Or Schadenfreude. My coworkers got a good laugh out of this, might as well share with the rest of the world too.
Thanks to Craigslist and a Nigerian scam artist our house that is currently on the market to sell is also on the market for rent
He posted a correct exterior photo and address and used interior photos from another house. I should take him up on his deal. He's offering it about half our mortgage payment.
This explains the West African fellow that just showed up over the weekend to look at the place. And the nine or ten phone calls our real estate agent received. The posting has been flagged for removal and should mark the end of this. I just hope no one has moved in by the time I get home.
Monday, March 31, 2008
More dieting fun
I'm still using My Food Diary and it's still working for me. I'm down 14, with 6 to go.
But this site was just emailed to me.
Here's what you need to know. You text the name of the restraunt and the menu item to DIET1 (34381), it sends back the nutritional information for the menu item. It's on demand info to help make proper food decisions.
I think this is totally bad ass.
HT: G.G.
But this site was just emailed to me.
Here's what you need to know. You text the name of the restraunt and the menu item to DIET1 (34381), it sends back the nutritional information for the menu item. It's on demand info to help make proper food decisions.
I think this is totally bad ass.
HT: G.G.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Nothing but bullets and a Meme
I just got a birthday card from my Grandparents. It was unexpected. Their minds are sharp but their bodies are not. I will be inconsolable when it's their time.
I heard the rumor about the Roxy a few weeks ago. I'm sad that it wasn't an unfounded rumor. It makes me feel old when venues I had the privilege of playing go away. And by "of playing" I mean tooting a horn a time or two.
Well this certainly wasn't the cheery post I intended when I sat down.
I played Rock Band a few weeks ago. Bad ass fun. but I will not be buying a copy. The grass would never get mowed.
I listened to the soundtrack of Ave Q today and then watched the show; again. IMHO, the music does not stand very well by itself. But the show...still very funny after 2 and three quarters viewing.
After reading Ed's book, I've been wondering what to do first, last or never. He is an advocate of recycling, which I'm not ready to do. I think the research on recycling is skewed and until there is solid evidence, I'm not sold. There are home improvement steps I'd like to do, but it doesn't make sense to invest the money in this house, that is currently on the market. So, I'm sort of in green limbo, but I am looking at a hybrid or electric car as the next purchase. Not that I'm anywhere near thinking about buying a new car, the Hyundai is almost paid off, it just got a new air compressor, and then it's going to get driven into the ground. So a new purchase is a few years (knocking on wood) off, but it doesn't hurt to plan. :P
My Vegas trip this year is pushing two weeks and not by choice. My bosses added a convention to the existing convention that I'm already running point for. (Yes, I'll never use the phrase "running point" again. That was lame. Sorry 'bout that.) But being in a hotel for such an extended period of time causes an interesting clothing dilemma. I don't own 12 pairs of underwear. I'm hoping Vegas has some sort of smancy, pick-up/drop-off, delivery laundry service because I work at least 18 hours a day out there and I just won't have the time. But I'll need clothes that won't smell like my feet too. Chris, any ideas?
Finally, my response to Brett's itunes "Just for you" meme.
Let's Live for Today...The Grass Roots
Somebody to Love...Jefferson Airplane
Beat it (Featuring John Mayer)...Fall Out Boy
Happy Birthday (Rag)...Vicky Down and his Gag band
Miss Murder...AFI
Up-Up and Away...The 5th Dimension & Al Casey
Come Out and Play...The Offspring
Green Tambourine...The Lemon Pipers
Hallelujah (American Idol Performance) Jason Castro
Peace Frog...The Doors
I would say that iTunes got about half of it right. The other half? No where close.
I heard the rumor about the Roxy a few weeks ago. I'm sad that it wasn't an unfounded rumor. It makes me feel old when venues I had the privilege of playing go away. And by "of playing" I mean tooting a horn a time or two.
Well this certainly wasn't the cheery post I intended when I sat down.
I played Rock Band a few weeks ago. Bad ass fun. but I will not be buying a copy. The grass would never get mowed.
