eric haller » General http://www.erichaller.com the central clearinghouse for all things eric haller Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:31:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 adjusting the firehose again http://www.erichaller.com/2012/01/04/adjusting-the-firehose-again/ http://www.erichaller.com/2012/01/04/adjusting-the-firehose-again/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:08:56 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/?p=1549 Continue reading →]]> this is not a new topic whatsoever, but just reading this article, How to Boost Your Reading Comprehension by Reading Smarter and More Conscientiously, reminded me that i should reevaluate my reading habits for the new year. when i first moved to costa rica i ratcheted DOWN radically on the amount of stuff i was plowing through, the amount of feeds i followed, the twitter, etc. but over the last five years i have slowly but surely added more and more, and a lot of my time now is divided between spanish and english. i have a lot of interests, and i probably need to trim down. probably a lot. and spend more time at the beach, doing zero reading.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2012/01/04/adjusting-the-firehose-again/feed/ 0 obligatory blog post about not blogging, 2012 http://www.erichaller.com/2012/01/02/obligatory-blog-post-about-not-blogging-2012/ http://www.erichaller.com/2012/01/02/obligatory-blog-post-about-not-blogging-2012/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:23:03 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/?p=1370 Continue reading →]]> so, there is a chance that 2012 is going to bring with it more blog activity. while forecasting these things has largely proved to be a thing of folly in the past, i think it’s really only a matter of changing some habits. while i got sucked into the facebook black hole for a while like most other bloggers i know, i have recently been posting to twitter and having that echoed over as my status on FB. i suppose it’s really only a matter of making this blog the place where i update, and having that send out to the social sites. now, i just have to set it up.

i guess if you were to only read this blog, you might think that not a whole hell of a lot has happened to me in a long while. but you would be wrong.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2012/01/02/obligatory-blog-post-about-not-blogging-2012/feed/ 0 a tree just tipped over, prett… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/a-tree-just-tipped-over-prett/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/a-tree-just-tipped-over-prett/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:03:41 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/a-tree-just-tipped-over-prett/ a tree just tipped over, pretty close to the house. amusing how quickly i got up and ran in the opposite direction of the noise. wide awake.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/a-tree-just-tipped-over-prett/feed/ 2 time to clear some of the wrec… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/time-to-clear-some-of-the-wrec/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/time-to-clear-some-of-the-wrec/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:30:33 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/time-to-clear-some-of-the-wrec/ time to clear some of the wreckage from the yard.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/07/time-to-clear-some-of-the-wrec/feed/ 0 just drank a large mug of very… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/06/just-drank-a-large-mug-of-very/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/06/just-drank-a-large-mug-of-very/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:04:35 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/06/just-drank-a-large-mug-of-very/ just drank a large mug of very strong coffee, getting motivated for a ride to town in a cold snap (for costa rica) and rainstorm.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/06/just-drank-a-large-mug-of-very/feed/ 0 i guess i should have said, pu… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/i-guess-i-should-have-said-pu/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/i-guess-i-should-have-said-pu/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:04:30 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/i-guess-i-should-have-said-pu/ i guess i should have said, puerto viejo makes frommer’s list of top 13 places to go in the world, 2011 http://bit.ly/aAHWYe #caribecr

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/i-guess-i-should-have-said-pu/feed/ 0 puerto viejo getting some good… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/puerto-viejo-getting-some-good/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/puerto-viejo-getting-some-good/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:56:44 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/puerto-viejo-getting-some-good/ puerto viejo getting some good press http://bit.ly/aAHWYe #caribecr

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/04/puerto-viejo-getting-some-good/feed/ 0 converting 10-plus years of qu… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/03/converting-10-plus-years-of-qu/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/03/converting-10-plus-years-of-qu/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:11:03 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/03/converting-10-plus-years-of-qu/ converting 10-plus years of quicken file into gnucash is….work. cold glass of tomato juice helped refresh me. a little.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/03/converting-10-plus-years-of-qu/feed/ 0 asymmetrical information just … http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/02/asymmetrical-information-just/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/02/asymmetrical-information-just/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:17:02 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/02/asymmetrical-information-just/ asymmetrical information just cost me ~$200 and some additional waiting in line i think. guess who had less information? ;-)

