What I Think I Know

by Damien Del Russo


Welcome to my guided archive, organized in reverse chronological order. The following descriptions and links go back to the beginning of What I Think I Know, which I started on Feb 24, 2003. Descriptions are for Episodes only - most pages also have links to various spots on the internet.

November 2005

Week of November 28th - Artemis pics, and a great week for the Del Ru Daily
Week of November 21st - Anita's funeral, Thanksgiving, and some stocks
Week of November 14th - Aerial review, introduction of the Del Ru Daily
Week of November 7th - Weekend Update, and Kate Bush releases Aerial
Week of November 1st - Return from injury, Homework - Upper Body Workout II, and Grandpa Birthday Party

August 2005

Week of August 8th - Another brief weekend update
Week of August 1st - Brief weekend update

July 2005

Week of July 25th - Brief weekly update
Week of July 11th - Weekend recap, including Artemis' birthday party
Week of July 7th - Preparation for Artemis' Birthday party

June 2005

Week of June 27th - Updates on Chabah sales
Week of June 13th - Answering the music meme, No Longer Expecting, Prepare for Eastern Market
Week of June 6th - Good mood, Apple switches to Intel, Chabah Online goes live, Blogads and Passed Out Wookies

May 2005

Week of May 30rd - Pungo disappointment, Artemis on the W&L Collonade, Chabah Online opens for testing
Week of May 23rd - Washington & Lee Class of 1995 Reunion, Stan Wabisky update, Tivo update, Star Wars Episode 3 review
Week of May 16th - Greenbelt Green Man Festival, Apatheism, Female Orgasms, Stan Wabisky R.I.P., Bad Metaphors, Antonio Esfandiari, Bill Whittle's Sanctuary
Week of May 9th - Debacle in Ocean City, Mint Mocha Chip (Starbucks), Stand Up (DMB), and Finding Neverland
Week of May 2nd - Working for Vacation Video and Koh Samed (Daughters) Video, and what I think about them

April 2005

Week of April 25th - Pregnancy and Yard Updates, Buying More Apple, 5 years of Marriage, Dinner at Jaleo, and Artemis and Yin sing Morrissey
Week of April 18th - Poker update, Artemis' new bike, Starbucks, and Preparation to sell Chabah in Ocean City

February 2005

Week of February 4th - Tivo Update and Let Me Love You (Pregnancy Remix) Video (since deleted)

December 2004

Week of December 20th - End of the Year Questions & Reasons I Like Tivo Stock

November 2004

Week of Monday November 8th - Discussion of Environmentalism

September 2004

Week of Monday September 27th - Artemis' first trip to Sandy Hook
Week of Monday September 20th - World Poker Tour (WPTE) Stock
Week of Monday September 13th - Exercise tips, Driving Miss Greenbelt, Work Out Tips, and Artemis' Investments (two articles)
Week of Tuesday September 7th - Artemis Eaten, Russian Massacre, Jason Bourne series, and Eating Healthy
Week of Wednesday September 1st - Posting resumes with a torrent of opinion and perspective on Apple's new iMac, Kerry's chances (none), and Poker

June/July 2004

Week of Monday July 12th - Artemis' First Birthday
Week of Monday June 7th - Artemis and Some Thoughts

May 2004

Week of Monday May 17th - Photos from recent home projects
Week of Monday May 10th - Photos from our trip to Lexington, VA and Washington & Lee University
Week of Monday May 3rd - The first day of Photo Posting. Enjoy lots of pictures. The archive has itty bitty versions - oh no!

