tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196637442011-07-31T13:18:07.127-04:00Notes on life, family, music, and whatever else might come to mind!Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-91519731432465776772008-03-11T23:11:00.003-04:002008-03-12T00:03:35.407-04:00

I wasn't gonna blog tonight due to time constraints, but I have been so blown away by some of the performances tonight that I just had to get my thoughts down in writing.Syesha Mercado - Yeah, she was pitchy to start but she was also the first performer on the new stage. I liked the arrangement too. I still think she's one of the best singers, but I'm really worried about her based on this

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It's Wednesday! Time for the final 8 girls to perform on Idol as we whittle them down to six tomorrow night. Let's hope they have better song choices than the guys did last night!Asia'h is up first tonight, singing "I Wanna Dance With Somebody". Didn't we hear her do this before? She sure does have a lot of spunk and energy. Good way to start off the show. She did it so well that it almost seemed

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It's Tuesday night -- that means it's time for another session of Idol liveblogging! Tonight's the last chance to make the top 12 and move on to the "big stage", as Ryan puts it. It's 80's night tonight, so it should be a good one!First up is Luke Perr.. er, Luke Menard. Everyone expected him to be gone last week, so it's no surprise that he starts off very shaky. Man I hope he goes home this

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Time for another night of Idol liveblogging, although apparently Blogger has a scheduled outage at 9pm Eastern, so I'll take that time to give Little Miss a bath.Carly Smithson kicks off the show singing Heart's "Crazy On You". It's a great song choice for her, although she did have a few pitch problems. I can't believe how Simon gushes over her -- I think she's good, but not THAT good. But maybe

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No time to do a full liveblog tonight, so I'll just give a quick recap of each performer.Michael Johns - I really haven't been all that impressed with Michael, ever. (Have I? Check my previous posts.) He's terribly inconsistent, and tonight was one of his worst. I'm not sure what people like so much about him. Is it the accent? Funny that Paula calls him "consistent". As usual, Simon's spot on

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Hello again Idol fanatics! I'm back for another night of Idol liveblogging (albiet 2 hours delayed), one eye on the TV, the other on DialIdol.com, and the fingers furiously typing (and occasionally rewinding) away!Based on DialIdol's stat's today, no huge surprises -- my four favorites are listed in DialIdol's top 5, with Danny Noriega being the only surprise.So here we go... Kristy Lee Cook is

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So here it is, the first real week of Idol and the first time we get to see all of the guys perform. As usual, I'm more than 2 hours delayed, but I'll stick with the liveblogging format anyway.First up is David Hernandez, my Hollywood-round favorite, singing "Wait Till The Midnight Hour". He's good, but I'm not as impressed as past performances. It's fairly bland and he had one really flat note

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-25975277138873730022008-02-16T22:45:00.002-05:002008-02-16T23:46:07.673-05:00

Although I already know the top 24 list, I'm still wondering what happened to some of my early favorites and if maybe they made it into the top 50 without being shown during the Hollywood round.No real surprises during the first half of the show, other than how many people made it through that I don't remember EVER seeing. The biggest surprise to me was that Simon doesn't like David Hernandez.

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Well due to a family emergency and a rough week in general, I'm still playing catch-up with our tv watching this week. I half-watched the Hollywood Week episode while doing some work, but couldn't really pay attention, so tonight it's time to rewatch it. But looking at the top 24 list, I see I didn't do too well with my audition-round predictions. Here are the people I mentioned by name in

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-33910448258276047942008-02-05T23:00:00.000-05:002008-02-06T21:01:57.210-05:00

I'm not really that politically active -- I don't read political blogs, I haven't watched a single debate this campaign, and I haven't even read the candidates' positions on the issues. And as little as three days ago, I was still undecided on who I would vote for next Tuesday. I mean to me, all of the candidates' positions are pretty close and none of them are going to match my views 100%. (In

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-31044045867163499892008-01-29T22:20:00.000-05:002008-01-29T22:38:22.508-05:00

There's not much to blog about in these first round auditions, since we see so few of the people who actually make it through, but one girl did blow me away tonight -- Angelica Puente. Obviously she was nervous, and the judges are right that she was a bit to "mimicy", but I think the judges were a bit harsh. The girl can blow! If she gets her confidence up, she could be a front-runner. She could