I listened to the soundtrack of Ave Q today and then watched the show; again. IMHO, the music does not stand very well by itself. But the show...still very funny after 2 and three quarters viewing.
After reading Ed's book, I've been wondering what to do first, last or never. He is an advocate of recycling, which I'm not ready to do. I think the research on recycling is skewed and until there is solid evidence, I'm not sold. There are home improvement steps I'd like to do, but it doesn't make sense to invest the money in this house, that is currently on the market. So, I'm sort of in green limbo, but I am looking at a hybrid or electric car as the next purchase. Not that I'm anywhere near thinking about buying a new car, the Hyundai is almost paid off, it just got a new air compressor, and then it's going to get driven into the ground. So a new purchase is a few years (knocking on wood) off, but it doesn't hurt to plan. :P
My Vegas trip this year is pushing two weeks and not by choice. My bosses added a convention to the existing convention that I'm already running point for. (Yes, I'll never use the phrase "running point" again. That was lame. Sorry 'bout that.) But being in a hotel for such an extended period of time causes an interesting clothing dilemma. I don't own 12 pairs of underwear. I'm hoping Vegas has some sort of smancy, pick-up/drop-off, delivery laundry service because I work at least 18 hours a day out there and I just won't have the time. But I'll need clothes that won't smell like my feet too. Chris, any ideas?
Finally, my response to Brett's itunes "Just for you" meme.
Let's Live for Today...The Grass Roots
Somebody to Love...Jefferson Airplane
Beat it (Featuring John Mayer)...Fall Out Boy
Happy Birthday (Rag)...Vicky Down and his Gag band
Miss Murder...AFI
Up-Up and Away...The 5th Dimension & Al Casey
Come Out and Play...The Offspring
Green Tambourine...The Lemon Pipers
Hallelujah (American Idol Performance) Jason Castro
Peace Frog...The Doors
I would say that iTunes got about half of it right. The other half? No where close.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Avenue Q cast and me.
Yeah, I said this would look awesome on the interwebs.
David Benoit, Cole Porter, me, and Robert McClure
Nicer than I can begin to tell you about.
I can't wait to watch it again tomorrow.
David Benoit, Cole Porter, me, and Robert McClure
Nicer than I can begin to tell you about.
I can't wait to watch it again tomorrow.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Twittering
If you're reading this via an aggregator or feed reader then you haven't seen the small changes to my corner of the internet.
1) Beneath the title, there is now an ever changing random quote that I like or created. Props to Duane for the idea and the code.
2) The long list of months and months for archives has been reduced to a drop down list.
3) and I have added a side box that lists my last 6 Tweets from Twitter.
Twitter.....Right after I joined Facebook, I swore that I was not going to jump into the next social web thingy. Twitter came along and I promptly stuck my nose in the air and ignored whatever potential interweb fun might be happening. I was wrong. It's fun. Really really fun. Not Avenue Q fun. But fun. Check my Tweets out.
1) Beneath the title, there is now an ever changing random quote that I like or created. Props to Duane for the idea and the code.
2) The long list of months and months for archives has been reduced to a drop down list.
3) and I have added a side box that lists my last 6 Tweets from Twitter.
Twitter.....Right after I joined Facebook, I swore that I was not going to jump into the next social web thingy. Twitter came along and I promptly stuck my nose in the air and ignored whatever potential interweb fun might be happening. I was wrong. It's fun. Really really fun. Not Avenue Q fun. But fun. Check my Tweets out.
Broadcast this
Isn't the popular broadcasting phrase;
Click.
"Don't count (underdog team currently losing badly at the half) out of this game!"Really code for "Please don't turn the channel."
Click.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Avenue Q
Funny, funny, funny funny, funny, funny funny stuff.
It was what I expected from clips and the soundtrack.
It was also nothing like what I expected.
It's here through Sunday.
It was what I expected from clips and the soundtrack.
It was also nothing like what I expected.
It's here through Sunday.
