Monthly Archives: November 2007

Atlanta

2007-11-28 – 08:20

We spent a couple of nights at the Atlanta Marriott Downtown, a hotel we knew previously from the La Leche League conference in April 2006. I was reminded how the low-end full-service hotels such as Marriott are a compromise I’d rather not make. I’d prefer to stay in a lower-service hotel such as a Holiday […]

By frank | Posted in Travel | Comments (0)

Is the light on, on, or off?

2007-11-28 – 08:19

This morning as Finley and I left the house for a cool and brisk morning walk, I noticed the cabin lights in our Honda Odyssey were on. I went back in for the keys, opened the front door, and looked for the cabin light switch. I wasn’t able to find one, so I figured the […]

By frank | Posted in Geek | Comments (0)

Sharkey’s

2007-11-24 – 11:55

Imagine walking in to Sharkey’s in the early 1990’s and ordering a hamburger made with 6 ounces of certified-organic, locally-raised, grass-fed, free-range beef. I can’t, either, but it’s on the menu now, right above the bison burger.

By frank | Posted in Food and Drink | Comments (0)

Happy with the maps, unhappy with the vehicle mount

2007-11-20 – 17:31

A while back, we bought a Garmin Streetpilot c330 before a long car trip. We’ve been reasonably happy with the maps in the unit, though my ideal navigation product would include live updates to maps and points of interest when I plugged the unit in to my computer to charge it.
However, the vehicle mount […]

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