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/02/asymmetrical-information-just/feed/ 0 wtf.costa rica?! @seanbonner R… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/01/wtf-costa-rica-seanbonner-r/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/01/wtf-costa-rica-seanbonner-r/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:21:19 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/01/wtf-costa-rica-seanbonner-r/ wtf.costa rica?! @seanbonner RT @tara: Today our GTFO journey comes to an official…pause. Just taking a break. The journey will never end.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/11/01/wtf-costa-rica-seanbonner-r/feed/ 0 didn’t prepare a halloween cos… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/31/didnt-prepare-a-halloween-cos/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/31/didnt-prepare-a-halloween-cos/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:17:12 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/31/didnt-prepare-a-halloween-cos/ didn’t prepare a halloween costume, so i guess i will use the old standby, and go as “Sexy Eric” again this year.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/31/didnt-prepare-a-halloween-cos/feed/ 0 nothing quite like walking int… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/22/nothing-quite-like-walking-int/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/22/nothing-quite-like-walking-int/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:09:50 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/22/nothing-quite-like-walking-int/ nothing quite like walking into a darkened house that is full of bullet ants. my feet are crying.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/22/nothing-quite-like-walking-int/feed/ 0 trying to piece together a goo… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/20/trying-to-piece-together-a-goo/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/20/trying-to-piece-together-a-goo/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:44:51 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/20/trying-to-piece-together-a-goo/ trying to piece together a good encrypted backup system.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/20/trying-to-piece-together-a-goo/feed/ 0 come on down RT @twomaris: @ha… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/come-on-down-rt-twomaris-ha/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/come-on-down-rt-twomaris-ha/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:47:05 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/come-on-down-rt-twomaris-ha/ come on down RT @twomaris: @haller Visiting.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/come-on-down-rt-twomaris-ha/feed/ 0 perfect day at the beach, whit… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/perfect-day-at-the-beach-whit/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/perfect-day-at-the-beach-whit/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:20:24 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/perfect-day-at-the-beach-whit/ perfect day at the beach, white cotton ball clouds floating into the infinite horizon; flat, warm. clear green water caribbean.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/perfect-day-at-the-beach-whit/feed/ 0 maybe it was reading the dune … http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/maybe-it-was-reading-the-dune/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/maybe-it-was-reading-the-dune/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:29:15 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/maybe-it-was-reading-the-dune/ maybe it was reading the dune series of books at an impressionable age that made me want to live in the rain forest.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/19/maybe-it-was-reading-the-dune/feed/ 0 rain falling down and i do not… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/rain-falling-down-and-i-do-not/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/rain-falling-down-and-i-do-not/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:55:42 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/rain-falling-down-and-i-do-not/ rain falling down and i do not feel motivated to ride to town. but i guess i am going to.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/rain-falling-down-and-i-do-not/feed/ 0 dear pinched nerve in my back:… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/dear-pinched-nerve-in-my-back/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/dear-pinched-nerve-in-my-back/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:49:38 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/dear-pinched-nerve-in-my-back/ dear pinched nerve in my back: stop it.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/16/dear-pinched-nerve-in-my-back/feed/ 0 having issues with tweetdeck a… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/having-issues-with-tweetdeck-a/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/having-issues-with-tweetdeck-a/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:49:56 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/having-issues-with-tweetdeck-a/ having issues with tweetdeck and KDE. tried out gwibber, had a retweet misfire. now trying the twitter web interface.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/having-issues-with-tweetdeck-a/feed/ 0 the rain is pouring down and t… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/the-rain-is-pouring-down-and-t/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/the-rain-is-pouring-down-and-t/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:24:13 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/the-rain-is-pouring-down-and-t/ the rain is pouring down and the howler monkeys are going…ummm….apeshit.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/15/the-rain-is-pouring-down-and-t/feed/ 0 this just in from my lawyer’s … http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/14/this-just-in-from-my-lawyers/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/14/this-just-in-from-my-lawyers/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:17:27 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/14/this-just-in-from-my-lawyers/ this just in from my lawyer’s office: “Congratulations!! Your Residency has been approved.”