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-83687686011886086312008-01-22T22:12:00.000-05:002008-01-29T22:39:39.609-05:00

I wasn't even going to bother blogging about these first Idol audition shows because they normally show so many awful singers, but one singer tonight really grabbed my attention -- Samantha Musa. I thought she was amazing. I did not expect that voice to come out of her at all! And she's cute to boot. My only concern is that she may be TOO good at this point, or maybe not unique enough. The ones

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Wow, it's been a while since I've blogged, huh? Well it's Idol season, so I'm planning to start liveblogging again, at least when we get to the REAL shows, not these crap audition shows.With that being said, we may have already seen this season's winner -- Angela Martin. She's not the greatest singer, but she has the story. You see Angela is a 26-year-old single mom whose daughter has Rett

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-8619857197537877352007-11-27T23:56:00.000-05:002007-11-28T00:36:04.201-05:00

I was warned. "Don't bother buying a pace car under $5000," an owner of more than a dozen low-mileage pace car replicas told me. "You'll end up spending at least $5000 to get it back to the condition you want.""Nah, not me," I said to myself. "I'm more careful than that. I do my research. And the car doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be driveable."Well, I paid $3000 for an '84 Fiero pace

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-15116523436499831052007-11-15T12:38:00.001-05:002007-11-16T15:01:07.263-05:00

If you've been on my blog before, you may have noticed a link to Indypacecars.com, a website about the Indy 500 pace car program. I've run this site since 1999, yet I have never owned a pace car replica myself -- until now.No, it's not the 2007 Corvette pace car or one of the great Camaro or Olds pace cars from the 60's and 70's -- maybe some day. For now I'll settle for the 1984 Fiero pace car

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-88032258245059591922007-11-07T14:26:00.000-05:002007-11-07T23:20:31.817-05:00

First, a welcome to anyone who might be reading this through Facebook's Blog Friends application. Be warned, I tend to babble about all sorts of random topics -- hence the name of the blog.I must admit that this has been a pretty good week so far.I won $56 in this week's football picks poolDemocrats won a majority in the Virginia state senate and picked up 3 additional seats in the house -- even

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-63479024218597058872007-10-22T21:42:00.000-04:002007-11-07T23:20:57.805-05:00

Last week I was in Austin, TX for a training conference. Friday night one of my co-workers took us out to see a friend of hers (who recently moved to Austin from northern Virginia) perform at an open mic night. The coffee shop, The Green Muse, was one of the seediest dives I've been in (or maybe this suburbanite was just out of his element, but I generally prefer to hang out with people who bathe

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From Rolling Stone, in a rant about (among other things) politics and homeland security:"You can have my shoes when you pry them off my cold, dead feet, and those Red Lobster-hostess blazers look fucking stupid on your police-academy-dropout ass."RS 1037, "Hot Mood - Not Dealing With Reality"

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Boy, it's been a while, hasn't it? Sucks when you have to go on vacation just to find time to blog! (And sad that I actually took time to blog from Hawaii, but that's another story!)Anyway, I just had to share this morning's conversation with Little Miss. Lauren's 2 1/2 now (actually, 2 years and 7 months today) and although she's been in a toddler bed for some time now, we just recently moved

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-63353385195102315112007-07-11T03:27:00.000-04:002007-11-07T23:22:16.406-05:00

Yeah, I know, I can't find time to blog when I'm at home, but while I'm 5000 miles away in paradise I have time to sit at the computer. What the hell's wrong with me??? Well, you know... we paid for the high-speed access, and I'm not going anywhere tonight but I'm not quite ready for bed (It's 9:30 Hawaii time), so I figured what the hell.So we are into our second week of our vacation. We spent

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I know I haven't been blogging much lately (still terribly busy at work), but I had to pause for this momentous occasion. Today is our 10 year wedding anniversary!Ten years, huh? Wow, that's something. It certainly hasn't all been roses, but on the whole I guess I can't complain. I guess special occasions like this (or Valentine's Day, for example) always make me dwell on the problems, but

