Chris Moates’ adventures in the land of Mox

How on earth have I been on the net for 20 years and never seen this? I laughed until I cried.
http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/

I ran across this article last night while killing some time:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/08/how-much-does-smoking-cos_n_184554.html
I’d like to take some time to follow up on their sources and verify the information, but it does propose interesting questions and points. I really can’t wait until it’s not profitable to demonize the smokers anymore, and the zealots turn their attention to the [...]

I decided to switch to a G1 today. The openness of the device vs the Sidekick really can’t be argued. There will likely never be an AIM application for any phone that is as good as the Sidekick, and I really do like my AIM. But nothing else about the phone is great. And lots [...]

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I don’t buy from buy.com very often. So infrequently, in fact, that the last time was over 6 years ago, as they had my old Atlanta address in their system. However, they’ve been around awhile, seem to be reputable, I guess, and occasionally have good deals [...]

So, after over a year of planning for a complete set of implants in my upper jaw, I finally had the implants and teeth placed today, using the Nobel Biocare “Teeth in an hour” product. Basically, you do lots and lots of prep work ahead of time, and when you finally get the implants, etc, [...]

Maggie and I will be married 7 years on April 6, 2009. So we’re off for the weekend to celebrate. I’m not entirely sure where we’re going but I know it’s only around an hour away, and there’s no kids. That’s good enough for me. It’s a little early, but next Friday I have my [...]

Finally, tonight I was able to play my first game on my restored Bride of Pinbot. I acquired the game 2, maybe 3 years ago, and spent the last several months working on it heavily. It plays great, and it looks fantastic, considering the amount of damage it has undergone.
There’s still a few niggles; a [...]

I will admit, I almost didn’t go, due to a combination of things, only a small part of which was my lack of interest in the topics this month. Even when I don’t think I’ll get anything out of a topic, I still try to show up in order to support the speakers and the [...]

Recently, I sold both a Road Show and a Doctor Who pinball machine. That brought my collection down to 10 machines. Then I got a great deal on a Star Trek: The Next Generation. Then I stumbled upon a very nice White Water. Alas, thinning the herd didn’t work as well as planned.
On the up [...]

Maggie finally capitulated to my desire to buy a Honda Element!
I just got back from the dealership, and providing they can hook it all up, I should have it Thursday. 2008 blue LX model. No more deadlifting pinballs into the back of the Xterra, woot!
I’ll grant you that most people think it’s an ugly car. [...]