The knights of the Round Table
Remember this?
My super cool wife got me this for christmas, and I like it.
My super cool wife got me this for christmas, and I like it.
« November 2007 | Main | January 2008 »
December 28, 2007
December 27, 2007
one vision
Work during the week between christmas and new year's is always slow.
So my mind wanders, and I went to a site referred to on a morning radio show. Big mistake.
So, I thought I'd share the pain.
Please don't kill me Collette Nelson, but the fake boobs and nice looking dress are not going to make up for the fact that you are HUGE!
Dude huge.
Slap a wig on me, shave me everywhere, and we're approaching how bad this looks.
Sadly, she may have bigger arms than me.
So my mind wanders, and I went to a site referred to on a morning radio show. Big mistake.
So, I thought I'd share the pain.
Please don't kill me Collette Nelson, but the fake boobs and nice looking dress are not going to make up for the fact that you are HUGE!
Dude huge.
Slap a wig on me, shave me everywhere, and we're approaching how bad this looks.
Sadly, she may have bigger arms than me.
December 22, 2007
someone must get hurt
A guy from the judo club brought his camera and took some good pictures of a practice.
This particular practice, we decoded to work out without gis, so it was more like a wrestling practice, but it was fun. I hadn't done that in a million years.
I love this last picture. All that really happened was that we agreed to stop before I slammed him helplessly into the mat. But the last picture looks like I'm holding him up with a one armed choke hold, like Schwarzenegger in Terminator.
This particular practice, we decoded to work out without gis, so it was more like a wrestling practice, but it was fun. I hadn't done that in a million years.
I love this last picture. All that really happened was that we agreed to stop before I slammed him helplessly into the mat. But the last picture looks like I'm holding him up with a one armed choke hold, like Schwarzenegger in Terminator.
December 19, 2007
test
still trying to get adsense to work right
not there yet
not there yet
December 18, 2007
baby's got sauce
I can't believe I failed to mention that the girls were in a lcoal production of 'A Christmas Carol"
They had pretty small parts, but they sure seemed to like it.
I finally got around to posting some pics we took there. I wasn't too thrilled with how the pictures turned out, but the play was good.
They had pretty small parts, but they sure seemed to like it.
I finally got around to posting some pics we took there. I wasn't too thrilled with how the pictures turned out, but the play was good.
December 16, 2007
songs from the vatican gift shop
I went to the liquor store on friday with the idea of getting something different to drink.
I found this.
And this
The Monty Python Ale is actually quite good.
I had to choke down the St. Peters down, it was not so good. I would not recommend it.
I also tried Rouge's Kell's Irish brew, but that was so bad I couldn't even finish it.
Stay away, stay far away.
Which I then found that they also sell this.
Feel free to get this for me, this could be the coolest cup I've ever seen.
Also feel free to get this shirt for my wife.
I found this.
And this
The Monty Python Ale is actually quite good.
I had to choke down the St. Peters down, it was not so good. I would not recommend it.
I also tried Rouge's Kell's Irish brew, but that was so bad I couldn't even finish it.
Stay away, stay far away.
Which I then found that they also sell this.
Feel free to get this for me, this could be the coolest cup I've ever seen.
Also feel free to get this shirt for my wife.
December 15, 2007
the argus
This is a great site, if you grew up in the golden age of arcade games, like I did.
I spent much $ on pacman, galaga, defender, street fighter, dig dug, centipede.
Shockinglyfun has a lot of these in flash form, but nothing beats MAME.
I spent much $ on pacman, galaga, defender, street fighter, dig dug, centipede.
Shockinglyfun has a lot of these in flash form, but nothing beats MAME.
December 14, 2007
merkaba
have you seen the UNL Judo club website?
Of course you haven't.
Facebook is a very good website. It is 10x the level that MySpace is, I cannot understand what people see in MySpace at all, when there is facebook.
Anywho, this is the club I am coaching now. So I posted some ego-stroking video I captured from million year old tapes for the Judo club. They are cool. Well, to me, anyway.
Check them out and laugh. See if you can even tell that it's me...
Of course you haven't.
Facebook is a very good website. It is 10x the level that MySpace is, I cannot understand what people see in MySpace at all, when there is facebook.
Anywho, this is the club I am coaching now. So I posted some ego-stroking video I captured from million year old tapes for the Judo club. They are cool. Well, to me, anyway.
Check them out and laugh. See if you can even tell that it's me...
December 11, 2007
the weather
I remember a million years ago, being floored that Dave had not seen Monty Python's 'Meaning of Life' as I was trying to make a reference to 'The miracle of Birth' segment, or more specifically, to the protestant rant at the end, which as the nerd I am, I still quote to this day.
The other day I realized that virtually all the monty pyhton movies are on YouTue, so now everyone can see what I think is so funny.
(psst. the protestant rant at the end is the best. The song becomes tiresome for me after about 1 minute. When you get tired of it, skip to position 7:10)
The other day I realized that virtually all the monty pyhton movies are on YouTue, so now everyone can see what I think is so funny.
(psst. the protestant rant at the end is the best. The song becomes tiresome for me after about 1 minute. When you get tired of it, skip to position 7:10)
i didn't feel a thing
I did something I'm rather proud of myself for.