I don't understand
A single mother of three has been given the opportunity to dine with Senator Obama. In this article she said;
Why do some people believe they're entitled to priviledges and rewards that they didn't earn or work towards? She didn't save for her children's education, so why should her kids have the priviledge of going to college? Why did she have kids when she's struggling to pay her bills? Why should she get to retire when she didn't properly save? (Before someone jumps me like a horny teenager, I realize that there are other details we are not privy to, I'm painting with a wide brush here.)
Living in America does not mean that you're entitled to a standard of living.
Additionally, I don't understand this idea of bailing out the banks that issued shoddy loans to people that couldn't otherwise afford a house. And I don't understand helping the lenders that couldn't afford the house in the first place? It's very simple. Don't buy stuff you can't afford.
In his book, Boortz uses the example of a yacht. I'm paraphrasing here but the idea is all his.
End of rant.
Side note: Avenue Q is in town all week. The AJC gave it a VERY good review. Not that I trust the AJC but the review was overwhelmingly good.
"I want to ask him what he plans to do to help people like me send their kids
to college and help people like me to retire who have no savings and to help
people like my mother who's struggling to afford her medication when she's
also struggling to pay her housing and all her bills," she said Wednesday."
Why do some people believe they're entitled to priviledges and rewards that they didn't earn or work towards? She didn't save for her children's education, so why should her kids have the priviledge of going to college? Why did she have kids when she's struggling to pay her bills? Why should she get to retire when she didn't properly save? (Before someone jumps me like a horny teenager, I realize that there are other details we are not privy to, I'm painting with a wide brush here.)
Living in America does not mean that you're entitled to a standard of living.
Additionally, I don't understand this idea of bailing out the banks that issued shoddy loans to people that couldn't otherwise afford a house. And I don't understand helping the lenders that couldn't afford the house in the first place? It's very simple. Don't buy stuff you can't afford.
In his book, Boortz uses the example of a yacht. I'm paraphrasing here but the idea is all his.
"Are you going to feel sorry for me when the bank come to re-possess my million
dollar yacht? Are you going to feel sorry for me when my credit is ruined
because I couldn't make the payments? Of course not! I couldn't afford it and I shouldn't have bought it.
End of rant.
Side note: Avenue Q is in town all week. The AJC gave it a VERY good review. Not that I trust the AJC but the review was overwhelmingly good.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Heh! Take that non-existant karma!
Yesterday was fantastic.
My youngest brother, Scott, and his girlfriend stopped by last night to drop off a gift certificate to The Home Depot. I'm thinking belt sander. Or maybe an extra DeWalt battery. No, an extra battery isn't fun. So unless a better idea comes along; belt sander it is.
G.G. got me Ed Begley Jr's Living Like Ed. A how to book on living a greener life. I'm not jumping into the deep end of the green movement pool, but I am splashing around in the John Mark Carr kiddy pool. A few months ago we replaced all of the eligible light bulbs with CFLs. About two months ago we bought and started using reusable cloth bags to use at the grocery store. So far, so good. The book gives examples how to make small adjustments or investments to decrease your energy use that will overtime, pay for itself. Updates as they happen, but I'm feeling good about this.
G.G. got me Ed Begley Jr's Living Like Ed. A how to book on living a greener life. I'm not jumping into the deep end of the green movement pool, but I am splashing around in the John Mark Carr kiddy pool. A few months ago we replaced all of the eligible light bulbs with CFLs. About two months ago we bought and started using reusable cloth bags to use at the grocery store. So far, so good. The book gives examples how to make small adjustments or investments to decrease your energy use that will overtime, pay for itself. Updates as they happen, but I'm feeling good about this.
Step 1; Program the programmable thermostat I installed over two years ago. Someone shoot me in the face. Head/Desk/Head/Desk/Head/Desk
Updated: The thermostat has been programmed.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Eat this
Hat Tip: Meghan
Dinner tonight was Buffalo-style chicken. Think of this as Buffalo Wings but without the fryer or skin.
With the ingredients below, and split between two people the total caloric intake was 500 per person. For an extra kick, chili pepper was added and the next time I make it, I will add jalapeños for more flavor. The recipe below gives you a solid medium spicy chicken tenderloin that satisfied my almost weekly craving for wings without blowing the diet.
