practical Demon Keeping
Christopher Moore

Book Review 02: What do you do when the gods mess with your life?

Cayote Blue
Christopher Moore

Book Review 03: And my head didn't hurt too much

Dance Dance Dance
Haruki Murakami

Book Review 04: An Obsession in Soil

The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden.
William Alexander

Book Review 05: Cue the Chase Music

All Families are Psychotic
Douglas Coupland

Book Review 06: You Mean That's It?

The Elephant Vanishes
Haruki Murakami

Book Review 07: Free Markets Gone Nuts

Jennifer Government
Max Barry

Book Review 08: What is Data?

Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson

Book Review 09: Want to See What I Wrote?

The Art of Creative Nonfiction
Lee Gutkind

Book Review 10: A Book on Books

Library: An Unquiet History
Matthew Battles

Book Review 11: Drugs and Existential Crises

A Scanner Darkly
Phillip K. Dick

Book Review 12: Short Stories on a Long Night

Tokyo Canceled
Rana Dasgupta

Book Review 13: Flow and Gel

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
Tom DeMarco
Timothy Lister

Book Review 14: A Great Character Study

Indecision
Benjamin Kunkel

Book Review 15: Two Books in One
Star Trek Memories
William Shatner

Book Review 16: What it means to Act
I am not Spock
Leonard Nimoy

Book Review 17: A story of recovery
The Longest Trek
Grace Lee Whitney

Book Review 18: About the movies
Star Trek Movie Memories
William Shatner

Book Review 19: Sorry about that
I am Spock
Leonard Nimoy

Book Review 20: New frontiers
Beyond Uhura
Nichelle Nichols

Book Review 21: A whale of a tale
Fluke, or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
Christoper Moore

Book Review 22: A fun, absurd mystery
The Big Over Easy
Jasper Fforde

Book Review 23: Language like 20 year-old Balsamic Vinegar
Sputnik Sweetheart
Haruki Murakami

Book Review 24: American Cinema, Andrew Jackson, and More
Take the Cannoli
Sarah Vowell

Book Review 25: What's the point?
Tokyo Suckerpunch: A Billy Chaka Adventure
Isaac Adamson

Book Review 26: An important idea
The Long Tail: Why the Future Is Selling Less of More
Chris Anderson

Book Review 27: Awesome Sci-Fi Thriller

Infected
Scott Sigler

Book Review 28: Surprisingly Deep

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
Chuck Klosterman

Book Review 29: Seattle -- Demon Hunting Ground

The Iron Hunt
Marjorie M. Liu

Book Review 30: Compelling Hollywood mystery

Gone
Jonathan Kellerman

Book Review 31: How to become wealthy

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko

Book Review 32: Bedtime Stories

Asleep
Banana Yoshimoto

Book Review 33: Omnes Mundum Facimus

Bad Monkeys
Matt Ruff

Book Review 34: Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson

Book Review 35: Up Till Now
Up Till Now
William Shatner

Book Review 36: Beam Me Up, Scotty

Beam Me Up, Scotty
James Doohan

Book Review 37: Warped Factors -- A Neurotic's Guide to the Universe

Warped Factors
Walter Koenig

Book Review 38: To The Stars

To The Stars
George Takei

Book Review 39: Just a Geek

Just a Geek
Wil Wheaton

Book Review 40: The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Christopher Moore

Book Review 41: Spook Country

Spook Country
William Gibson

Book Review 42: Watchmen

Watchmen
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

Book Review 43: Contagious

Contagious
Scott Sigler

Book Review 44: Prelude to Foundation

Prelude to Foundation
Isaac Asimov

Book Review 45: After Dark

After Dark
Haruki Murakami

Book Review 46: Lamb. The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore

Book Review 47: Dacing Barefoot

Dancing Barefoot
Wil Wheaton

Book Review 48: Get a Life

Get a Life
William Shatner

Book Review 49: Acting and Other Flying Lessons
Acting and Other Flying Lessons
Gary Graham

Book Review 50: The Fourth Bear

The Fourth Bear
Jasper Fforde

Book Review 51: The Traveler

The Traveler
John Twelve Hawks

Book Review 52: The Stupidest Angel

The Stupidest Angel
Christopher Moore

Book Review 53: Darkness Calls
Darkness Call
Marjorie M. Liu

Book Review 54: The Eyre Affair
The Eyre Affair
Jasper Fforde

Book Review 55: Soon I Will Be Invincible
Soon I Will Be Invincible
Austin Grossman

Book Review 56: Blind Willow Sleeping Woman
Blind Willow Sleeping Woman
Haruki Murakami

Book Review 57: Only the Paranoid Survive
Only the Paranoid Survive
Andew Grove

Book Review 58: Count Zero
Count Zero
William Gibson

Book Review 59: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick

Book Review 60: Tales from the Captain's Table
Tales from the Captain's Table
Keith R. A. DeCandido

