it’s going to be a while before i post again. i apologize to my friends that have enjoyed my ramblings up to this point. i’m fed up with trying to clean up spam. i’ve accidentally removed valid (and quality) comments in attempts to remove PURE SPAM.
the spammers haven’t won… since their goal is/was to get links on my blog pointing back to their spammy junk websites. they’ve just simply forced me to take extreme measures.
the blog will return… and will be improved.
cya
my birthday is coming up in a few weeks… and this year it’s going to be special because i’m going to pig out like never before! btw, Benny & I have the same birth DAY… (i think i’m a year or two younger tho :D). anyhow… many of you know that i started the Atkins diet back on February 1st… some of you know that it’s been a great diet for me… some of you can imagine (if you know anything about the Atkins diet) that i haven’t been eating many breads, potatoes & sugars. i’m sure you might be thinking… “how can you survive”… but it’s actually not too bad. however don’t think that my love for non-Atkins approved foods has diminished:
cookies
ice cream
cake
pie
candy bars
donuts (Krispy Kreme)
chips
french fries
mash potatoes with gravy
chips
lasagna
spaghetti
fetticini
PIZZA
macaroni & cheese
dinner rolls
garlic bread
so here’s the deal… i’m preparing to fall off the Atkins wagon for a week beginning the weekend of my birthday. i figure even if i gain 10lbs i can drop it off in no time once i get back into my diet (and i doubt i could possibly gain that much weight in a week… but we’ll see :D). anyhow i don’t want to forget anything that i might want to sample during this week long binge… so if there is anything you don’t see in the list that you think you i should splurge on then let me know… just remember it’s gotta contain bread/pastas, potatoes or SUGAR.
thanks for helping me out on this one… haha… the world(ok, my tummy) will be a better(um bigger) place with your participation!!
this weekend i flew out to Sant Fe, New Mexico to celebrate my grandparents (Mammaw & Hampaw) 50th wedding anniversary. it was a lot of fun… although it was a short trip. we dined in the wine room at the bottom of a very nice restaurant (didn’t catch the name). i supped the aged wine (again didn’t catch the name) had a pale ale or 2 with some quail, duck and i broke my diet for some creme brule (very much worth it 😀 ). we learned/re-learned how my grandparents met… on a blind date. there was a lot of laughter and a lot of love. my dad’s side of the family gets together much to0 infrequently so the gatherings are always dear… but this was truly a treasured time… i wish we could’ve all stayed for a week.
btw my dad, who owns a Colorado Springs Janitorial Services businees, scored some AWESOME resort & spa rooms from Priceline.com for $70 per night (listed everywhere else for $200… the rooms were p.i.m.p.
Santa Fe itself was kinda neat… definitely more for somebody who wants to shop (with some serious shopping money) and u have to enjoy southwestern art (or you’ll hate it fast). this time of year (Late April/Early May) is a great time to visit and ride horses on the trails… the air is brisk but not cold and the sun is shining and the mountains make a beautiful backdrop.
anyhow… it was fun and its cool to see your grandparents love each other more and more throughout the years… truly perfect for each other!
last weekend i went to the Supercross in Dallas (Texas Stadium) and had a blast! the races weren’t as competitive as they have been in past years. in the 250cc class Carmichael, Stewart & Reed were WAAAAAY better than the rest in the field. the main event race was pretty cool because Carmichael and Stewart were leading the pack and fighting each other hard when Carmichael lost it on the whoop section (knocking him back to the near last of the pack). Stewart then had a big lead on Reed and looked like he was gonna coast in winner with the last 10 laps to go… BUT he flew off the track after hitting a jump wrong on the edge. That put him back 6-7 places…. but he fought back to 2nd like it was nothing. Reed who started the race looking comfortable with settling for 3rd stayed fast enough to hold the lead until the end. i recorded some video with my recently acquired Cannon ZR 600 DV Camcorder (which should come in handy for capturing some ‘interesting’ moments at NU2 this summer). when i get some time i’ll convert some footage and upload it… in the meantime you’re just going to have to take my word that it was awesome.
here’s a plug for some more freeware… ScreenHunter. it’s a simple little screen capture application that allows you to freeze your screen and drag a dynamic rectangle to capture. not to mention it has all your other basic features of screen capturing. i think it’s slick and i’m all about promoting freeware so hopefully you’ll dig it.
i don’t know how useful this web app will be as a standalone product (probably a lot) but it will fit nicely with Googles continued efforts to seemingly transform the software world we have long known as “workstation” based into “web” based.
how many times can you post about a single company??? sheesh G is on a tear with their product lines… i’m telling ya… i don’t you can go wrong if you buy Google stock now and sit on it for a looooooong time
check out the Google Calendar >> https://www.google.com/calendar
remember Enron? u should… it’s probably one of the biggest examples of greed, fraud and blantant disrespect of humanity and the American economy. several corporate execs cashed out with millions (in some cases hundreds of millions) of dollars while many of 30,000 Enron employees lost retirement and savings accrued through Enron. they puffed up earnings numbers using a form of accounting (mark-to-market) that allowed them to basically cook there books like a big pot of water stew… (of course they we’re promising a big fat roast).
Enron’s deceptive ways caught up to them in the long run… as well as some other major institutions (Arthur Anderson, Merrill Lynch, CitiBank… and on and on…)
after all these years Jeff Skilling is finally on the stand to defend himself… and he better hope his story adds up because he’s facing 28 charges of fraud and conspiracy.
if you have an interest in this issue there’s a decent movie called “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room”
for more info and details you can keep up with the case at >> http://chron.com/news/specials/enron/
this is post is for my fellow web coders… i tested the Beta 2 of the IE Developer Toolbar and it’s nice. i’m pretty sure firefox has had this stuff for a while… but considering that IE still dominates the browser world (in terms of end-users) it’s nice to have these slick features available for a blue collar type (m$ developer) such as myself.
i thought at first the toolbar wouldn’t play nice with the Google toolbar… but i just needed to disable the Google toolbar and then re-enable it (not an uncommon thing when loading up multiple toolbars in IE (i know i know you firefox cronies are thinking ‘see IE sux’ haha… o well). it works nice so check it out dev’s.
o yeah be on the look out for the upcoming Internet Explorer 7… the beta 2 for that is out now >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/default.mspx
it’s still a loooooooong time before football season for all you fanatics but you might be intersted to see the >> 2006 NFL schedule
i’m personally a Dallas Cowboys fan so for my like minded compadres here is their schedule >> Dallas Cowboys 2006 Schedule
(Cowboys fans get ready for a mouthy season (hopefully one that can be backed up with wins) provided undoubtedly by Terrell Owens
…and keep in mind (for fantasy football coaches) that the Fantasy Football Blog is a great place to get tips!
o yeah and when you gotta see the game live you can find NFL Tickets at TicketCity.com
01:02:03 04/05/06
my network admin pointed out an interesting timestamp that will occur 3 seconds after 1:02 AM in the wee hours of April 5th. i guess it’s kinda like haleys comet for computer geeks… anyhow don’t lose any sleep over it, just thought i’d share.