This is not a man with a blog.

the view from my office

By Shabbir | February 23, 2007 | Comments Off on the view from my office

oh yes, the grandeur of the mountains in san jose…

Yes, this contains a family of three

By Shabbir | February 22, 2007 | Comments Off on Yes, this contains a family of three

Believe it or not, there’s a family of three that can live out of that collection of suitcases.  I didn’t think it was possible, but when we came out to San Jose this is all we brought.  Of course it fell apart immediately, as we started buying things we needed, like baby bottle cleaning brushes…

A confession.

By Shabbir | February 19, 2007 | Comments Off on A confession.

It’s time I unloaded a secret I’ve been keeping to myself for months.  It’s been tearing at me, knowing the truth about myself but unable to tell anyone.  Little by little, I realized what I was becoming, and slowly, I confessed the truth to select people.  I started with my small group of friends and family, then one by one, I took my coworkers aside and told them.

It wasn’t easy, and I was prepared for some negative reactions, but I never got a single one.  Every one of you that I’ve told so far has been extremely understanding and generous.  My confession is that…

Wasting my time in the waiting line

By Shabbir | February 13, 2007 |

You know, I know you heard that the Chili Peppers won a Grammy and if you didn’t have it already, went out and bought their new album, Stadium Arcadium.  But let me tell you, you’re missing a couple of other albums that I’ve screened for you that are worth your time. One is the Dixie…

The only game in town

By Shabbir | February 11, 2007 | Comments Off on The only game in town

You probably remember me talking about The Big Game a while back.  A several night a week game in a private apartment that raked the pot and supplied dealers.  The Big Game was extremely high class, with dealers who were all hot, occasionally wore corsets, and included at least one off duty stripper.  In the…

DMZ #2: Body Of A Journalist

By Shabbir | February 8, 2007 | Comments Off on DMZ #2: Body Of A Journalist

And by now you’ve noticed that the second trade paperback about a modern day civil war in the US is out.  The series, called "DMZ", is about a reporter’s assistant who gets stuck in Manhattan, which has become a modern-day demilitarized zone when a red state militia and the US Army fight to a standstill…

2007 Grammy nominees, I got them all!

By Shabbir | February 6, 2007 |

As you know I picked up the Rhapsody music service (all you can eat for $14.99 / month) and a Samsung T9 2GB music player and I’ve been really blown away.  The T9 is an awesome little device, with an FM radio, music (duh), video, and text storage capabilities.  Since I’m smart enough to know…

Bud.tv series: Afterlife

By Shabbir | February 5, 2007 | Comments Off on Bud.tv series: Afterlife

If you know me, you know I’m a huge fan of the post-apocalyptic film genre.  Destroy the earth, get rid of all the people, and make me scavenge for leftover food in the debris field of the planet and I’m happy. I just saw a trailer for a new show on Anheuser-Busch’s web channel called,…

So out of the blue, I just got paid by Amazon.

By Shabbir | February 1, 2007 | Comments Off on So out of the blue, I just got paid by Amazon.

It’s not for all the stuff we’re selling, it’s a thank you for all the stuff people have bought after clicking through my site.  I got a gift certificate for $177 and change.  That’ll show me to forget to change my payment method to direct deposit… Nobody ordered a big screen TV, but someone ordered…

My wife is so hot….

By Shabbir | February 1, 2007 | Comments Off on My wife is so hot….

So as I mentioned, we’re busily selling most all of our books and CDs on Amazon.  (Note that all sales are on temporary hiatus, as we’re too busy to ship)  We’re up to about $2,100.  Sarah has set up an assembly line in our dining room.  Early on, before I was helping, she was listing,…