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Comment on Cooking is Better than Potpourri by Damien

Damien — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:38:53 +0000

There must have been something in the air this weekend, I made a veggie chili Friday night. Maybe it was just the fact that the air has been so cold that made it feel right.

Yesterday morning, upon return from the farmer’s market, I was greeted by the smell of chili spices as I walked in the door. Good olfactory vibes.

Comment on Hot Doug’s in Chicago by Mark

Mark — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:25:53 +0000

You need to get you to Victoria Gastro Pub in Columbia. They serve duck-fat fries 7 days a week and they are glorious. Every cooked food should be made in rendered duck fat.

Comment on Movies and Movember by Alex

Alex — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:04:15 +0000

It’s official, I’m in.

Comment on Comfort is Found at Pho 89 by Alex

Alex — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:43:15 +0000

Tamra: I’m not sure about the broth. I’ve read a few reviews that suggest that they don’t, but I haven’t had enough to know the difference. India Gate and Sapphire are both in Laurel. Beyond that, there’s plenty I haven’t been to.

Comment on Comfort of Music by Tamra

Tamra — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:10:19 +0000

Thanks for this. Now I’m having a hard time pulling away from the computer. P.F. is quite catchy. And happy.

Comment on Comfort is Found at Pho 89 by Tamra

Tamra — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:05:40 +0000

Mmmm. My papa introduced me to pho many years ago. He has a favorite lil place he likes to go over in Arlington. Do you know by any chance if they make their own broth here? (Things my dad notices)

Know any good Indian places you want to review? My parents used to frequent the place down in Annapolis but they’ve raised their prices considerably and the place isn’t quite what it used to be according to him.

Comment on Verizon Hikes FiOS Rates by Six Percent by Alex

Alex — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:32:27 +0000

yellojkt: It’s faster than Comcast ever was, plus has lower latency. Most important — and what I didn’t note above — is that I’ve only had one outage (which was during an 8-10 hour power outage, during which time I couldn’t have utilized it anyways) since I got it; world’s above Comcast in the uptime department.

Damien/Matt: I’ve thought about calling. I’ve got the cheapest/slowest data-only plan. Aside from wanting to keep me on as a customer, I’m not sure what room I’ve got to bargain with. I really wish they’d start to offer multi-product discounts, like if you have cellular service with them.

Comment on Movies and Movember by JJT

JJT — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:52:30 +0000

Join us in the Movember Baltimore fun. Even if you are not as hirsute as the rest of us.

Comment on Verizon Hikes FiOS Rates by Six Percent by Matt

Matt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:25:15 +0000

I recommend setting aside an hour and a half or so, and call to complain.

Comment on Verizon Hikes FiOS Rates by Six Percent by Damien

Damien — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:40:34 +0000

I’ve had FiOS since it was rolled out in my neighborhood. Last spring, I called them to find out if I could lower my bill - at that time they said that I was not in a standard bundle and that I had special “discounts” applied to the bill (sounds like a bundle to me) but that the discounts would expire in September. I called back in September and moved into a new bundle where I moved from 5/2 to 10/5 or something (I can’t fill the pipe anyway so I doesn’t matter). The interesting thing was that my bill went up by about $10, when I asked what would happen if I did nothing, I was told it would go up by ~$35 - so I opted for the bundle.

If I had reliable cell service within the confines of the house, I think I’d dump the voice service - but there are only 3 cell towers in my neck of the woods and I live on the edge of two of them…

Comment on Verizon Hikes FiOS Rates by Six Percent by DCBlogs » DC Blogs Noted

DCBlogs » DC Blogs Noted — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:01:19 +0000

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Comment on Verizon Hikes FiOS Rates by Six Percent by yellojkt

yellojkt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:10:47 +0000

FiOS is actually slower than the Comcast service I gave up, but it is so much less hassle. I think I’m on a two year contract, so I will see if they jack up my rate as well.

Comment on Garage Door Opener Saturday by Paul D

Paul D — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:30:39 +0000

Good write up and it sounds familiar as I just finished installing one of these today. Actually, I did it over 3 days - power head and rail, mounting, and then wiring. It worked without a hitch on the first try and I agree, it’s smooooth!

My only improvement would be to fix the sensor wires to the ceiling rather than clip them to the rail. I also wish that the power head mounting holes were on tabs parallel to the track rather than perpendicular.

They did a great job matching colored hardware bags with colored sections of the instruction sheets. It was a good weekend project!

Comment on Garage Door Opener Saturday by Alex

Alex — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:02:23 +0000

Daryl: True, hiring a contractor to do an install is always an option. If it were a direct trade-off between my time and money, it would definitely be worth it to hire out. Unfortunately, the last “professional” install was a bit on the shoddy side. Between that and the pride I can take in doing my own work to my house, this time around it was worth it.

Comment on Hot Doug’s in Chicago by Alex

Alex — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:48:47 +0000

DJ: “We accept CASH. Just cash, my friend.” So says a sign on the counter. Even if he had just rounded down, it was still a buck or two discount.

Jon: But then there wouldn’t be Doug. There’s got to be someplace where we could score some Chicago-style dogs.