My Feedster RSS feed is now working great (and much better than my old BlogMatrix feed)! Their programming people fixed some configuration issues, and now the feed works. There are still a couple of outstanding bugs (dates not correct, links don't work, update interval not clear), but I love that it's a full-text feed, not just a scrape with a link. Thanks to fuzzygroup, feedster2003, and betsy the devine for all your help!

The companies that make Cup O' Noodles-type of food are really goofy. I'm looking, in particular, at a Maruchan Instant Lunch Roast Chicken flavor. The cooking directions on the top label state "Microwave Directions: In a separate microwavable container, bring water to a boil. Then follow steps 1, 2, and 3 above." [1. Fold back lid halfway. Fill cup to inside line with boiling water. 2. Close lid securely and let stand for 3 minutes. 3. Remove lid, stir thoroughly and enjoy from cup.] Do they honestly expect people to use a separate container for the water? Come on. Everyone just adds cold water directly into the cup and throws it in the microwave for a minute. It's supposed to be quick and easy, so why would they try to make it harder than it really is?

As an interesting side note, the name of Nissin Food's popular "Cup O' Noodles" product was officially changed in 1993 to just "Cup Noodles". Isn't that bizarre?

"Moonlight Mile" (Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon) - weird movie.

New RealPlayer 10 - glad they lost the goofy 'RealOne' name and went back to something that people actually could remember and use.

I'm always intrigued to learn trivia like the fact that most domains have DNS problems (some examples: Blogger, CBS, UNR, UNLV, Sears, Target, Macy's, Microsoft, Dell, State of Nevada, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Garmin, Axis, Mitsubishi, Kraft, etc.).