Posts under ‘Moblog’

I installed two mobile WordPress plugins on my site, one to format this page for mobile surfers and the other to let me blog from my new CrackBerry Curve. I’m testing the latter with this post.
It occurred to me I could make the much-maligned Twitter tweets from the crapper, but it further occurred to me [...]

Atomic Fear
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Along with the shelter medicine is this radiation kit. There’s a dosimetry kit in here, as well as what may very well be a geiger counter (has nothing to do with aliens).
I’m not sure it’s a coincidence this stuff dates back to things like the Cuban Missile Crisis. I’m half surprised [...]

Civil Defense Meds
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

I traced some phone lines into an old room at work which was once used by the local emegency services agency. This box is full of meds to run a shelter, and is probably a throwback to the nuclear paranoia of the Cold War.
The instructions are dated 1962. The box [...]

The time has finally come for me to upgrade to a smartphone. I need a QWERTY keyboard, and the Internet access functions would be nice for several reasons. My choice is down to the MOTO Q9c or the HTC PPC6800 (known as the Mogul on Sprint). If anyone out there has experience with one or [...]

You know it’s been a long week when you’re looking forward to going back to work and settling back in to a normal routine.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a good week. It’s always good to see Brian, Coop and Mikey and spend a few days with good food, good beer, and good cigars. I [...]

Arrr!
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Time for a raid, me hardies! Pillage the village!

Off-Roading
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
Now we’re in a 4×4 in the desert! Woohoo! Thanks, Where2!

Spy Hunter
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
This GPS keeps thinking we spun out and the map never keeps up. It’s like a really bad video game.

So I overflowed the toilet.
Stupid Ramada crapper has four ounces of water in the bowl but four gallons in the tank. It didn’t push my recycled Longhorn Steakhouse meal through quite fast enough and overflowed. (Only clean water, thankfully.) Long story short: the bathroom now looks like the shower scene from Planes, Trains and Automobiles. [...]

I can now get around Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International and Baltimore-Washington International airports with only brief glimpses at the signs. Does that mean I’ve been traveling too much?
Mikey and I arrived none the worse for wear. The same cannot be said for the Hare Krishnas who tried to accost Mikey near the baggage claim. Just ask [...]