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.

Years of 2006 and 2007


Week of August 1st, 2007 - Conchords, TradeStation, Bourne, Senators, Drownproofing, Pull-Ups, Fantasy Football preview, mentorship finale, trip to DC museums, Isis "Read My Mind" video
Week of July 9th, 2007 - Mega-Update: Isis is born, Jon Evan Del Russo R.I.P., Artemis asthma attack, stock talk, fitness, wine, Mac inventory, humor writings, new music, career guidance, Chabah slows, hard workouts
Week of January 2, 2006 - Year starts well...and that's the last we hear for over a year!

December 2005

Week of December 26th - Christmas, two fantasy championships, and goals for 2006
Week of December 19th - Del Ru Daily, Plame Kerfuffle Misunderestimated
Week of December 12th - Atlantic City update, Del Ru Daily
Week of December 5th - Del Ru Daily, "Professionals", some Chabah, the Artemis Chronicle (Thai)

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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