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-71117409730062420232007-06-11T11:47:00.001-04:002007-06-11T11:53:11.036-04:00

So why have I been so busy at work lately? One of the reasons was launching this great website and video for Ranger Rick!If you would like to embed this video on your own blog, please don't embed this version. We are putting the finishing touches on a version that will be served from our own site, so please check back here in a few days. For now I'm posting this version for testing purposes and

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-82447867173273339472007-06-11T11:09:00.000-04:002007-06-11T11:52:41.772-04:00

Yes, I admit it. I am a blog abandonner. I didn't think anyone would notice, but apparently my two loyal readers both did! (Thank you to Liz and Jamie for checking in! It's good to know people do actually stop by now and then!)So what happened? Well, lots of things...Reason #1: I was liveblogging American Idol fairly regularly, but thena) Idol went down the toilet with the whole Sanjaya thingb) I

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-39631271312913711472007-03-27T20:07:00.000-04:002007-03-28T18:02:39.639-04:00

It's Tuesday -- time for another evening of Idol liveblogging! Tonight's guest is Gwen Stefani and apparently the contestants will be singing both No Doubt songs and songs from artists who inspired No Doubt.First up is LaKisha singing Donna Summer's "Last Dance". She's wearing a flowered mu-mu that makes her look far heavier than previously, but her voice is strong as always. It's nothing

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-305705629718309992007-03-20T22:12:00.000-04:002007-03-20T23:12:57.952-04:00

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time! (I need to watch viral videos more often!) So apparently the song is from a musical called Avenue Q, and yes, it's really sung that way! I just learned about this musical tonight and now I am dying to go see it! It's performed with Sesame Street style puppets, although the cool thing is that the actors/puppeteers are in plain view. There's a

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It's Tuesday night... that means it's time for more Idol liveblogging! Tonight's "British Invasion" night. Let's see what the top 11 have in store for us tonight.Haley Scarnato - Tonight's performance is certainly a lot better than we've seen the last few weeks. I wouldn't say it was great, and it got a little pitchy around the end, but it certainly wasn't terrible. She certainly had a lot more

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Yesterday I did something I never thought I'd do. I paid $300 for a pair of concert tickets.Ouch.Not ony that, but they're not even floor seats. Double ouch. Floor seats were $230 EACH (plus service fees, of course) and I wasn't gonna go that high. But I figured if 400-level seats were $80+, I might as well cough up the $130+ for 200-level tix.$300. That's more than a week of day care! For one 3-

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It's finally here -- American Idol's top 12! As always, there are a few disappointments, namely Sanjaya and Haley who stole spots from far more deserving people. But hey, every season has to have its "Chicken Little" on tour, right? Besides, it's not like Sundance or Sabrina had a chance of winning it all.Tonight's Diana Ross night. I wonder how the guys will fare, especially considering how

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-55481719791631440202007-03-07T20:04:00.000-05:002007-03-07T21:07:24.277-05:00

Well, here we are -- the last girls-only show! It is a shame they continue to split the contestants 50/50 because it's clear this year that the girls are better than the guys. Anyway, let's see what the girls have this week.Jordin Sparks - There were quite a few pitch problems, although she finished strong. I don't think it was as good as Randy and Paula thought, though. She has a lot of growing

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-151134137236136592007-03-06T20:06:00.000-05:002007-03-07T21:07:50.358-05:00

Well, here we are, the last week before the guys and girls start performing together. Tonight we see the top 8 guys and get rid of two more -- HOPEFULLY the worst two, although anything can happen. Here's how tonight's performances went down.Blake Lewis - Blake sings 311's "All Mixed Up". I love 311, and I can't believe these three supposed pop mouguls don't know the song! It's the perfect song

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-79529023680847108132007-02-28T20:06:00.000-05:002007-03-20T21:02:10.114-04:00

It's Wednesday, that means it's time for more Idol! Tonight it's the top 10 girls. I only got to see the first six last week, and it looks like they're going in reverse order this week, so the first five will be new for me. Let's see what they got!Gina Glocksen - I heard some good things about her performance last week. She's got a strong voice, although the dress just doesn't fit her persona. I

