Thinking thoughts

I was in a hurry the other day and accidentally tried to use my car door remote to open my apartment door. It didn’t work.

I installed a wireless network in the apartment. It was simple to install, but for the first hour and a half it didn’t work, and I along with a very tech savvy friend couldn’t figure out why. Then I decided to restart the modem. Problem solved.

Wouldn’t life be so much better if “The Microsoft Fix” also applied to the rest of life? If you had a flat tire, you could just turn the car off, get out and wait a minute, get back in, crank it up and go on your merry way like nothing happened.

Last weekend I drove up to Dahlonega, Ga for my cousin’s wedding. She is a year younger than I and we’ve only seen each other a handful of times since we were children, the last being two years ago. For whatever reason, I’ve always felt we had this really strong connection. It’s difficult to explain but I always wonder if it’ll still be there every time I see her. I’m always amazed when it is.

Have you ever focused on the finish line so much that you are blind to the lessons along the way?

Have you ever gazed at beauty for so long that your mind became fooled to believe it was normal?

Have you ever looked a stranger in the eyes and wondered what made up the core of their soul, knowing that in moments you would depart, never again to cross paths?

We’re back!

This pages’ server went down for about a week, obviously while the administrator was on vacation. We’re back now though! All apologies to the two of you who read my page.

John Kerry Flip Flops


Programming notes for the upcoming DNC Convention

OFFICIAL 2004 DNC CONVENTION PROGRAM

6:00pm – Opening flag burning ceremony.
6:30pm – Anti-war rally no. 1.
6:40pm – Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
7:00pm – Tribute theme to France.
7:10pm – Collect offerings for al-Zawahri defense fund.
7:20pm – Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
7:25pm – Tribute theme to Spain.
7:45pm – Anti-war rally no. 2. (Moderated by Michael Moore)
8:00pm – John Kerry presents one side of the issues
8:25pm – Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
8:30pm – Terrorist appeasement workshop.
9:00pm – Gay marriage ceremony.

9:30pm – * Intermission *

10:00pm – Flag burning ceremony no. 2.
10:15pm – Re-enactment of Kerry’s fake medal toss.
10:30pm – Cameo by Dean ‘Yeeearrrrrrrg!’
10:40pm – Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
10:50pm – Pledge of allegiance to the UN.
11:00pm – Double gay marriage ceremony.
11:15pm – Maximizing Welfare workshop.
11:20pm – John Kerry presents the other side of the issues
11:30pm – ‘Free Saddam’ pep rally.
11:59pm – Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
12:00am – Nomination of Democrat candidate.

I’m Melting!!!

Three updates in 24 hours… watchout!

Tonight I went to “Screen on the Green” in Atlanta. This is where they put up a huge screen in Piedmont Park and then show classic movies. Tonight’s movie was “The Wizzard of Oz”.

About two hours before the start of the movie there was a torrential down pour of rain, so much in fact that I almost didn’t go. I got a call from Russ and Eric though saying it was still on, so I went.

It was a lot of fun, but literally as the movie was showing “The End”, almost as on cue, the torrential down pour started again. Everyone was running left and right trying to not get wet, but now it was only an excercise in futility.

If only I’d had soap…

Go Fish

I was in Warner Robbins today on business, and coming back I saw a sign on the road:

CATFISHES POND
2 MILE —>

Hopefully I’m not the only one that sees something horribly wrong with that.. But it gets even better. The way it was painted made it obvious that the ‘es’ on ‘catfishes’ was added later than the rest of the words. I can only imagine somebody putting up that sign the first time thinking ‘You know that just don’t look right…’ Or maybe it went something like “Hey Earl, it’s ‘catfishes’ you moron, we have more than one!”

I’m no grammar scholar by any stretch of the imagination, but to screw up “catfishes” and “2 mile” over the course of four words is just pretty impressive. What’s scary is that Warner Robbins is home to a huge military base. I can only hope that the brilliant man (and you know it was a man…) who owns the catfish pond is in no way shape or form involved with the base.

Uh-oh… After a rant like that I was using spell check and it didn’t pick up ‘catfishes’ …humm… they might be right?

On a side note, I got gas in Warner Robbins for $1.59 a gallon!

Blue Collar TV

Last night I went to the taping of Blue Collar TV starring Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engval, and Larry the Cable Guy. I got two VIP tickets through the WB TV station in Atlanta, (I work in advertising remember =P) and I went with my brother. I had never been to a television show taping before, so I was really excited to go. Not to mention my tickets put me right in the middle on the fifth row.

The taping started, and I’ll be completely honest here.. It was funny, but it wasn’t that funny. I love Jeff Foxworthy and all, but it was like redneck Mad TV. After each scene we had to wait and see if the director wanted to do the scene over again, and inevitably they did. Of the 5-6 sketches, we probably saw all of them twice. For things that weren’t hilarious the first time, it was harder to pretend to laugh the second time.

The whole thing lasted about three and half to four hours. By the end of the night I was so tired of clapping, and my face hurt so much from smiling it was ridiculous. It was a lot of fun to see a television show being taped, but next time unless it’s a huge show that I love, I might just have to pass.

If you happen to see Blue Collar TV this summer though, look for me in the middle, five rows up with a while polo on.