Book Review 61: The View from the Bridge
The View from the Bridge
Nicholas Meyer

Book Review 62: The Happiest Days of our Lives
The Happiest Days of our Lives
Wil Wheaton

Book Reveiew 63: Outliers
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell

Book Review 64: The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman

Book Review 65: Captain’s Log: William Shatner’s Personal Account of the Making of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as told by Lisabeth Shatner
Captain’s Log: William Shatner’s Personal Account of the Making of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as told by Lisabeth Shatner
Lisabeth Shatner

Book Review 66: iWoz
iWoz: How I invented the personal computer, co-founded Apple, and had fun doing it
Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith

Book Review 67: The Dark River
The Dark River
John Twelve Hawkes

Book Review 68: Rapture of the Geeks
Rapture of the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ
Richard Dooling

Book Review 69: DIY U
DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education
Anya Kamenetz

Book Review 70: Blood Sucking Fiends
Blood Sucking Fiends
Christopher Moore

Book Review 71: A Dirty Job
A Dirty Job
Christopher Moore

Book Review 72: Ready Player One
Ready Player One
Ernie Cline

Book Review 73: Social Marketing to the Business Customer
Social Marketing to the Business Customer: Listen to you B2B Market, Generate Major Account Leads, and Build Client Relationships

Paul Gillin and Eric Schwartzman

2006-07-02

Shatner-Palooza

My current fascination with Shatner began in the fall of 2004, when I first listened to a pirated version of his album "Has Been." And then I listened again. And again. And again. Eventually, I bought my own legal copy, just to encourage him to keep making funny, creepy, and great music.

Since then, I've been watching his TV appearances and clips on YouTube.com.

I am now seeking treatment for this disorder.

But in the meantime, here are some links to my current and future Shatner posts.

The Muppet Show Starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy

Of course, I have to begin with a link that doesn't actually feature William Shatner, but rather, our tribute to him and his wackiness. Regular readers may have already seen our stop motion animation of the Muppet Show starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. If not, here it is. More than 3,100 people have watched it in the last two months.

Spplat Attack -- The Ultimate Paintball Movie (2006-04-09)

William Shatner sings "Taxi" (2006-04-25)

William Shatner Raps Shakespeare (2006-04-26)

William Shatner on Dinah sings...Something (2006-04-27)

William Shatner on the Pyramid (2006-05-02)

William Shatner promoting local law firms (2006-05-25)

William Shatner promoting the Commodore Vic 20 (2006-06-21)

William Shatner praised George Lucas in a bizarre presentation (2006-06-23)

Amazon.Com recommendations for William Shatner fans (2006-06-23)

Shatner-Palooza with a side of Bacon (2006-07-10)

Priceline meets Convoy (2006-07-19)

Stunt Coordinator (2006-08-03)

Rocket Man (2006-08-07)

More "Star Trek meets Dilbert" than pure Shatner-Palooza, but still very cool (2006-08-15)

Tempting Fate? (2006-08-19)

Common People (2006-08-21)

William Shatner on Space Travel (2006-09-12)

A Career in 1:41 (2006-09-20)

Frank Who? (2006-10-21)

Play Cole meets William Shatner (2006-11-01)

Howie Who? (2006-11-16)

Pudding (2006-12-01)

Christmas (2006-12-27)

Home Movies (2007-01-06)

Creepy Negotiator Guy (2007-01-26)

Financial Tips (2007-04-04)

Incubus (2007-04-27)

Art (2007-06-18)

Woot Woo (2007-08-04)

The Essence of Shatner (2007-09-23)

LSD (2007-10-08)

I don't do cameos (2007-10-19)

Age-Me (2007-11-14)

Hey, Shatner! How do I hurl bolts of lightening? (2007-11-30)

We've got a box! (2008-03-14)

Crazy Biker (2008-04-17)

What is Star Trek (2008-05-04)

Hawking Fine Art (2008-05-19)

Better than Slice Bread (2008-06-06)

Canadian Pride (2008-07-07)

Shatner and Common People meet Kirk and Star Trek The Animated Series (2008-09-27)

Driving is all a matter of intimidation (2008-10-14)

Valerie Bertinelli (2008-12-04)

Raw Nerve Part II (2008-12-17)

On Majel Barrett Roddenberry (2008-12-29)

Book Review 35: Up Til Now (2009-01-08)

Book Review 38: To the Stars (2009-01-11)

George Takei and Raw (2009-02-03)

Klingons and Butterflies (2009-03-15)

What's he doing with someone's head in his arm? (2009-04-11)

It Hasn't Happened Yet (2009-05-31)

Impulse (2009-06-05)

Shatner Welcomes Conan (2009-06-21)

Promo (2009-07-27)

Political Poetry (2009-07-29)

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