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-11638450712662563662007-02-27T20:25:00.000-05:002007-02-27T21:50:02.364-05:00

Well it's Idol night again, and I still haven't had time to watch the second half of the first girls' show! In fact I haven't even watched the results show! Hopefully I'll get to watch them at some point, but for now it's time to continue with tonight's performances and my real-time recap.Phil Stacey - Singing "Missing You" by John Waite. Great song, and he makes it sound more like a Police song

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-19786353173240073142007-02-24T20:36:00.000-05:002007-06-11T13:14:11.222-04:00

Tonight at dinner, I heard Lauren mumble to herself, "Knock knock. Who's there? Ach." It took me a second to realize what she had just said! I'm sure she doesn't really realize what she said, but it was quite remarkable to Jen and I, and by the end of the night I could get her to say the whole joke, properly alternating lines with me. :) Knock knock. Who's there? Ach. Ach who? Bless you daddy!

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OK, I guess I should take a minute to update everyone on what's new with Lauren these days! (Oh and btw, I'm giving up on the whole anonymity thing...) L.M. turned two last month and is growing up faster than I can believe. It seems like she changes so much in just a week!So anyway, Jan. 22nd was Lauren's 2nd birthday. Jen's parents came down to celebrate but unfortunately my parents were in

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-10559393745483986192007-02-22T22:30:00.000-05:002007-02-22T23:15:57.102-05:00

OK, I realize people on the east coast already know which women (and guys) are going home this week, but I'm just getting around to watching last night's ladies' performances. Actually, I got to see a few of them last night and was very impressed with what I heard, but now I get a chance to really watch and listen.... and of course blog.By the way, I found out my wife's cousin knows Antonella

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OK, time to finish up last night's Idol while tonight's Idol records... then of course watch my other favorite show, Lost!I did get to watch some of the ladies' show tonight, and a bunch of them really blew me away! But I'll re-watch the show tomorrow and write more then. On to the rest of the guys...Blake Lewis - Wow, the beat boxer can actually sing! He's got a good voice, although a bit

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Hey everyone, I'm back! Yes, I know it's been ages since I've blogged, but American Idol is finally getting serious, so it's time to get back to blogging. I'm on the good 'ol DVR 2-hour-delay, so I guess I won't get to finish the show tonight, but I'll start now and finish up tomorrow.Tonight the top 12 guys perform as we start whittling them down to just six. Here are my thoughts as the guys

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Hey, whadda ya know! I actually have something musical to talk about for Music Monday!This weekend Jen and I finally got to see the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp "musical" Movin' Out at the National Theatre. It's not really a musical, though... it's dance set to Billy Joel's music. And although it's supposed to tell a story of the main characters over 20-some years, it's pretty tough to tell a

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We have a kids' CD in the car, to keep L.M. entertained. One of the songs on it is The Hustle. (Yeah, I know, some of the songs really don't make any sense... like Pick Up The Pieces by AWB.) Anyway, you may recall that the song is mostly instrumental, but starts with the ladies singing "Do it!" Much to our surprise, Little Miss responded from the back seat with a resounding "NO!"

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-1163656877798696232006-11-16T01:01:00.000-05:002007-03-20T21:01:35.368-04:00

OK, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything new. Well, let's start by sharing this great video I got from the Redskins band mailing list! How 'bout those lip trills!!

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Yeah, I know I haven't been blogging much lately. The new job isn't very conducive to personal activities like blogging, and I've been way too busy at home. (It's amazing how much a toddler can cut into your prime-time TV watching!)Anyway, I saw this on Mystery Mommy's blog and thought it was cute. The ones I've done are in bold, with comments in italics.01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink02.

