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Martin

Let sleeping dogs lie.

About Me

Evolving.

My Interests

Triathlon, Woody and Lil' Pilgrim (my dogs), cooking, beach volleyball, working on my house, sushi, good live music, home brewing, shopping, armoires, Corona, playing bass, cleaning my house, running, inventing pool games involving mountable animals at Marsha's, feeding squirrels, anything outside, etc.

I'd like to meet:

People who are not trying to be something else.

Music:

I like sad songs. I like rock that's real. It doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to be true.

Movies:

I'm open to most movies.

Television:

Entourage, Beer Nuts, Lucky Louie, the Office, Earl, Lost, Sopranos, Heroes, ANTM, Friday Night Lights.

Books:

I like the kind that come out monthly. They're called magazines.

Heroes:

Sonny Harlan. Adrienne Shelly.

My Blog

still 38

So, 2-1/2 weeks ago the little dog I rescued at Roger's Halloween party bit me in the face. 2 hours later after a visit to the Bayfront emergency room, I had 10 stitches in my upper lip. It seems to b...
Posted by Martin on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:47:00 PST

misc.

I went to the dentist yesterday for a checkup. They took x-rays, you know, when they cram the framed cardboard deal between your teeth, line up the x-ray machine and then flip the switch. My point is,...
Posted by Martin on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:20:00 PST

restless

I've felt very unsettled this week. The one disadvantage of working from home is the seclusion. I get out occasionally (to the UPS store, grocery store, gym, etc.), but when I get really busy, I just ...
Posted by Martin on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:37:00 PST

Laci Hard Drives part 2 - Joe Popp is a genius

Joe came to my rescue and told me that the problem is not with the drives, it's with the box they're in. I bought a new box for the drive (Acomdata Firewire drive, $49 at Comp USA), performed a simple...
Posted by Martin on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:35:00 PST

Where's the quality?

DO NOT buy Lacie external hard drives. This is the 2nd 250-gig drive I've had that's taken a dump. Luckilly, I learned my lesson the first time and had alternate copies of backup files. I don't unders...
Posted by Martin on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:21:00 PST

Don't buy light bulbs at KMart

I've taken to feeding the squirrels outside my office window. It give me something else to look at besides the computer screen. They seem to really like the walnuts the best. One day I ran out and one...
Posted by Martin on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:11:00 PST

cliff notes

I like Lindsey Lohan's look. She seems devious and intoxicated.I've flown over Cuba many times. It looks beautiful. Well, at least the landscape. Not the poverty that burdens a good part of the island...
Posted by Martin on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:59:00 PST

Fun

I just answered the door to Jehovahs Witnesses wearing my gotohells shirt. Sweet.
Posted by Martin on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:13:00 PST

household tips

Never buy a cheap hose. Hose prices vary quite a bit, so it's very tempting to look toward the cheaper one. Don't do it. Cheap hoses split, tangle like hell and cause a lot of frustration.Spray and Wa...
Posted by Martin on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:32:00 PST

varied

Check out some great tunes by my friend Sonny Harlan (AKA Francis, don't tell him I told you). He's putting out his new CD Sonny Harlan's Rock & Roll Frenzy soon. Some tunes are up on his myspace. Che...
Posted by Martin on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:21:00 PST