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River Street's 400 Block
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:13:43 -0500 [link]
Kinda neat. ...

Old Gold
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:53:48 -0400 [link]
If you like pictures of old stuff, I just uploaded a bunch of ancient photos to flickr. ...

Riverfest
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:14:33 -0400 [link]
I took some photos at Riverfest today. If you weren't able to make it down, you missed a pretty good time. Blotto and They Might Be Giants brought down the house. Enjoy these photographs, as they are likely the last the FinePix 1400 will muster. ...

It's hard to make a pun about National Grid
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:05:23 -0400 [link]
BLOOP says Google Calendar. "It's time to pay your electric bill!" Okay, okay, but only because you said so, Google Calendar. $173.46. Electricity is expensive!...

February Birthdays; Cinema Verite
Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:40:28 -0500 [link]
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Why People Get Engaged
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:34:53 -0500 [link]
Erin Wilbur: Larr apologized 3 times Michael Styne: dude I have a super headache Michael Styne: who is larr Erin Wilbur: i did last night too Erin Wilbur: Dr. Larry Erin Wilbur: I kiddingly to you call him Larr Erin Wilbur: like lare Michael S...

Happy New Year!
Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:13:21 -0500 [link]
s'true....

I do spring cleaning 6 months late
Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:39:32 -0400 [link]
So I've been going through a lot of boxes and stuff that have just sort of travelled with me for the past 4 years. I find boxes suitable containers for lots of things, and take advantage of their ability to hold stuff and their general squareness fai...

She said "Yes", by the way.
Wed, 31 May 2006 20:03:34 -0400 [link]
Should you wish to see what became of the last of Erin's clues and hints, you can scope out her adventure here [5.1MB PDF]. If you want a shot of the ring, scope it out. Yes, we're very happy. However now, it is time to eat....

There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
Mon, 29 May 2006 12:16:48 -0400 [link]
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. ...

For those playing the home game
Thu, 25 May 2006 11:35:50 -0400 [link]
Clue #2 was: ISBN 0881505943 Clue #3 is: As far as I know, Erin hasn't solved #3 yet, so please don't spoil it....

Before the game is afoot, thou still let'st slip.
Sat, 20 May 2006 11:23:21 -0400 [link]
All his life he has looked away... to the horizon, to the sky, to the future. Never his mind on where he was, on what he was doing....

Some guys have all the luck.
Thu, 18 May 2006 23:28:41 -0400 [link]
Between long term power outages, and flash floods caused by beaver dams, I'm going to have to say that Rob has more fun than anyone I know. We only get bugs in Troy....

Today is Dad's Birthday.
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:03:57 -0500 [link]
Hooray, Dad!...

This is what you get
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:02:48 -0500 [link]
In an effort to be a good Catholic, I thought I would try to call my parish to see if they had issued a dispensation for corned beef on St. Patrick's Day. For those of you not up on your holidays where awesome food is cooked and eaten, St. Patrick's ...

Hired!
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:39:08 -0500 [link]
Congratulations are in order for Erin, as she was recently (where recently equals today) hired by the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District. Yay jobs!...

This is an Adventure.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:31:14 -0400 [link]
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Moving Violation
Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:55:10 -0400 [link]
So I got my second traffic ticket in two years today. Oddly enough, on the same stretch of road that I got my speeding ticket on. The police defend Hoosick street as though it has some kind of strategic signifigance; the Pennsylvania Avenue of the Co...

Rumble Rumble
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:57:49 -0400 [link]
11:55:40 speaking of which, hoosick street exploded 11:55:43 yeah i heard 11:55:44 thought you'd be interested 11:55:45 whats up with that 11:55:52 water main break 11:55:58 hoosick street was such a bitch sometimes 11:56:04 traffic wise...

Achewood would be proud
Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:24:45 -0400 [link]
I've managed to plow my way through a bottle of Ketel One that was left over from New Year's. So classy. Whee......

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
Thu, 08 Sep 2005 08:13:00 -0400 [link]
07:26:00 blleeeaarrghhh 07:55:19 amen 07:57:34 wanna know what I woke up to this morning 07:57:51 "MEEEEROOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWNGGGGGG!!" 07:58:13 which, apparently, is the noise a cat makes when its tail is caught in a door 07:58:20 yikes 07:...

Some things I found out
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:27:36 -0400 [link]
They do not make Hypercolor t-shirts anymore. They do make Aerobies, and I bought one....

