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Blow Up Your Mattress
September 12, 2006

Waking up is often terrible for me. I’m not sure why our mattress is doing this to me, but I occasionally wake up with really crisp back pain, and headaches that last all day.

I’m sure that whatever causes these things is something that happens while I’m sleeping. Whether the headaches are related to the mattress I can’t say for sure, but I know that the back pain is.

Recently, Berta and I went shopping for a new mattress. Partially because of these issues, and partially because of our house planning. Our new bedroom is much too small for our Queen-sized bed (yeah, but if you saw it, you’d think it was a twin compared to the room size), and we needed a guest bed anyway. To this end, we visited the Sleep Number store in the Exton Mall and chose some beds that we could blow up.

I Refuse to "Remember" 9/11
September 11, 2006

There is nothing useful about remembering what happened on 9/11, so I won’t do it.

My refusal to participate is not a denial of the event, or a political statement, or a kind of commentary on the worth of the people whose lives were affected by the events of that day. I simply don’t need a day like this to remember that I’m American, especially one that commemorates the successful killing of thousands of Americans by people who do not share my beliefs.

Look What I Have For You
September 10, 2006

I wrote this entry on June 20, 2006, but did not post it until today.

After a nice evening dinner and playtime in the park - spawned by yet another evening of a completely uninhabitable eating area at home - we returned home to prep the kids for bed and another day’s cycle of painters-gone-wild self-inflicted eviction.

Strength of the iPod Third Party
September 06, 2006

I find myself driving a lot more often than I would like. During those times, I am usually listening to my XM radio. The XM tuner uses an FM modulator that allows me to tune my radio to an otherwise empty channel and listen to satellite radio.

I also have a Creative Zen Micro that I use on longer trips to listen to audiobooks. I’m using some Belkin-brand FM modulator to listen to the Zen playback on channel 107.3.

The funny thing is that these two devices don’t always work as intended, and I think it’s the fault of the iPod.