What I'm Reading

Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris. I just started reading this, but so far the book is hilarious. I'd read a later book of his called Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim which I'd highly recommend. You can hear his voice in material he did for This American Life on National Public Radio. For me, having heard his voice enhances the book. My next selection will come off of his recommended reading list.

Fishing

The Palomar Knot is used for all of my fishing knots. Here is an animated how-to link.

Most of my jig fishing is done with a simple lead jighead hook and Charlie Brewer's slider grub. The 1 1/2 inch crappie/panfish slider grub with a 1/16 ounce round jighead hook has been the most versatile for me. I use the 1 inch grub with ultralight tackle and the 3 inch grub for bass and walleye (use a 1/8 or 1/4 inch jighead).

Remote Backup Solutions

After burning my last collection of backup DVDs and spending time researching home NAS backup solutions, I've finally settled on an online backup service. Mozy provides a low-cost backup solution that is easy enough to use. You are limited to one client so you'll need shares setup to backup your files from one spot. The initial 2GB of data space can be used for free but I went ahead and started a monthly plan for unlimited storage. I'll provide more feedback if the initial upload of files ever completes...

What I'm Reading

Count Zero, by William Gibson
Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson

What I'm Reading

If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, by Jon McGregor.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

I was reloading the software on my PowerBook laptop following the completion of a stand to keep the laptop lid from slamming shut (foreshadowing for an Apple gripe post). During such tedious computer rebuild tasks I tend to put on some background TV to pass the time. So I'm watching the tail end of Our Man In Havana starring Alec Guinness and I'll I can think about is "Hey, that's Obi-Wan Kenobi". I will be making time to re-watch the Star Wars OT this week.

Weather Junkie

I don't watch the weather channel. Sure, if I'm scrolling through the channels and there is an attractive weather girl I'll stop and listen to the forecast for the south pacific, but in general weather talk isn't very exciting. On the other hand, weather radar via the Internet is fascinating. I don't know why, perhaps I'll grow out of it. At this very moment I'm outside sitting on the deck watching a passing lightning storm and hitting the reload button in FireFox to try and validate the radar posting on www.accuweather.com.