Author Archives: Glen Harness

About Glen Harness

Formerly a computer guy at a big medical center

The Next Great Nashville Band

Posted on 12/17/2007 by Glen Harness

The producers of American Idol had a little free time, and decided to find out who the next great American band would be, so naturally enough they created a show called The Next Great American Band. It’s been airing on … Continue reading →

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Com(spam)cast

Posted on 12/13/2007 by Glen Harness

For a company that touts their anti-spam stuff as much as Comcast does, they sure let a lot get through. I have a Comcast email account, which I’ve never given to anyone. Yet I get spam on it every day. … Continue reading →

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Save Nashville Speedway!

Posted on 12/03/2007 by Glen Harness

A few days ago, it was brought to my attention that a group (actually one guy) has started a drive to move the Tennessee State Fairgrounds and “redevelop” the property. He’s gone as far as creating a non-profit organization to … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on 11/22/2007 by Glen Harness

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. In addition to it being Thanksgiving, today is also the anniversary of this blog. It’s also the birthday of one of my granddaughters. She’s nine today and we all miss her very much. Not … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Final Nextel Cup Season Ends

Posted on 11/16/2007 by Glen Harness

Despite the fact that there are only 86 points separating the top two drivers in the Cup Series, this year’s Chase has, much like the regular season, been a snoozer. Jimmy Johnson only has to finish 18th or higher to … Continue reading →

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Robert Plant/Alison Krauss – Raising Sand

Posted on 11/08/2007 by Glen Harness

I vaguely remember hearing about the collaboration of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss a few months ago. At the time I thought it could either be an incredible project or a dud. Surfing the net today, I discovered that their … Continue reading →

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Avoid Member’s Edge – Block Third Party Billing

Posted on 11/02/2007 by Glen Harness

We noticed we were being charged $20 for voice mail on our AT&T bill this month. The only problem is, we turned off voice mail at least a year ago. Turns out it was from a “third party billing company” … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Atlanta, Memphis, Yawn

Posted on 10/30/2007 by Glen Harness

If you’re one of those racing fans who only watch races for the wrecks, then you must have thought the Memphis Busch race Saturday was an exciting race. What did they have, 25 cautions for almost half the laps? My … Continue reading →

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Your Money’s No Good Here

Posted on 10/29/2007 by Glen Harness

Apple has announced that they will no longer accept cash from people wanting to buy an iPhone. They’re also limiting the number of iPhones a person can buy to two. While I agree that they have the right to limit … Continue reading →

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Hey, Jude!

Posted on 10/24/2007 by Glen Harness

Sitting here listing to the Beatles 1, and Hey Jude is playing. Does anyone else think that Ringo’s drums sound like cardboard boxes? The snare doesn’t have any top end and the bass drum sounds like he’s kicking a Kleenex … Continue reading →

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