"Report into the north tower."
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:12:37 -0400 [link]
This past Friday, the New York Fire Department released several thousand pages of 'after action' interviews with NYFD members and EMT's who participated in the rescue efforts on September 11th. In my understanding, this is something of an unprecedent...

Now what
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:08:32 -0400 [link]
So Erin's left for her trip to the island nation of Jamaica. I'm sitting here, in the living room, staring at the cat, staring at me. Hm. I used to be exciting I tell you. I used to be a rock star....

On Patio Furniture and Hoagies
Sun, 26 Jun 2005 15:19:15 -0400 [link]
Can anyone suggest a good patio furniture merchant? Immediately coming to mind is Home Depot, however, I'm wondering if there might be better alternatives. I'm not looking for something to place poolside at one of Saddam's palaces, just a couple stur...

Goin' Down to Clifton Park
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:32:14 -0500 [link]
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Today
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:56:38 -0500 [link]
I watched my Wonderfalls DVD's, ate a stick of pepperoni, played with PHP gettext support, and drank a beer. It was a good day....

Moving Party!
Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:11:09 -0500 [link]
Hey dudes, As you may know, Erin and I are moving into our new apartment all this week. By Saturday, we hope to have all the small items taken care of, and just the 'heavy lifting' left to do. This, I hope, is where you fine gentlemen and ladies c...

Holiday Update
Sat, 01 Jan 2005 13:42:36 -0500 [link]
I did promise some kind of holiday update, I think. Christmas, as it has been for the past 24 years (and then some) was spent at home. There's a lot of running around from place to place that I could probably do without, and Dad seemed to agree. I...

Merry Christmas, Dudes
Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:09:20 -0500 [link]
The 6th annual sojurn back home for Christmas takes place tomorrow courtesy of my two degrees of seperation friend, Ben. He'll be heading down to Ronkonkoma, and slowing down to 30 MPH whilst pushing me out the door as he passes Bellmore. All my g...

Today
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:07:06 -0400 [link]
Today, I made a badass apple crisp. I bought the Shatner album. I'm a couple tracks in, and it's scrumtrulescent. Right now I'm watching the Red Sox game, hoping the Yankees get their ass beat. I'm also installing someone's Win2k3 box from 1...

No joy in Mudville
Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:40:33 -0400 [link]
It doesn't look like I'll be seeing Soulive tonight. After a long stretch of late nights at work and a general absense of discrentionary funds, I'm guessing it's in my best interests to just chill at home tonight. Ah well, hopefully they'll roll into...

The Legacy of P. Kitty
Tue, 10 Aug 2004 21:45:35 -0400 [link]
The elusive P. Kitty! ...

The Origin of P. Kitty
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 07:20:49 -0400 [link]
Some of you may have seen this, quote number 89 in the chatterböxen: Erin Wilbur: the bad kitty peed on our windows again Michael Styne: peed! Michael Styne: oh noes Erin Wilbur: yes i saw him when i came bck from recycling the cans Erin ...

argh
Wed, 07 Jul 2004 03:22:50 -0400 [link]
I spend way too much time on trains....

Ok
Sat, 19 Jun 2004 07:15:45 -0400 [link]
So now I've apparently lost my driver's license. Life: any time you want to stop mocking me, you go right ahead. ...

Back for more...
Tue, 08 Jun 2004 03:22:44 -0400 [link]
I was crossing the 112th street bridge when Raj called to say he wasn't going to TELEHOUSE on the same train as me. If he hadn't just bought me a dual G5 PowerMac for work, we might have had ... words. :-D ...

An Ethical Question
Sat, 15 May 2004 15:12:43 -0400 [link]
My Aunt has recently discovered the "Forward" button on her e-mail client, and I am now inundated with massive amount of unwanted 'funny' stories and jokes. What is the more appropriate action/combination of actions: (1) Email her and kindly as...

Apologies to Mil Millington
Thu, 13 May 2004 07:27:59 -0400 [link]
From Things My Girlfriend And I Have Argued About Damn, damn, damn washing up. Now, in the normal course of things I do all the cooking and washing up. (This is partly due to a tactical error I made in an argument many years ago. You know when you...

Can you hear me?
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:47:12 -0400 [link]
Erin and I live in the same apartment, but I swear I haven't seen her in about 2 weeks now. I know I spend a lot of time here, but she's just never around anymore. And of course, when I say I haven't seen her, I don't mean visually, I mean she's only...