I often lament that I cannot watch the 'adult' themed shows that I want to in my living room.
I'm not talking porn here, I'm talking like rambo, south park, or just about anything on tv anymore that even I have to admit is pretty much not appropriate for kids.
But we only have 2 tvs in the house, and the second one is downstairs where I don't have any real access to a computer or a good place to put my laptop.
I have an office upstairs, but no tv there.
But I did have a spare PC there, so I took a spare tv capture card, and put it in the PC and made a second mythtv box.
Now I can watch downloaded movies, live tv, whatever I want, and lock the door so no kids can watch.
I love it!
I often lament that I cannot watch the 'adult' themed shows that I want to in my living room.
I'm not talking porn here, I'm talking like rambo, south park, or just about anything on tv anymore that even I have to admit is pretty much not appropriate for kids.
But we only have 2 tvs in the house, and the second one is downstairs where I don't have any real access to a computer or a good place to put my laptop.
I have an office upstairs, but no tv there.
But I did have a spare PC there, so I took a spare tv capture card, and put it in the PC and made a second mythtv box.
Now I can watch downloaded movies, live tv, whatever I want, and lock the door so no kids can watch.
I love it!
December 9, 2007
bailey's walk
Do you really want to get me something I really want for christmas?
Of course you do.
I can honestly say that I have been wanting this product for more years than I can count. I want this more than any other purchasable product out there right now.
This is a seriously cool watch. I think I will have it before long, especially considering the other phone I have been lusting after
is still not ready.
Of course you do.
I can honestly say that I have been wanting this product for more years than I can count. I want this more than any other purchasable product out there right now.
This is a seriously cool watch. I think I will have it before long, especially considering the other phone I have been lusting after
is still not ready.
December 5, 2007
good news first
I got some good news last weekend. Well, not so much good news for me directly, but definitely for my dad. He has finished his chemo, six months worth. And he has gone through the post-chemo examination and has been declared cancer-free now!
This is obiviously great news for him, and very good news for the rest of us, who who were not ready for him to go.
He still has some amount of surgery to go, to reverse some earlier surgeries that were done to facilitate all the chemo.
But now at least he can come back here for christmas, and hang out with everyone for a while.
It's taken a load off of my mind, to be sure.
This is obiviously great news for him, and very good news for the rest of us, who who were not ready for him to go.
He still has some amount of surgery to go, to reverse some earlier surgeries that were done to facilitate all the chemo.
But now at least he can come back here for christmas, and hang out with everyone for a while.
It's taken a load off of my mind, to be sure.
December 3, 2007
mo money, mo cash, mo hos
I'm glad this guy is saying it, I've been saying it to myself for years, but would be lynched by the PC police if I said it out load.
But I've been thinking it for years.
Jason Whitlock is not alone, Bill Cosby has been saying the same thing since (at least) 2004. yet the prevalence of the 'gangster' mentality or attitude is not abating.
Am I alone in thinking that the overriding factor is education?
I personally think that 95% of educated people think alike in terms of socially acceptable behavior. I'm not talking about political views, but what is acceptable when having to deal with other people, most notably people you have had no prior contact with.
So if you act/dress/talk like a criminal, you're going to be perceived as a criminal. Most people don't want to associate with criminals.
Educated people typically behave in a way to give a good first impression.
And I don't want to hear the argument that blacks don't get the same opportunities for an education that everyone else does, it's clear that it's more than possible for anyone to get an education if they really want to, that's been shown time and time again.
I don't really have a clear point here, other than to reiterate the age old saying "you reap what you sow"
Yes, it's too bad this football player got killed, especially considering his seemingly bright future, but he clearly was hanging out with criminals. And if you hang out with criminals, you are bound to eventually be involved, directly or peripherally with crime. And if it's violent crime, you stand a serious risk of getting killed.
I heard that many other football players are taking this to heart, and cutting ties with past friends who are known criminals. I hope this is true, as it is a good first step in the direction of stomping out this ridiculous trend of criminality being popular.
But I've been thinking it for years.
Jason Whitlock is not alone, Bill Cosby has been saying the same thing since (at least) 2004. yet the prevalence of the 'gangster' mentality or attitude is not abating.
Am I alone in thinking that the overriding factor is education?
I personally think that 95% of educated people think alike in terms of socially acceptable behavior. I'm not talking about political views, but what is acceptable when having to deal with other people, most notably people you have had no prior contact with.
So if you act/dress/talk like a criminal, you're going to be perceived as a criminal. Most people don't want to associate with criminals.
Educated people typically behave in a way to give a good first impression.
And I don't want to hear the argument that blacks don't get the same opportunities for an education that everyone else does, it's clear that it's more than possible for anyone to get an education if they really want to, that's been shown time and time again.
I don't really have a clear point here, other than to reiterate the age old saying "you reap what you sow"
Yes, it's too bad this football player got killed, especially considering his seemingly bright future, but he clearly was hanging out with criminals. And if you hang out with criminals, you are bound to eventually be involved, directly or peripherally with crime. And if it's violent crime, you stand a serious risk of getting killed.
I heard that many other football players are taking this to heart, and cutting ties with past friends who are known criminals. I hope this is true, as it is a good first step in the direction of stomping out this ridiculous trend of criminality being popular.