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 hot pepper sauce
3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
1) In a small bowl, mix butter, chili sauce, and hot pepper sauce
2) In large bowl, mix chicken and half of the chili sauce mixture.
3) Cook over medium heat until well browned and cooked through
4) Add remaining half of the chili sauce mixture, toss to coat.
5) Cram in food hole
Dinner tonight was Buffalo-style chicken. Think of this as Buffalo Wings but without the fryer or skin.
With the ingredients below, and split between two people the total caloric intake was 500 per person. For an extra kick, chili pepper was added and the next time I make it, I will add jalapeños for more flavor. The recipe below gives you a solid medium spicy chicken tenderloin that satisfied my almost weekly craving for wings without blowing the diet.
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 hot pepper sauce
3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
1) In a small bowl, mix butter, chili sauce, and hot pepper sauce
2) In large bowl, mix chicken and half of the chili sauce mixture.
3) Cook over medium heat until well browned and cooked through
4) Add remaining half of the chili sauce mixture, toss to coat.
5) Cram in food hole
Celebrate
Happy World Tuberculosis Day!
And also the birthdays of;
1874 - Harry Houdini
1951 - Tommy Hilfiger
1953 - Louie Anderson
1965 - The Undertaker
1974 - Alyson Hannigan
1976 - Peyton Manning and me.
An odd group to say the least.
To celebrate my 32nd year of not dying, I am hoping for the exact opposite of what I received last year. So here is my birthday wish list.
And also the birthdays of;
1874 - Harry Houdini
1951 - Tommy Hilfiger
1953 - Louie Anderson
1965 - The Undertaker
1974 - Alyson Hannigan
1976 - Peyton Manning and me.
An odd group to say the least.
To celebrate my 32nd year of not dying, I am hoping for the exact opposite of what I received last year. So here is my birthday wish list.
- To not spend anytime anywhere near or inside a hospital with friends or family.
- For Georgia Girl not to herniate a disc.
- To not be approached by any "crazy" homeless people. (The homeless in general I feel very sorry for, but the "crazy" homeless scare the shit out of me.)
- And for something extra, a low level of drama.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Bracket This
After the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament the standings are as follows.
Michael K - 36
Tim - 36
Me - 35
Hagood - 34
Paul - 34
Josh - 33
Lamont - 33
Michael O - 33
Brett - 32
Ellen - 32
Jim - 32
Will - 32
Matt - 31
Seth - 31
Stacy - 30
Michael K - 36
Tim - 36
Me - 35
Hagood - 34
Paul - 34
Josh - 33
Lamont - 33
Michael O - 33
Brett - 32
Ellen - 32
Jim - 32
Will - 32
Matt - 31
Seth - 31
Stacy - 30
Thursday, March 20, 2008
I see you
I have never attempted to sneak prohibited items into Sanford Stadium. No booze, no artificial noise makers and never, ever, an umbrella. The risk is not worth the potential punishment of being kicked out. The amount of money you have to donate just to be eligible to purchase season tickets easily negates any urge I have to do something that would get me kicked out of a game. It's just not worth it.
Now, I understand the argument that "if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about" but I don't like this one bit. Installing cameras to spy on the visitors of Sanford Stadium fills me with exactly the same amount of pride as watching our stadium slowly become one giant commercial.
Now, I understand the argument that "if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about" but I don't like this one bit. Installing cameras to spy on the visitors of Sanford Stadium fills me with exactly the same amount of pride as watching our stadium slowly become one giant commercial.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Head/Desk/Head/Desk
Some Vista SP1 Early Adopters Reporting Problems
And FYI - The deadline for bracket submissions is tomorrow at 11 AM EST
And FYI - The deadline for bracket submissions is tomorrow at 11 AM EST
Go Dawgs!
My idea for tomorrow was get up early, fly to DC, catch the Georgia game and fly home. That idea was nixed. Also scratched was driving to Athens to watch the game downtown. So instead, I'm going to watch the game from a sports bar-type establishment. Does anyone have any ideas or want to meet up for the game?
