Saturday, December 12, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sym Symba
I used to have a late 60's Honda 50s and always wanted a Honda Super Cub. Honda has sold 60 million, making it the best selling powered vehicle of all time. Honda hasn't sold them in the US since the 80's, but they are still sold all over the world. If you want one, you might try the Sym Symba, which has a 100cc engine, but is completely based on the Super Cub.
Monday, October 26, 2009
There, I Fixed It: Epic Kludges + Jury Rigs
This is such a funny site. It's nothing but pictures and captions. Kludge, Kludge, Kludge.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Zoom Plumbing Atlanta - Unprofessional
I had the afternoon off yesterday and today, and needed some plumbing done at the house. Yesterday afternoon, I called Zoom Plumbing in Atlanta (a friend recommended it) and talked to Tom (I assume Tom Connolly, who appears to be the owner) and scheduled an appointment today between 2-6pm. He asked if the address was in Little 5 Points and I said that it was 3-4 miles east of there.
Today, Tom called around 3:00 and asked if I still needed a plumber. I said that I did and he asked me if we lived 'near McLendon'. I said that I don't know where that is, but that our house is in the Oakhurst neighborhood in Decatur. He said that he was on his way.
At 5:30, he had still not arrived or called, so I called him and he said that he hadn't been able to find the house, that he had driven all over the place looking for it and it wasn't worth it. I asked why he didn't call to get directions or go to Google Maps, or use a GPS or at least call and say that he wasn't coming out. He said the he had a bad day and everything had gone wrong. I said "So you want to make sure that everyone else had a bad day"?
Please make sure not to call Zoom Plumbing Atlanta for anything. I didn't link to them from this blog, because I don't want to inadvertently send them any customers.
Today, Tom called around 3:00 and asked if I still needed a plumber. I said that I did and he asked me if we lived 'near McLendon'. I said that I don't know where that is, but that our house is in the Oakhurst neighborhood in Decatur. He said that he was on his way.
At 5:30, he had still not arrived or called, so I called him and he said that he hadn't been able to find the house, that he had driven all over the place looking for it and it wasn't worth it. I asked why he didn't call to get directions or go to Google Maps, or use a GPS or at least call and say that he wasn't coming out. He said the he had a bad day and everything had gone wrong. I said "So you want to make sure that everyone else had a bad day"?
Please make sure not to call Zoom Plumbing Atlanta for anything. I didn't link to them from this blog, because I don't want to inadvertently send them any customers.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Chugtoberfest
Saturday, some friends are coming over for a beer tasting. Today, I went to Green's and picked up a few things. Here's what we have. The numbers to the left are the beer's rating on RateBeer.Com, plus a link to the RateBeer.Com page for the beer.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Freebird
"To me, there's nothing freer than a bird, you know, just flying wherever he wants to go. And, I don't know, that's what this country is all about, being free. I think everyone wants to be a free bird." - Ronnie Van Zant
Bacon of the Month Club
That's right. Bacon of the Month Club. So you can get bacon sent to you, Monthly. It appears to not be a joke.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Celebrity Sighting - Michael Showalter
We saw Michael Showalter in New York City. He was filming an episode of Law and Order. He has a show on Comedy Central with Michael Ian Black called "Michael and Michael Have Issues"
Squirrel with a french fry
This was taken at the Shake Shack at Madison Square Park in NYC. I didn't give him the fry, but I did give him a stern warning about a diet high in saturated fats.
Congrarulations, Chad and Amanda!
Our friends Chad and Amanda will be moving to Macon, Georgia. We welcome them to Georgia. Chad will be the Rector at St.Francis Episcopal Church. Here's his introduction from their website:
It is our privilege to announce that Father Steven Chadwick Vaughn (Father Chad) has been unanimously called by the Vestry to be the new rector at St Francis Episcopal Church, effective October 15, 2009.
He and his wife Amanda are native Georgians, who grew up in the greater Atlanta area. Father Chad attended Oglethorpe University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in English and Art History.
After graduation, he worked for several years at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in Atlanta as the Curator and Educational Programs Coordinator before becoming the Director of Museum Operations. Eventually, he left the Museum of Art to serve as the Associate Director of Development at Oglethorpe University.
He left Oglethorpe University in December 2000 to become the Executive Assistant to the Dean at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. He served in that position until June 2003 when he left for the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. After completing his Seminarian Internship at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Austin, Texas, in May 2006 he graduated with a Masters of Divinity.
For the last 3 years, he has served as the Associate Priest for Liturgy, Communications, and Outreach at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. In addition to sharing in presiding, preaching, teaching, and pastoral care with the clergy team at St. David’s, Father Chad serves as the “Parish Liturgical Officer,” planning and coordinating the many and varied worship services (including their 6 Sunday services) as well as managing their liturgical ministries (Altar Guild, EM’s, Acolytes, Ushers, etc.). He also oversees the communication ministries and is the Executive Editor for all parish publications. Additionally, he leads St. David’s outreach ministries in the greater Austin community and the world, including supervising the Grants Committee for Community Outreach.
Chad's interests lie in liturgy, art and religion, film, photography and travel. Father Chad and Amanda love visiting the northwest and the tall trees -- Victoria, BC is one of their favorite places in the world. Moving with them to Macon will be their precocious cat, Millie. Father Chad is very approachable, humorous, a lover of souls and is ready to lead St Francis as we take the next steps on our journey.
The Vestry is incredibly grateful to the Search Committee for the time and effort they were willing to put forth in order to find such a wonderful fit for St. Francis. We cannot imagine a better rector to lead us into the future.
The 2009 St. Francis Vestry
Sweetwater Brewing Co
A great article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution about Sweetwater - Sweetwater Brewing Co. tastes success | ajc.com
Google Reader
Over the weekend, I migrated from Bloglines to Google Reader as my RSS reader. I've been using Bloglines for about five years. I've looked at Google Reader several times over the past couple of years, but was too entrenched in Bloglines to move. Since I've made the change, I've been pretty happy about it. The one thing that I haven't replaced is my Bloglines blogroll which is all of the sites I subscribe to which appears in the right column of this blog.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Abita assortment
Last weekend, Amy and I went to Green's liquor store and picked up a twelve-pack of Louisiana's finest.
Monday, August 24, 2009
2009 U.S. Amateur Championship
Today, the 2009 U.S. Amateur Championship begins. Will McCurdy will be competing with the best Amateur golfers in the country. The Championship begins with 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday. The field is cut to the low 64 players for match play after Tuesday’s round. Match play begins on Wednesday and continues until the 36 hole final on Sunday. Unfortunately, Amy and I won't be there, so we will be tracking the progress at http://www.usamateur.org/.
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