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-1158331890203359532006-09-15T10:51:00.000-04:002006-09-15T10:56:46.566-04:00

This morning I got an interesting email. It was a fundraising email, sent on behalf of my good friend's six-year-old son, selling gift wrap and chocolates to raise money for his elementary school.My first thought was "Oh how cool! What a neat way to tap into the power of the internet and reach out to friends and relatives to help with your fundraising campaign. And it's so EASY -- no orders to

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-1153943794797378912006-07-26T15:56:00.000-04:002007-06-11T13:14:38.278-04:00

I can't believe that neither Corndog nor MysteryMommy have posted this yet, but if you and your toddler watch PBS Sprout and night and you've been wondering what happened to Melanie, here's the answer.Apparently late last week, Melanie Martinez, the host of "The Good Night Show" on Sprout, was fired due to a video she had done about seven years ago. (Note #1: SHE brought the video to PBS's

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-1153454092956549342006-07-20T23:54:00.000-04:002007-03-20T23:14:58.014-04:00

I know it's not Monday, but I just had to blog about this artist I learned about tonight. Teddy Geiger, a 17-year-old singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist, was featured on tonight's America's Got Talent results show. There aren't too many songs that I hear and fall in love with immediately, but These Walls was fantastic. I don't know if this is the song that's already tearing up the charts, but

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... your wife doesn't understand a dork cartoon and you explain it to her without hesitation.(She didn't know what a D6 and D20 referred to.)

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Two weeks ago I posted about the new words Little Miss has started using. Well last week she seemed to turn her vocabulary drive up to warp three. It's crazy the number of words she's come up with in just a week! Some of her favorites are:ballbubbles ("bo-bo")tigerbearbath time ("bah tah")* banana ("nana")*shoessocks ("doss")Zuzu (our dog's name)trashblanketPooh ("boo")... and the one that

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As if we don't use the DVR enough (with a toddler and all), Tuesday night is now the battle of the reality tv shows -- Rock Star: Supernova vs. Last Comic Standing. Jen and I were both huge fans of LCS (and even saw Ralphie May and Ant in Vegas a few years back) and huge fans of last summer's Rock Star: INXS. So being such a big reality TV fan, I said "well why the hell aren't I blogging about

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Last night Jen and I went to see Spamalot at the National Theatre. After the terrible seats we had for Les Miserables, I made sure we got orchestra level seats this time (row N). The show was hilarious and the cast was top-notch. This was also their last performance in DC, and the cast did seem to enjoy themselves and perhaps put a little extra energy into the performance.Of course the draw of

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Boy, I really do need to find more time to blog, don't I? Well life is crazy as always. I actually have my whole "10 best albums" list all typed up, just haven't had time to post it on a Monday! After all, you can't have Music Monday on Wednesday, can you?Anyway, on to the point of this post... Little Miss is babbling more and more each day. She still doesn't have many "words" but she

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LOL... just a random thought here. It's pretty cool to be able to surf the 'net during a blackout. Now that we have FIOS (which has a battery backup), we decided to put our wireless router on the UPS. So when the power went out a few minutes ago, while I was working on a draft blog on my laptop, I was able to continue typing and save my draft without missing a beat.

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Hi all! (Yes, all three of you who read my blog.) :) I know it's been a while since I've blogged, what with the new job and all, so I thought I'd better make a last minute Music Monday post.Last week Jen and I saw Nine Inch Nails in concert at Nissan Pavilion. NIN is probably the hardest band I listen to, and not one I would normally buy tickets to go see... but I didn't buy them. We cashed in

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It's funny, but in conversations with my new co-workers, I've noticed just how many different things I currently do, in addition to the wide variety of things I've done in the past.Currently I:- work as a full-time web developer- sell diecast cars from home (as part of Indypacecars.com)- do occasional gigs as an audio engineer at Reston Town Center and Burke United Methodist Church- do mystery

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Reconnect with nature! Register for NWF's Great American Backyard Campout. It's free!

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Little Miss learned her first animal sound -- "quack". Actually, it's more like "dack" and comes complete with hand motions -- pinching fingers like a duck's bill. I guess she learned this at daycare because we didn't teach her! But the funny part is that currently all animals say "dack". "LM, what does the duck say?""Dack! Dack! Dack!""That's right! What does the doggy say?""Dack! Dack!

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I'm very excited today... next week I will be starting a new job as a web producer for the National Wildlife Federation! I know it will be a big change going from a tech company to a non-profit, but I'm thrilled to have the chance to get back to my creative side. I'm probably crazy to even take the position since it pays the same, it's almost twice as far from my house (7 miles instead of 4

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Hey bloggy people! Check out this blog for 20- and 30-something Jews (if you happen to be Jewish, that is).

