http://www.thefourtwo.com Life, the Universe and A Few Other Things Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:36:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems like all everyone is talking about these days is the economy. Wall Street & Main Street, bailout and rescue plan, Fannie and Freddie, Paulson, Pulosi, stocks, banks, credit... It's a good thing there's something about this whole mess on the news 24 hours a day, and all over ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/78/ In a twist of cruel ironic timing, a handful of my electronic luxuries are closing in on the finish line of the race to be replaced. The imaginary unwritten rules that exist in the town hall basement of my brain (protected by an understandably upset cougar, of course) clearly state ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/77/ Originally designed to cater to customers whose height or width (or entire shape altogether) exceeds the range found in normal retail clothing stores, these stores have since become a refuge for those who somehow choose to wear clothes that seem too large for them—allowing them to upgrade to clothes ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/43/ Unlike the last few years, this hurricane season has been steadily active for our area (that being the SouthEastern US). The lull in meteorological activity seemed to expose a dark, desperate desire that pretty much all weather reporters strangely have in common...they like bad weather. Maybe they don't like it, but ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/76/ Yes...it's time to discuss Google's attempt to jump into the browser war. 'Sorry about that to all the Mac or Linux users. It's just too bad.' (BOOYA!) I've just got to say the 'Dynamic Tabs' are crazyawesomecool! Have as many as you want, easily change the order of them by drag/drop, pull ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/75/ I love food. So. Much. And so I have decided to start a new series of articles based on my love of food. This is the first article which includes a review of a restaurant I recently dined at: J.Alexander's. I hope my review of these heavenly places to "grab" some grub ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/74/ Let me begin by painting an insightful, revealing picture of just how much I love coffee: not that much. On the love spectrum, I would put me and coffee in a place that doesn't really belong on a love spectrum. I'm just not one for coffee. I don't require coffee ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/72/ Useful in a pinch, and terribly convenient; sometimes more terrible than convenient, though. For the most part, cellular phones seem to be more of a hassle than anything. Usually the ones that take advantage of the ability to communicate with the owner of a cell phone at any time seem ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/45/ Last week we gathered up as many of our group of friends as we could muster and drove out to the beach to take group pictures. The idea was Mike's to get everyone together and, to make it more than just a group shot, mimic the style of the promotional ... http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/69/ A ceremonial musical instrument. Not much is known about its origin or history except that it is sounded to herald the commencement of the consumption a large meal or an unhealthy candy alternative to a meal. Video archive: http://www.thefourtwo.com/archives/44/