March 2004

Week of Monday March 8th - New HDTV, Good Luck/Karma, Compute Your Net Worth, My Cube is Full, Attack in Madrid
Week of Monday March 1 - Religion and Passion of the Christ, Improving our New Home, A Religious Experience, Fun links, A Standing Ovation, Jump-Start Karma, Nice Catch Kerry, AT&T Free Downgrade

February 2004

Week of Monday Feb 23rd - Religion as mythology; Legato carpet squares; Strange experience with religious Jamaican lady; Logging good karma points; Nice catch Kerry!; Free downgrade from AT&T Wireless (T68i to T266?!)
Week of Monday March 8th - One year anniversary; Bush's Gay Marriage Amendment; shopping difficulties and successes; Artemis the Lovely

January 2004

Monday, January 26th - Quick update and links to photos, video, and new music
Thursday, January 8th - Links to some excellent essays

December 2003

Wednesday, December 31st - New Year's Goals & Resolutions (Artemis' first!)
Monday, December 29th - Links and Christmas Photos
Thursday, December 18th - Making House Episode 5: Dishwashers
Monday, December 15th - The Capture of Saddam and Making House Episode 4: Microwaves
Thursday, December 11th - Making House Episode 3: Refrigerators
Wednesday, December 10th - Making House Episode 2: Making It Fit
Tuesday, December 9th - Why Artemis Is The Best Baby Ever: Episode 1
Monday, December 8th - Making House Episode 1: Kitchen Design Overview
Friday, December 5th - Link Day
Tuesday, December 2nd - Thanksgiving Journey Part 2 - Artemis Cometh
Monday, December 1st - Thanksgiving Journey - Relaxation and NJ Politics


November 2003

Friday, November 21st - "Marry, and Let Marry" - Thoughts on Gay Marriage (and some good links)
Tuesday, November 18th - More House Talk
Wednesday, November 12th - House Details
Monday, November 10th - My Strange Dreams
Friday, November 7th - Anatomy of a Project, or, How I Almost Bought $1,000 of Rock
Monday, November 3rd - New Song and New Artemis Movie, Bubble Toes

October 2003

Friday, October 31 - Why I Evangelize Products
Tuesday, October 28 - How I Would Invest $20K
Wednesday, October 22 - 50 Things To Do Before You Get Killed
Monday, October 20 - Kill Bill Round-up and Analysis of Digital Photography Advantages and Costs
Wednesday, October 15 - More Seasonal Alcoholic Drink Recommendations - Liquers and Martinis
Tuesday, October 14 - Seasonal Alcoholic Drink Recommendations
Monday, October 13 - Personal Life Update and a Slew of Links
Friday, October 3 - 5th Work Anniversary

September 2003

Monday, September 29 - Catching Up (Ultra Link Day!!)
Tuesday, September 23 - Wesley Clark, Democrats, and a Bush/Rove Peanuts Metaphor
Wednesday, September 17 - Mom's 9/11 Poem and Mega Link Day!
Tuesday, September 16 - K Street Review
Thursday, September 11 - Getting Over September 11th
Tuesday, September 9 - Waxing Nostalgic? Nah, it's Football Season!
Friday, September 5 - "Things On Which All Americans Can Agree"
Thursday, September 4 - TicketMaster Embraces Capitalism
Wednesday, September 3 - Convenience and My New Roomba
Tuesday, September 2 - Thoughts On Buying a Pan

August 2003

Tuesday, August 26 - Comments on Fantasy Football
Thursday, August 21 - New photos, new video, and TiVo Home Media Option review
Tuesday, August 19 - Very high quality links. Great stuff here today, don't miss it!
Friday, August 15 - Link Day! Beaucoup Linkage. Much linking.
Wednesday, August 13 - Links and an Introduction to Mike Rayburn
Monday, August 11 - Review of Bill Maher's Victory Begins at Home
Thursday, August 7 - Major Linkage and Thoughts on Year-Round School
Tuesday, August 5 - Thoughts on Bush, Dean, Hillary, and National Politics
Monday, August 4 - Baby Progress and a note from Rush Limbaugh

July 2003

Wednesday, July 30 - Race, Colorblindness, and Cleveland
Monday, July 28 - Gardening Project
Friday, July 25 - Review of Keen Eddie television show
Thursday, July 24 - Links and Not Much Else
Monday, July 21 - Thoughts on the RIAA, File Sharing, and the Future of Internet Music
Friday, July 18 - Baby Mama Birthday and some Summer Reward Time
Wednesday, July 16 - A Solution and some Concerns
Monday, July 14 - Thoughts on a Wonderful Weekend
Tuesday, July 8 - Baby Update & Links
Wednesday, July 2 - Links & Annie Lennox