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Aw, the hell with anonymity! You all have waited long enough... here's a picture of Little Miss.

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Today I got one of the dumbest chain letters I have seen in a while. (OK, they're all dumb, but this one really takes the cake.) It starts off talking about the price of eggs and how the demand for eggs affects the price... and how if people suddenly started buying fewer eggs at a time, there would be a glut of eggs at the supplier and the price would drop. Then it goes on to apply the same

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This is just about the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. LOL!

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My blog about immigration the other day eventually turned into a discussion of the evils of Wal-Mart... then today I came across this great cartoon at JibJab. Of course that's just the tip of the iceberg, although it does do a nice job of putting the problem into a humorous, candy-coated nutshell.

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Obviously anyone in the DC area already knowswhat happened today in Chantilly. Not only did this shooting take place about a mile from where I work, but the suspect apparently lived about 500 feet from the townhouse where Jen and I lived for two and a half years, and where my brother currently lives. Crazy. Makes me glad we moved out of there five years ago.

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As I said in my last post, I'm still not sure about the whole immigration issue. I guess it doesn't matter to me enough for me to really research the issue. But what really confuses me is this whole "A Day Without Immigrants" boycott.I heard that the purpose of the boycott was to show the importance of immigrants to America. I don't think there's a single person out there who doesn't acknowledge

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Boy, it's been a while since I've posted to my blog, huh? Well, let's see if we can correct that.The other day while watching the news, I found myself saying something I never thought I'd say. I a... ag... agree with President Bush on something."I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English," said Bush.

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Yesterday LM officially "graduated" from the infant class to the toddler class. Actually she had pretty much moved over the middle of last week, and she had been spending a lot of time over there during the past few weeks. She's been napping on the cots and sitting on a chair to eat, so we were hoping the transition would be fairly easy.Well Monday was a little tougher than we had expected. LM

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The good news: they finally fixed the A/C at my office.The bad news: some fucknut set the (locked) thermostat to 60 degrees!

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I know I've been gone a while.... hopefully people are still coming here to check out my blog. Things were just really crazy the last few weeks, with our kitchen remodeling, my parents visiting, and our scuba lessons. But hey, it's Music Monday, so let's get to the music!Friday Jen and I went to see Billy Joel in DC. The show was amazing, as expected. I just wish I had been able to enjoy it more.

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One of the "perks" Jen and I used to joke about when we talked about having kids was having someone to do the chores. Well I never expected it to start this early! Last night LM helped me unload the dishwasher -- and I mean she actually helped! She stood there and (after I removed the sharp knives, of course) one at a time handed me every object from the lower rack, starting with the silverware,

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Little Miss is now 14 1/2 months old and she's getting more vocal every day. Here are a few of her favorite words.muh - morebah - milk, or basically any food/drink. Also used in place of "more".tata - thank you (This is the funniest one -- she's been on this kick of handing things to us lately, so we always say "thank you". Well now she says it back any time she hands me something!)hada - hello

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Here's a cool site for you to check out called LinkedIn. You might remember the friend-of-a-friend sites from many years ago such as PlanetAll or Six Degrees? Well this is along the same lines, except more geared towards business networking.WARNING: the site seems a little buggy to me. I had a lot of trouble searching for former co-workers, and the company keyword search would return employee

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I thought of this joke yesterday while listening to the radio. Yes, it's an original. It's also fictitious and not based on any actual person or body part. :)My penis is like a lite beer on a hot day -- won't fill you up, but still satisfying!

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Unfortunately IdolGoHome has been down for a few weeks due to hackers and other technical problems, and I am suffering from AI blogging withdrawal, so I'll have to make a post here instead.Hallelujah! Last night's elimination show has restored my faith in humanity. We can finally say goodbye to Kevin "Chicken Little" Covais! I am so glad to see that America finally came to its collective senses

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Importance of Your Blog's NameLooks like I've found my new favorite blog!

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Hi all! Sorry for my long absence and for my general lack of posts over the past few weeks. Anyway, "let's get back to the action" as they say! I have a lot on my mind and it's time to start sharing some of these rants I've wanted to share for a while.Last week I got a forwarded email from a friend of mine that really got under my skin. Now keep in mind that my friend is a blue-collar rural

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My wife's grandmother passed away this morning. Please keep her and my wife in your thoughts today.