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/14/this-just-in-from-my-lawyers/feed/ 0 bad news: there are no ADSL sl… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/12/bad-news-there-are-no-adsl-sl/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/12/bad-news-there-are-no-adsl-sl/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:15:29 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/12/bad-news-there-are-no-adsl-sl/ bad news: there are no ADSL slots available in my neighborhood. good news: got a replacement ISDN modem for the one that was almost dead.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/12/bad-news-there-are-no-adsl-sl/feed/ 0 igualmente! and howdy jackson … http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/igualmente-and-howdy-jackson/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/igualmente-and-howdy-jackson/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:57:06 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/igualmente-and-howdy-jackson/ igualmente! and howdy jackson ;-) RT @MJ: @haller @jacksonwest Fabu catching up with you both. <3 Much love you guys!

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/igualmente-and-howdy-jackson/feed/ 0 ubuntu 10.10 finally downloade… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/ubuntu-10-10-finally-downloade/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/ubuntu-10-10-finally-downloade/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:28:07 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/ubuntu-10-10-finally-downloade/ ubuntu 10.10 finally downloaded and installing…

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/11/ubuntu-10-10-finally-downloade/feed/ 0 luckily, no, but i was prepare… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/luckily-no-but-i-was-prepare/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/luckily-no-but-i-was-prepare/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:28:31 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/luckily-no-but-i-was-prepare/ luckily, no, but i was prepared for rival primates with my machete. RT @Vidalia: @haller Did you have to fight monkeys for them?

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/luckily-no-but-i-was-prepare/feed/ 0 just claimed a big bunch of ba… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/just-claimed-a-big-bunch-of-ba/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/just-claimed-a-big-bunch-of-ba/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:11:27 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/just-claimed-a-big-bunch-of-ba/ just claimed a big bunch of bananas before these high winds could get to them.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/just-claimed-a-big-bunch-of-ba/feed/ 0 felicidades a @k y @c desde Co… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/felicidades-a-k-y-c-desde-co/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/felicidades-a-k-y-c-desde-co/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:50:50 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/felicidades-a-k-y-c-desde-co/ felicidades a @k y @c desde Costa Rica! #comeonecomeoh

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/09/felicidades-a-k-y-c-desde-co/feed/ 0 horse just ran down the beachf… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/horse-just-ran-down-the-beachf/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/horse-just-ran-down-the-beachf/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:08:46 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/horse-just-ran-down-the-beachf/ horse just ran down the beachfront street with a pack of dogs chasing. UPDATE: ran past again, now with kids and a rope chasing too.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/horse-just-ran-down-the-beachf/feed/ 0 dear weather gods: when i hang… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/dear-weather-gods-when-i-hang/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/dear-weather-gods-when-i-hang/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:22:35 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/dear-weather-gods-when-i-hang/ dear weather gods: when i hang laundry on the line to dry, i am not performing a rain dance.

]]> http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/07/dear-weather-gods-when-i-hang/feed/ 0 the RACSA ISDN modem may be on… http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/05/the-racsa-isdn-modem-may-be-on/ http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/05/the-racsa-isdn-modem-may-be-on/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:38:12 +0000 eric http://www.erichaller.com/2010/10/05/the-racsa-isdn-modem-may-be-on/ the RACSA ISDN modem may be on its last legs, it is wheezing. understandable considering it was made in 1943 and runs on wood-burning steam.

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