June 2003

Monday, June 30 - Some Fun With a Phone Camera (I drank the Japanese cool-aid)
Wednesday, June 25 - iSight - Look mom, I can video chat! With sound!
Monday, June 23 - Dorkiest Post Ever (Baldur's Gate) & Baby Room Photos
Friday, June 20 - Link Day!
Tuesday, June 17 - Walking Through The Hood, Chastened
Monday, June 16 - Baby's Room "Built-In" Cabinet Progress Report
Thursday, June 12 - Eccentricities
Tuesday, June 10 - Baby/Wife Update
Friday, June 6 - Destruction, Creation, and Hobbies
Thursday, June 5 - Charity
Wednesday, June 4 - Review of Pay Metheny's One Quiet Night
Tuesday, June 3 - New Song and a Vision Test
Monday, June 2 - My First Furniture Piece

May 2003

Friday, May 30 - In Defense of Corona
Thursday, May 29 - My Memento Workday
Wednesday, May 28 - Archive announcement
Tuesday, May 27 - Insane photos explained/Memorial Day round-up
Thursday, May 23 - Review of Marrakesh restaurant
Thursday, May 22 - Internet tidbits
Wednesday, May 21 - Story of a traffic ticket and court appearance
Tuesday, May 20 - Criticism of Maureen Dowd column
Monday, May 19 - Dividend Tax Cut
Thursday, May 15 - Jeremy Siegel Lecture
Tuesday, May 13 - Home Improvement tool strategy/rant
Monday, May 12 - Baby Shower Secrets
Thursday, May 8 - American Idol review/Ruben re-run
Wednesday, May 7 - Props for Ruben Studdard
Tuesday, May 6 - The Joy of New Music
Monday, May 5 - Music, Rosey, and Naughtiness
Thursday, May 1 - Apple Music Store

April 2003

Wednesday, April 30 - Childbirth Class
Tuesday, April 29 - Jaleo Restaurant Review
Monday, April 28 - Grandparents' 60th Wedding Anniversary
Thursday, April 24 - Santorum/"Strong Family"/Bedroom Police rant
Wednesday, April 23 - Motivational Speech based on home improvements
Tuesday, April 22 - Half-baked Theory of Matrimonial Dynamics
Monday, April 21 - The Quiet American movie review
Thursday, April 17 - Song Kran festival recollection
Wednesday, April 16 - Funnies
Tuesday, April 15 - Financial Planning, published later by DebtSmart
Monday, April 14 - Internet rounds
Thursday, April 10 - Instructions for Master Financial Worksheet
Wednesday, April 9 - Defense of SUVs
Tuesday, April 8 - Thoughts on Iraq
Monday, April 7 - Cherry Blossom Festival report
Thursday, April 3 - Reprint of touching, though fabricated, story from Iraq
Wednesday, April 2 - Open letter to Washington & Lee
Tuesday, April 1 - Debt-removal article, later published by DebtSmart

March 2003

Monday, March 31 - Weekend review, including car purchase
Thursday, March 27 - Funnies
Wednesday, March 26 - Story of the Shed
Tuesday, March 25 - Ideology & Ignorance
Monday, March 24 - Moving lumber
Thursday, March 20 - Lantern Festival recollection (from Thailand)
Tuesday, March 18 - Shed progress
Monday, March 17 - Watching People
Friday, March 14 - Pregnancy and Maturing Ideas on Abortion
Thursday, March 13 - Addition Project/SketchUp
Wednesday, March 12 - Sports
Tuesday, March 11 - Song Market (Thailand)
Monday, March 10 - Lottery Math
Friday, March 7 - iPod
Thusday, March 6 - Marijuana crackdown
Wednesday, March 5 - Thai Village
Tuesday, March 4 - Fisking of an "anti-war" article
Monday, March 3 - Accomlishments, Progress, and the Sidelong Glance

February 2003

Friday, Feb 28 - Thoughts on the Derriere
Thursday, Feb 27 - Working from Home
Wednesday, Feb 26 - Grammy Thoughts
Tuesday, Feb 25 - TiVo
Monday, Feb 24 - Opening Day; Motivational Essay intended for Wharton application


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