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You've probably seen the first part of this before but it's funny (and true) enough to read again. (I've also inserted my own comments.) After the list are a few jokes I heard at work recently. (Liz, you can probably guess who they came from!)The Guys' RulesWe always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules!Please note.. These are all

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Our poor baby... she's been having quite a rough time the past week or so. And the worst part is, we can't seem to figure out what the problem is. Actually, I think the cause of the problem keeps changing.Last weekend (a week and a half ago), LM was quite cranky. She seemed to have a lot of gas and wasn't eating well. She didn't have a BM at all on Saturday but she also didn't eat much solid

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As seen at Mystery Mommy and just about everywhere else.create your own visited states mapor check out these Google Hacks.

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Today I discovered another reason I love Google (besides being a great search engine, a fairly good free email service, and of course the parent company of Blogger).I signed up for AdSense for one of my websites. When I logged in to my account to agree to the ToS, there at the top of the page was a box that said:Updated - We have made revisions to this agreement in the following sections: 1, 2,

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Yesterday in the shower, it dawned on me that it's been years since I remember seeing a soap commercial on prime-time TV. What happened to them all? Are they still shown during daytime tv, or have the companies simply given up on TV advertising? Come to think of it, how many of these soaps even exist anymore?Here are a few of the ads I remember. Feel free to add any others! Zest - You're not

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Thanks to my wife for sending me this Cheney's Got a Gun parody! (mp3 format) I've seen better lyrics, but this is the only recording I've found.If you have the time and want a good laugh, check out the first 10 minutes from Monday's Daily Show. (Sorry, it won't let me link directly to the video clip.)The biggest tragedy in all of this is that Cheney wasn't hunting with George W. A man can

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Wow... I haven't made an entry since last Monday. Where did the week go? Well, last week I was busy making plans for LM's birthday party, now that my parents are back from Spain.... but then my attention shifted to the weather forecast. And we ended up with a foot of snow, which meant my mom's two sisters and their families couldn't come down from Philly, and only one couple out of the 13

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OK, fine, so it's Tuesday already... well I'll just fudge the date and you'll never know. :)Last week I talked about an unsigned singer/songwriter Harry Francis that I've been a fan of for 12 years. Today I want to share another band that I have a personal connection to, although this band is in a VERY differeng genre!While I was at Penn State, I took an electronic music class as part of my

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Little Miss had her one year exam last Wednesday (1 year and 10 days old). Here are her vital stats:Height: 30.5" (90%)Weight: 23 lbs 5 oz (80%)Head: 17.75" (55%)In addition to being so tall, I think she's always looked older than her age because her head is so small in proportion to her body, which makes her look less like a big-headed baby and more like a "little person".

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Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so.1) Overread2) BrightStar3) dr four eyes4) Mystery Mommy5) MusicLover MarcNext select five people to tag:1) ParkHopper2) MommyGoth3) My wife. Yes, she has a blog. But I won't link to her because she links to her homepage, which would blow my anonymity. :)4) Um..

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WTNH.com - State challenges No Child Left Behind: "A showdown today over the 'No Child Left Behind' education law. Connecticut is suing the federal, claiming the state isn't getting enough money to cover the costs laws requirements."Wow. Clearly the education system failed the author of this article! Maybe it's time for No Journalist Left Behind?

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It's Monday! Time for another last-minute Music Monday post! Actually I have three things that I was going to talk about today, but I think I'll save one for next week.First let me share some great news. I got my Billy Joel tickets! I was able to snag two 200-level seats for the April 14th show in DC. What's ridiculous is that even the 200-level tickets were $89.50 -- worse yet is the $14.30 PER

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OK, I know I still owe Liz the Meme of Fours, but this one looked interesting and actually a bit easeier!1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?How the fuck did I manage to chew a hole in my moustache? (Don't ask.)2. How much cash do you have on you?About $100, but only because we sold our fake fireplace last night for cash.3. What's a word that