Ancient Maladies of the Future
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:36:47 -0400 [link]
So, Erin is sick. She took the day off from work. I blame her germ riddled students. I don't work Thursdays -- well, or Tuesdays either, so it's up to me to play doctor, and not in the fun way either. Today has involved making tea and soup. And be...

Shaw Island
Thu, 01 Apr 2004 11:12:09 -0500 [link]
So as most of you know, I left Albany last night and caught Jet Blue #83 out of JFK to Seattle. After seeing last night's episode of The West Wing (oh man, I love that show almost as much as American Idol) I had to go check out Shaw Island and all it...

A Letter to Grandma
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 09:09:33 -0500 [link]
I tried to send a couple of nice photos to my Grandma the other day. I put them in a standard manila envelope, you know the kind I'm talking about. Pretty standard 9" x 12" envelopes. I popped the requisite 37 cent(!) stamp on, and sent my letter on ...

March Madness
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:46:24 -0500 [link]
As you'll recall, last year I participated in doorajar.com's NCAA Tournament contest. IIRC, I finished dead last, so this year there's definitely room for improvement! Here's my bracket: [PostScript | Adobe PDF]...

It's true.
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 15:23:39 -0500 [link]
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Visual History of Repairs
Tue, 09 Mar 2004 07:04:37 -0500 [link]
This is a visual history of the work I have performed -- or had performed -- on my Honda Civic since acquiring it in 2001. 2001 Master Cylinder - Driving is less fun when your brakes don't work. 2003 Front Brakes and Axle - Driving is...

Freaking Out
Mon, 08 Mar 2004 15:24:08 -0500 [link]
(18:15:28) Raj Dutt: well if you wanna go up (18:15:30) Raj Dutt: im game; anytime (18:15:33) Raj Dutt: any excuse i get (18:15:47) Raj Dutt: night flying can be pretty cool (18:16:16) Michael Styne: definitely (18:16:51) Michael Styne: maybe t...

Of Hondas and Distributor Caps
Mon, 01 Mar 2004 12:18:12 -0500 [link]
I had been getting very angry at my '91 Honda lately, but in hindsight, I should have cut it some slack. It is 13 years old, after all. Most of the problems I've had with it are due to it being old. The timing belt breaking wasn't it's fault -- it wa...

The Passion of the Mike
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 05:43:18 -0500 [link]
Should I not expire in the next few hours, by the end of the workday I'll have been more or less without sleep for about 31 hours. Note that this is partially by choice, and also by poor planning on my part. I like pushing my physical limits an...

Too Bloody Early
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 04:37:09 -0500 [link]
Just put Erin on her flight (Southwest 1153) from Albany International to MCO. The variance in temperature is between a mind-numbing -2° F and a brisk 47° F. Erin seemed to be upset at my 'airport bedside manner'... that is to say, I pulled u...

Travel and Cinema
Sun, 11 Jan 2004 17:00:45 -0500 [link]
Saw Big Fish last night with Erin, Rob, and Sabrina. Excellent movie. It made me cry, which, as far as movies go, is a difficult thing to do. I cried during Field of Dreams, and I cried at the end of Saving Private Ryan. But up until last night, that...

Bringing You Up To Speed
Thu, 08 Jan 2004 07:44:33 -0500 [link]
The following is of questionable interest to anyone, including myself. Technology To celebrate my new found employment (and, thusly, my new found income) I bought a network adaptor for my Playstation 2. However, it's much too far away from the ...

Pictures, etc.
Sat, 03 Jan 2004 06:37:05 -0500 [link]
After a mention from Rob at our New Year's Eve party, I finally decided to get off my ass and code up the pictures archive. It's very basic at this point. There is some javascript that I'm not too pleased with, but it'll suffice for the time being. I...

24 Hour Party People
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 06:02:26 -0500 [link]
The party is tonight. We're going to get started around 8:30 or so. Erin, Sabrina, Rob and myself will be coming back from Saratoga before the party, and we're hoping the traffic won't be terrible. If we're not there immediately at 8:30, don't worry,...

Some Holiday Thoughts
Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:52:53 -0500 [link]
After Erin (not ARIN) and I tidied up the apartment on Wednesday morning, we headed out in completely different directions back to our respective homes. Had an easy ride back down, until I hit the GWB. Sat in traffic for about an hour once I hit the ...

Christmas In Hollis
Mon, 22 Dec 2003 18:13:04 -0500 [link]
It was December 24th on Hollis Ave after dark When I see a man chilling with his dog in the park I approached very slowly with my heart full of fear Looked at his dog, oh my God, an illin' reindeer But then I was illin' because the man had a ...

