:: grapefruit :: http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit/ en-us 2008-11-19T07:42:50-08:00 A brief Daring Fireball impression http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000374.html My comments here will surely soon pale in comparison to what I expect will be John Gruber's ever more eloquent... charles 2008-11-19T07:42:50-08:00 Cacao http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000373.html Theo Chocolate also happens to be delicious: "The average cocoa farmer today makes about a dollar a day," he said.... charles 2008-11-19T07:35:08-08:00 Seatbelt or Band-aid? http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000371.html "Click it or Ticket." You know what? Fuck you. I always wear my seatbelt to protect me from the incompetent,... charles 2008-11-17T17:08:15-08:00 ArcMap Georeferencing Tools are grayed out http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000370.html Apparently ArcMap's georeferencing tools become grayed out when the data frame is rotated (controlled in the Data Frame Tools toolbar),... charles 2008-11-04T16:53:43-08:00 Only upon the right-hand roadway http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000369.html Couldn't be simpler: Per the local paper, Seattle Municipal Code 11.53.080 states that "every vehicle shall be driven only upon... charles 2008-09-03T17:55:18-08:00 Newman's Own High Fructose Corn Syrup http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000368.html Does Newman's Own Lemonade contain HFCS or not? Update: No HFCS. Revisit link above.... charles 2008-08-05T13:49:07-08:00 Fair weather http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000367.html I found my short-sleeved self at quarter to six this evening in the rear of an eighteen-member peloton stopped at... charles 2008-06-26T22:25:31-08:00 RCW 46.61.667 http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000366.html Hang up and drive.... charles 2008-06-26T17:41:52-08:00 It's a Girl! http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000365.html Congratulations to Will and Kristin! Welcome, new (as yet unnamed) niece!... charles 2008-05-24T10:23:10-08:00 Sure they will. http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000363.html According to the NYT, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. says: checks from the stimulus package would go out in... charles 2008-04-12T12:38:55-08:00 Don't stereotype them as hayseeds http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000362.html Dear Mr. Hansbrough, number 11, of the 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs: If you expect to rate on the basketball court,... charles 2008-03-22T13:01:55-08:00 Department of Agriculture Penalizes the Small Farmer http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000361.html Alternate title: We Eat Oil Or: Collusion Between Government and Corporate Interests Squash the Small Business Owner The commodity farm... charles 2008-03-08T08:08:00-08:00 Lunar eclipse on February 20 http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000360.html Science@NASA says that "maximum beauty" occurs at 7:26PM PST.... charles 2008-02-17T13:59:06-08:00 That gray area between apples and oranges http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000358.html ...maybe not for the reason you think though: I quickly confessed that when it came to computers, I fell into... charles 2008-02-11T11:16:00-08:00 "...a creature of its own making" http://www.zipcon.com/~beckyd/grapefruit-archives/000357.html U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ordered the Navy to put safeguards in place during sonar maneuvers in order to protect... charles 2008-02-05T13:03:27-08:00