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Well I never had time for Thursday's Rant, but I wanted to post Friday Funnies before the end of the day. My wife forwarded this to me and I just had to share. I'm sure most people have seen this before, but it's still funny. Parents will especially like numbers 3 and 4. :)Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back...or that you could crawl into a hole? Here

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If you've been to Phantom Scribbler's blog, you've probably seen the Sesame Street Terror Alert Level: Does it strike anybody else as odd that as the threat level goes down, the terror level of the Sesame Street character goes UP?? I mean Elmo is by far the most innocuous character, Ernie is almost as harmless, Bert can be a little creepy, Cookie Monster is, after all, a monster, and Oscar is

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Here's my whine, a day early.Before Christmas I discovered a toy called Elmo Knows Your Name. Cool little bugger... you hook him up to your computer and you can program your kid's name, birthday, favorite color, etc. "Cool," I thought, "a toy for LM and a geek gadget for me all wrapped into one!"Well, after 15 minutes of cutting tape, twist-ties, and plastic fasteners, and another 15 minutes of

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As you know, I am a big reality TV fan, and I'm also a huge music fan. So when you put a show like Rock Star: INXS on the air, you can bet I'm gonna watch!I must admit I was initially disappointed with the outcome of the show... I thought MiG had the better voice for INXS, and J.D. really acted like a pompous and irresponsible ass (or at least that's the way they made it look on TV). But after

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24 is one of the best shows on TV, but I do have one complaint... when does Jack Bauer pee? I mean the show is supposed to be in real-time, and sure, there are scenes where they aren't showing Jack, but typically he's off chasing someone or running from someone or shooting at someone! So seriously, when does the guy go to the bathroom? Are you telling me he goes a whole 24 hours without peeing?

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Today is LM's first birthday. It's hard to believe that a year ago we were in Big Corporate Hospital for an attempted manual version (after months and months of planning to deliver at Little Midwife Birthing Center) which failed and left us no choice but to opt for a C-section, all the while worrying about the predicted 12 inches of snow and whether any relatives would be able to come visit us,

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-1137532851021301242006-01-20T16:10:00.000-05:002006-01-20T17:23:04.756-05:00

More IT humor for you this week. No explanation needed, just hop over to Dice and play Being IT! Oh, and if you're not in IT but ever wondered what a computer geek's job is like, you should check this out too! :)

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Would you please do me a favor and visit my Idol Go Home blog? They're offering a $250 prize for the blogger with the most traffic, and every click helps!Also, if you're an American Idol fan, why not sign up for Idol Go Home and play along? You could win a trip to the American Idol finale in Hollywood, a Dell laptop, an Xbox 360, or other great prizes!

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Today's rant will be the first of many to deal with stupid or inconsiderate drivers. It seems like the DC area has an especially large number of idiot drivers, so I know I'll have plenty to rant about.Today's rant has to do with making a right turn on red.Making a right turn on a red light is legal in all 50 states and DC (except in New York City), but drivers must come to a full stop and yield

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-1137469537065595282006-01-16T22:35:00.000-05:002006-01-16T22:45:37.076-05:00

OK, so Music Monday is a little late today. I wasn't at work today due to the MLK holiday, so it didn't feel like a Monday to me.Today Music Monday has to be about tomorrow's big event -- American Idol! Of course the show hasn't started yet, so there's not much to talk about!I do have some bad news... apparently being selected as a blogger for Idol Go Home wasn't as big an honor as I thought.

Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332184428097537621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19663744.post-1137004875318241112006-01-13T17:04:00.000-05:002006-01-13T22:13:13.210-05:00

Here's some geek humor for you:On the day Apple introduced its first computer to use an Intel Pentium-type processor, Apple's stock closed at $80.86.Don't get it? Read it again.Still don't get it? Then you're not a big enough geek!

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Believe me, I have plenty of things to rant about... just no time right now.

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Last night my wife and I saw Les Miserables at the National Theater. While the performers were for the most part very good, I have to say I was a little disappointed. The leads for our performance - Jean Valjean, Javert (understudy), and Eponine - were excellent. Randal Keith was particularly brilliant as Valjean. But some of the other cast members, including most notably Fantine, were quite flat

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