Thursday, August 31, 2006
Airline Meal
Peanuts, crackers, cookies, and Diet Coke. I believe that none of the four food groups are represented...
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Back to my home in Atlanta
Slow Motion Home Depot
Monday, August 28, 2006
KnowYourStuff.Org
Welcome to KnowYourStuff.org, where you can download the I.I.I.'s new home inventory software for free! This software makes creating a home inventory fun and easy. Once you have completed your inventory, it is easy to keep your information up to date.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
New 'Survivor' to group players by ethnicity
CNN.com - New 'Survivor' to group players by��ethnicity - Aug 23, 2006: "New 'Survivor' to group players by ethnicity"
I went to the above link and voted in the poll, "New "Survivor" twist: Is it offensive to divide teams by race?". Please vote if you have a strong opinion one way or the other.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Are your windows up ?
My new favorite reality show
KISS YOUR EXPECTATIONS GOODBYE. Dad is Gene Simmons – the legendary, tongue wagging demon of KISS. Mom is Shannon Tweed -- former Playmate of the Year, actress and model. And their kids, Nick and Sophie, are, well...surprisingly charming, well-behaved teenagers dealing with the trials and tribulations of adolescence, even though Mom and Dad are truly like no one else’s parents. A&E Network presents the original series GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS Mondays at 10 PM/9 PM C.
Monday, August 21, 2006
New Blogger Beta / New Template...
The new template looks great in Firefox on my PC and I hope it looks OK on your computer & browser. Please leave a comment either way, so I'll know.
Blogger finally supports labels! This is the one feature that has made me think about upgrading to a different blogging platform for a long time. This means I can tag a post with TREO (for example) and you can use the keyword feature to show only TREO labeled posts. This will take a while to implement fully, as I have to go back and tag 659 previous posts...
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Windows Live Writer
This is a test of the Windows Live Writer, a blog post editor from Microsoft. It works (obviously) with Blogger, as well as Windows Live Spaces (and others). If this posts to the blog correctly, then I'm gonna give it at least a thumbs up.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Adam Fresco is an idiot
He's certainly not the only idiot involved in this fiasco (fiasco/fresco - interesting...). The following items he reported he later recanted.
- Passenger had a screwdriver
- Passenger had matches
- Passenger had a note that referenced al-Qaeda
- Passenger had "vaseline on her"
Enough bashing of Adam. Let's look closely at the rest of the story. The woman in question was 60 years old, unarmed and tied up. The plane was diverted to Boston and was intercepted by two F15 fighter jets.
Wow.
After:
Not bad...
You are trainable and in time, you would probably like it here. Your options would be living in a suburb of a larger city.
Are You a Real Southerner
Take More Quizzes
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Philip K Dick...
Traffic stinks...
Within just over 5 hours, I spent 3 hours in the truck and went no more than 25 miles. I could have driven to Houston or Dallas in the same amount of time.
Duh...
Possible punch lines:
- Thanks so much for spelling it out, I never would have thought of putting the "S" first.
- You lost me at "U". Could repeat that more slowly ?
- So, you're not an Indian tribe ?
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Another New Blog...
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Fortune Cookies from Tuesday
- You will receive an unexpected gift from an aquaintence
- If given a penny for every kind act, you'd be a millionaire
The second is really an affirmation, rather than a fortune. The first one is a fortune and did come true on Thursday night. When I went to see tee Jabarvy, I was one of the first 100 people and they gave me a cool discgear CD case with the band's logo.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
This test might be broken...
You're way more Texan than average. You're parents were probably from here too. We're glad to have you. You probably go to the border for Christmas shopping and are well versed in BBQ, Mexican Food and .. well thats pretty much it.
How Texan Are You?
Actors say the darndest things...
What I don't understand is why anybody cares. These are people (in this case, men) who get paid to look pretty and pretend to be someone else. Why would I get my information on post partum depression from the star of Top Gun? Why would I expect the star of Mad Max to not have human flaws like the rest of us? I have (on more than one occassion) had too much to drink and had to apologize to someone I offended.
Thank goodness that each of us doesn't have to live their life so publicly. Who hasn't said things they wish they hadn't? Who hasn't said things that could be taken out of context? Who hasn't told a joke they wish they hadn't?
The unreasonable people here are not the actors (and other celebrities), but a society that hangs on their every word.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Jabarvy CD Release Party
Jabarvy: "AUSTIN, Texas, August 10, 2006 - Following a number of live recordings, Austin-based jam/funk band Jabarvy is set to release their self-titled, debut studio album in Austin, Texas, on August 10, 2006, 10 p.m. at The Parish.
The doors to this highly-anticipated CD-release party open at 9 p.m. Cover is $5, or guests may pay $10 for entry and the new CD. The first 100 people in the door receive a free gift, and there will be free food and drink specials all night long. At 10 p.m. jazz/funk band About:Blank plays the opening set. Jabarvy takes the stage at 11 p.m. to debut the new album."
Sunday, August 06, 2006
How to shut up a homophobe...
Me: Our church is one of the most gay-friendly churches in Austin and on any given week, "the gays" might outnumber the rest of us.
Homophobe: Oh.
How to shut up a beggar...
Beggar: Hey, can you give me a couple of bucks? I'm out of gas and I'm trying to get back home to Pasadena with my wife and kid.
Me: Here's two bucks. That's all I can spare.
Beggar: Come on. Can't you do better than that ?
Me: I can take those two bucks away from you if you don't need 'em.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
MTV turned 25
It's Official: "Batman 2" Gets A Title
The title will be The Dark Knight. Oddly, they've chosen Heath Ledger as The Joker. The movie will begin production next year.