UPDATED: Dave and I are shredding our daytime responsibilities and meeting at the Brookhaven Hudson Grill. Everyone should blow off work and meet us there.
UPDATED: Dave and I are shredding our daytime responsibilities and meeting at the Brookhaven Hudson Grill. Everyone should blow off work and meet us there.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Tip off is a coming
Remember when I said I couldn't wait to read the Tech message boards regarding the SEC tournament? It's as awesome as I thought it would be. Stay classy Tech.
Depending on where you look, Georgia is between a 7.5 and 8.5 underdog to Xavier. I'm no sports bookie, but that line seems a little soft to me. (Note to self: Have talk with boss regarding extended and late lunch on Thursday.)
To join the bracket challenge click here and enter the password;
"UGA SEC Tournament Champion"
Depending on where you look, Georgia is between a 7.5 and 8.5 underdog to Xavier. I'm no sports bookie, but that line seems a little soft to me. (Note to self: Have talk with boss regarding extended and late lunch on Thursday.)
To join the bracket challenge click here and enter the password;
"UGA SEC Tournament Champion"
Monday, March 17, 2008
UGA Basketball
Yup. I'm still beaming with joy. In fact, I wore a shiny UGA golf shirt to work today to celebrate. But I'm also laughing at some of the photos that keep popping up.
This one from Bill Haber (AP) is screaming for a caption.
HOLY SHIT!!! DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?!?!?
This one from Bill Haber (AP) is screaming for a caption.
HOLY SHIT!!! DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?!?!?
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Bracket This
I'm still in shock and awe over what the Dawgs accomplished over the last four days so yes, I'm still smiling.
UGA was THE news story for about an hour until the selection committee released the field of 65 for this year's NCAA tournament. After an hour of listening to the prognosticators, I logged onto CBS's sportsline.com and set up the third annual "Bracket This" tournament pool.
There is no cost to enter, but there is a small prize; $25 gift certificate to the online store of your choosing.
Two items of note about the invitations.
1) If you received the automatic invitation from CBS.com last week and accepted, you might have to accept the second invitation that you received today. Chalk it up to user error.
2) I just sent out the manual invitations to those that I thought would like to play. If you didn't receive it and you'd like to play, go to http://bracketthis.mayhem.sportsline.com, the password is: "UGA SEC Tournament Champion".
Good luck!!!
UGA was THE news story for about an hour until the selection committee released the field of 65 for this year's NCAA tournament. After an hour of listening to the prognosticators, I logged onto CBS's sportsline.com and set up the third annual "Bracket This" tournament pool.
There is no cost to enter, but there is a small prize; $25 gift certificate to the online store of your choosing.
Two items of note about the invitations.
1) If you received the automatic invitation from CBS.com last week and accepted, you might have to accept the second invitation that you received today. Chalk it up to user error.
2) I just sent out the manual invitations to those that I thought would like to play. If you didn't receive it and you'd like to play, go to http://bracketthis.mayhem.sportsline.com, the password is: "UGA SEC Tournament Champion".
Good luck!!!
How 'Bout Them Dawgs!
I can't believe it. It's still even a little surreal.
The much maligned Georgia Bulldogs are playing in the SEC championship game after being forced to win two games in one day.
The SEC needs to send a very nice care package to Ga Tech for bending over backwards to help the SEC complete its tournament. Other than signing Reggie Ball; this is the nicest thing I can remember Tech doing. But I also can't wait to watch the Tech boards explode if Georgia wins today.
I'm so proud of these men. Coach included.
Go Dawgs!!!
The much maligned Georgia Bulldogs are playing in the SEC championship game after being forced to win two games in one day.
The SEC needs to send a very nice care package to Ga Tech for bending over backwards to help the SEC complete its tournament. Other than signing Reggie Ball; this is the nicest thing I can remember Tech doing. But I also can't wait to watch the Tech boards explode if Georgia wins today.
I'm so proud of these men. Coach included.
Go Dawgs!!!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Highs and Lows
The highs: I did the biggest happy dance in my living room when Bliss's bank shot off the glass slipped through the hoop for the win. I was on the coffee table dancing to a moment. No music, just a moment. There has been so little to cheer for with Georgia basketball, the moment was worth enjoying.