Happy Birthday, Mom.
Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:15:28 -0500 [link]
Yes, believe it or not, I have a mother. I know this is a hard concept for some of you to grasp. Since she keeps current on my website, often to my dismay, I thought I would wish her a happy birthday. She'll also be pleased to know that I still r...

Home for the Holidays
Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:44:30 -0500 [link]
So, things are in the works for me to go home to see the family. Home, being Long Island. Or, I mean, Albany? Jeremy Zawodny makes a relevant observation: Just writing this now, I'm wondering if the day will ever come that I don't consider Toledo,...

mobile at alphamonkey.org
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:29:35 -0500 [link]
The post so nice, I made it twice (whoops). Making it's triumphant return, you can now get in touch with me by emailing mobile [at] alphamonkey.org. This should go into effect within the next two hours. Your email will be forwarded to my company p...

Hanging Up My Stockings
Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:10:28 -0500 [link]
Want to show old santa claus that I be-lieve Silent night and the stars are bright The fields are white with snow Christmas trees are wating Lights are turned down low Tinsel shells and tinsle bells Reflect the firelight?s hue Seem to whis...

Snow, Sickness, and Slackery
Sun, 07 Dec 2003 08:01:18 -0500 [link]
As most of you know, my (well, Erin's) humble abode on the redneck riviera is tucked away in the mountains of Troy. My understanding is that this particular section of Rensselaer County was particularly hard hit with snow, total accumulations measuri...

Magnificent Desolation
Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:27:43 -0500 [link]
A foot of snow and a 45 minute power outage later... ...

aka known as Roadie Killa
Thu, 04 Dec 2003 20:53:13 -0500 [link]
My online persona -- 'mstyne' -- haunts IRC channels and /etc/passwd files from here to the Rio Grande. But I've never actually been quoted anywhere, and especially not in the context of gems of wisdom and humor. But apparently to someone in KCPR's R...

At The Chop
Thu, 04 Dec 2003 09:14:12 -0500 [link]
Last night I went to Price Chopper to buy some coffee and other sundries. They were playing Captain Sensible's One Christmas Catalogue. How awesome is that? The only thing that would top that would be to go into Hannaford and hear Christmas Wrappi...

Oh yeah, Monday Night Football
Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:12:52 -0500 [link]
So it looks like I'm all set to leave the redneck riviera for a few days and head back to the homestead. I've been offered work on the day after Thanksgiving, but I think I might want to just hang out at home instead. Oh yeah, that's right. I got a j...

The Gimp
Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:52:09 -0500 [link]
While Erin was watching Frida, (and I was looking up occasionally to see the boobies), I was playing with The Gimp. I made this after looking at the paintbrush tutorial by Tigert. Apparently, it's a droplet of wood. I'm sure Frida would be proud. Or ...

Barber Shop
Thu, 20 Nov 2003 06:35:38 -0500 [link]
Since I moved to Tech Valley, about 2 months ago, I haven't bothered to get a haircut. I am now reminiscent of a young Paul McCartney, however in hairstyle only. One of the hardest things I've had to consider was finding a new barber. I've been go...

10 Things I Will Miss About Long Island
Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:51:50 -0400 [link]
These are in no particular order and I've left out a bunch of things, but when I was sitting at work one afternoon, this is what I came up with. Soon to be followed up with the 10 Things I Won't Miss About Long Island. 1. Job I worked with a lot ...

Apparently, Lauren is 'Perfect'
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 21:03:53 -0500 [link]
Or at least the people at portjefferson.com seem to think so. Personally, I know the truth, as anyone that has flawed enough judgement to go out on more than one date with me obviously is not perfect, but I won't hold that against her. Lauren Ver...

Reproduced without permission
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:33:05 -0500 [link]
From Penny Arcade's website: Last Thursday when I was over to write the strip, he was doubled up on the floor, curled into a crescent shape like a huge baby. He suggested that he might be unable to do a strip, so intense was his agony, and I told ...

Illness? I sure hope not.
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 20:19:06 -0400 [link]
I think I might be getting sick. Even though I recently discovered a huge, warm comforter lurking nearby my bed, it still gets dreadfully cold in my room at night. It might be due to the fact that we still have the air conditioners in the window. Who...

I hate Long Island
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:30:09 -0400 [link]
How much do I hate Long Island? I hate it exactly $2,241 worth. Apparently, that's what I'm going to be paying for auto insurance for the next 6 months. People I've spoken to say "Oh, that's really too much!", but any insurance broker I talk to says ...