The lows: In an open field tournament with only the top three getting paid, but paid out well, here's how it went down.
Four players remaing with the blinds at 500/1000
Me/SB - 60k
BB - 12k
1st to act - 10k
Button - 65k
1st to act folds
Button limps
I raise to 3500 with KK
BB folds
Button takes his time and reraises to 10k
At this point, I'm thinking he either has JJ or AK. It felt like he was testing his hand. He could also just be playing position on me. So after giving it as much time as I was allotted, I decide that I have the better hand and move all in. After all there's only one hand that is currently beating me and I don't think he has it.
Wrong. He has it. AA. The cards came as they should and I was out and deflated. After giving the hand some thought, I've decided that I misplayed it (DUH!) and while I don't think I could have gotten totally away from it, there were some signs and lessons learned.
1) He and I had stayed out of each other's way the entire tournament. I didn't want to mess with him and he didn't want to mess with me.
2) He limped and then reraised. That should have sent alarms off. It didn't. Truth be told, I didn't even notice the play. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I was blinded by my cards.
3) I should not have pushed all in. I should have made a reraise to see what he did.
4) Basic rule; If you're on the money bubble, you don't shove all your chip in the middle preflop unless you have the nuts.
Here's to the weekend!
The lows: In an open field tournament with only the top three getting paid, but paid out well, here's how it went down.
Four players remaing with the blinds at 500/1000
Me/SB - 60k
BB - 12k
1st to act - 10k
Button - 65k
1st to act folds
Button limps
I raise to 3500 with KK
BB folds
Button takes his time and reraises to 10k
At this point, I'm thinking he either has JJ or AK. It felt like he was testing his hand. He could also just be playing position on me. So after giving it as much time as I was allotted, I decide that I have the better hand and move all in. After all there's only one hand that is currently beating me and I don't think he has it.
Wrong. He has it. AA. The cards came as they should and I was out and deflated. After giving the hand some thought, I've decided that I misplayed it (DUH!) and while I don't think I could have gotten totally away from it, there were some signs and lessons learned.
1) He and I had stayed out of each other's way the entire tournament. I didn't want to mess with him and he didn't want to mess with me.
2) He limped and then reraised. That should have sent alarms off. It didn't. Truth be told, I didn't even notice the play. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I was blinded by my cards.
3) I should not have pushed all in. I should have made a reraise to see what he did.
4) Basic rule; If you're on the money bubble, you don't shove all your chip in the middle preflop unless you have the nuts.
Here's to the weekend!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Rambling
"Spitzer?!?!? I hardly even know her!!!" - David Letterman
While I have not used the services of a prostitute, I do not think it should be illegal nor do I have a moral objection to anyone who uses or offers this service. As long as you don't harm anyone in the process, you should be free to do whatever you want with your body without threat of incarceration.
With that said; I hope prosecutors throw the legal equivalent of the Encyclopedia Britannica at Spitzer. His hypocrisy of aggressively targeting prostitution rings for their "illegal" activities while using their services is the most absurd double standard I have ever heard.
With that said; I hope prosecutors throw the legal equivalent of the Encyclopedia Britannica at Spitzer. His hypocrisy of aggressively targeting prostitution rings for their "illegal" activities while using their services is the most absurd double standard I have ever heard.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Blogger this
It really grinds my gears when I hit the "enter" key and Blogger takes it that I'm ready to post the entry I'm working on. The gratuitous errors have been corrected on the previous post.
Look at Deez......
Pictures!
I finally got around to dumping about 200 photos off of my camera, making them pretty in iphoto and uploading them to my flickr page.
Of the new sets to look at, laugh at and comment on are;
A very Funkle New Year's Eve at The Melting Point. Actually the pictures are mainly of the load in and the after party that occurred everywhere that no one can remember.
The building of the Odyssey Fire Pit which I failed to take a picture of the finished result.
A few pics of Odyssey performing their Voodoo show, which was awesome.
And then just one or two usable pics from this past weekend's trip to Athens.
But my favorite photo cam from the mail last week. I was nominated for and then later approved to become the newest Tennessee Squire. This would be a geeky Jack Daniels club that comes with a few interesting perks. 1) Private tasting room on JD property 2) Yearly JD swag delivered free to my house. and most importantly 3) A Piece of Lynchburg.
Every Tennessee Squire is given a deed to a small (tiny) plot of land on the JD property. My
plot number is h26255 in case you ever want to visit me. If you would like to be nominated, email me and over the course of the next 15-20 years, I promise to get around to it.
I finally got around to dumping about 200 photos off of my camera, making them pretty in iphoto and uploading them to my flickr page.
Of the new sets to look at, laugh at and comment on are;
A very Funkle New Year's Eve at The Melting Point. Actually the pictures are mainly of the load in and the after party that occurred everywhere that no one can remember.
The building of the Odyssey Fire Pit which I failed to take a picture of the finished result.
A few pics of Odyssey performing their Voodoo show, which was awesome.
And then just one or two usable pics from this past weekend's trip to Athens.
But my favorite photo cam from the mail last week. I was nominated for and then later approved to become the newest Tennessee Squire. This would be a geeky Jack Daniels club that comes with a few interesting perks. 1) Private tasting room on JD property 2) Yearly JD swag delivered free to my house. and most importantly 3) A Piece of Lynchburg.
Every Tennessee Squire is given a deed to a small (tiny) plot of land on the JD property. My
plot number is h26255 in case you ever want to visit me. If you would like to be nominated, email me and over the course of the next 15-20 years, I promise to get around to it.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
My $.02
If your campaign can't successfully produce a commercial using actors that support you; maybe running the county isn't for you.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Bullets
-Friday couldn't come soon enough.
-(Insert a few sentences about the phrase "fixed income" here.)
-Jim Valvano tidbit from SI.
-The waterbouy. I don't need or want one, but I think it's a pretty inventive idea.
-I would really like a nap.
-(Insert a few sentences about the phrase "fixed income" here.)
-Jim Valvano tidbit from SI.
During the 1993 ESPYs after a teleprompter informed Valvano that he had 30
seconds to wrap up a speech. "They got that screen up there flashing 30 seconds,
like I care about that screen, I got tumors all over my body and I'm
worried about some guy in the back going 30 seconds." He closed the speech by
saying, "Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my
mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul. And those three
things are going to carry on forever." He died less than two months later.
-The waterbouy. I don't need or want one, but I think it's a pretty inventive idea.
-I would really like a nap.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Listen to this
Growing up, I didn't listen to popular music. Meaning that I didn't know anything about the music of the late 70's through the early 90's until I got to college. I grew up listening the music that my parents grew up to or more specifically, the music of the 50's and 60's. And honestly I'm very thankful for it. When I started driving, I listened to the now-defunct Fox 97 with Randy and Spiff. The dial only turned when someone else was in the car and they changed it.
I spent college and since playing catchup. Here's an example. I had never knowingly heard a Led Zeppelin song until about 6 years ago. No, that's not an exaggeration. I discovered Plant and Co. during a Funkle Ester rehearsal. You could have heard a pin drop when I asked, "Who sings this song, Ramble On?" I was worried Meredith's jaw was going to hit the ground so hard it would crack the foundation. (At the time, I had heard of Led Zeppelin, I just didn't know any of their music.)
So I'm still playing catch up, but I still love the music from the 50's and 60's.
In 2005 some of the hit makers from the 60's and various other musicians got together in NYC to honor Mike Smith. Smith, the lead singer for The Dave Clark Five, became immobilized from a 2003 fall. The concert reaired last night on MHD (Comcast channel 850).
The concert was not perfect but it was pretty awesome. Some of the acts that performed; The Fab Faux, The Zombies, and Peter and Gordon. This was the first time Peter and Gordon had been on stage together since breaking up over 30 years ago.
It ended with all of the musicians and performers on stage for an "organized jam" of The Dave Clark Five hits, Glad All Over and Bit and Pieces. Will Lee, noticing how many people were going to be involved, called the jam; "The Safety in Numbers Orchestra and the Dave Clark Five-hundred". Shaffer said; "Let's just see if the energy carries us through."
In addition to everyone that had performed, Donald Fagen and Max Weinberg joined in for the last number and the resulting energy was pretty awesome.
Last week Mike Smith died. The Dave Clark Five was the 2nd band of the British Invasion and the performers of one of my favorite songs; Catch Us If You Can. The Dave Clark Five will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10th.
The concert airs again at 9 PM this Friday on MHD.
I spent college and since playing catchup. Here's an example. I had never knowingly heard a Led Zeppelin song until about 6 years ago. No, that's not an exaggeration. I discovered Plant and Co. during a Funkle Ester rehearsal. You could have heard a pin drop when I asked, "Who sings this song, Ramble On?" I was worried Meredith's jaw was going to hit the ground so hard it would crack the foundation. (At the time, I had heard of Led Zeppelin, I just didn't know any of their music.)
So I'm still playing catch up, but I still love the music from the 50's and 60's.
In 2005 some of the hit makers from the 60's and various other musicians got together in NYC to honor Mike Smith. Smith, the lead singer for The Dave Clark Five, became immobilized from a 2003 fall. The concert reaired last night on MHD (Comcast channel 850).
The concert was not perfect but it was pretty awesome. Some of the acts that performed; The Fab Faux, The Zombies, and Peter and Gordon. This was the first time Peter and Gordon had been on stage together since breaking up over 30 years ago.
It ended with all of the musicians and performers on stage for an "organized jam" of The Dave Clark Five hits, Glad All Over and Bit and Pieces. Will Lee, noticing how many people were going to be involved, called the jam; "The Safety in Numbers Orchestra and the Dave Clark Five-hundred". Shaffer said; "Let's just see if the energy carries us through."
In addition to everyone that had performed, Donald Fagen and Max Weinberg joined in for the last number and the resulting energy was pretty awesome.
Last week Mike Smith died. The Dave Clark Five was the 2nd band of the British Invasion and the performers of one of my favorite songs; Catch Us If You Can. The Dave Clark Five will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10th.
The concert airs again at 9 PM this Friday on MHD.
Heh!
Georgia Sports Blog posted this picture with caption which I found amusing.
But I think a better caption would have been; "Oh Shit! Am I still the coach?
Monday, March 03, 2008
Piss poor planning
This is most ridiculous article I have ever read.
What if the teacher was armed? What if the students had actually jumped out the window?
HT:Reason
What if the teacher was armed? What if the students had actually jumped out the window?
HT:Reason
The Interwebs, They are awesome.
Hmmm..... A shoulder dolly. I wonder who thought of that?
Do we need a sequel to Tron?
I finished the OPT prop early Saturday morning and Keith stopped by to pick it up. I hope it works.
I'm going to publicly shame the first person I see wearing this.
After working all weekend, I'm off today with a short to-do list.
-Replace the rear brake light assembly on the Honda. (Updated: This is not as simple as the parts guy at Hennessey Honda made it sound. I'm on hour three of this project. Turns out you have to remove the bumper to replace the light assembly. I'd like to meet the engineer who designed this car so I can punch him in the throat.)
-Have emissions tested on the Honda. (If I ever finish replacing the light assembly.)
-Take laundry upstairs. (Check.)
-Nap. (About to.)
Do we need a sequel to Tron?
I finished the OPT prop early Saturday morning and Keith stopped by to pick it up. I hope it works.
I'm going to publicly shame the first person I see wearing this.
After working all weekend, I'm off today with a short to-do list.
-Replace the rear brake light assembly on the Honda. (Updated: This is not as simple as the parts guy at Hennessey Honda made it sound. I'm on hour three of this project. Turns out you have to remove the bumper to replace the light assembly. I'd like to meet the engineer who designed this car so I can punch him in the throat.)
-Have emissions tested on the Honda. (If I ever finish replacing the light assembly.)
-Take laundry upstairs. (Check.)
-Nap. (About to.)
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