P.E.

Although sreaming technology doesn't do it justice, this is awesome for 2 reasons:

A. God created all of this
B. This is one of the best trailers I've ever seen

So far, the series is equally is good, although I fear politics is on the horizon for this weeks episode.

Press at CA

This is 1 of 2 presses used to print the paper in Memphis. The business here is Trump size.

Pool table

Garage sale
$4.00
balls are mini versions of the real ones

Downtown Memphis

The Redbirds had a fan appreciation day. There was free food and atmosphere for the season. We also hit the rooftop of the Peabody.

BLACKJACK

This morning I woke up like a kid on Christmas morning, ran to the tree (actually the door), and found a small package addressed to me just outside the back door.

The Blackjack Smart Phone. This thing is the coolest gadget I've seen so far. It will be convenient for work, and play. I won't bore you with the tech specs here, but I'm seriously thinking I may not need my laptop any more.

I went to several Cingular stores to get some needed accessories, and ended up at the Wolfchase mall Cingular kiosk. I'm sure teenager that normally runs this kiosk is dedicated to their job but after 15 minutes of the abandoned mini store not turning up any sign of life, I left and found a real store. Luckily I was able to use my new toy to capture the shot above for my amusement and now yours. This is the new security at the mall.

Office

This is the view just outside our office. It's a better view than my previous place. Today I sneezed for the first time in about 5 months. This is most likely due to the dogwood trees shown in the picture.

Me and my brother ate lunch at ABC today. It was good and different than the usual joints. We will return for more. There's nothing like fresh baked goods. Later I'm off to the Y to work out. Maybe if I do 30 minutes on the treadmill instead of 25, I can burn off one bite of the cookie I ate. It was worth it.

FINEPIX S3100 is Back!

First, let me be clear that I don't like cats that much, however they do make good photography subjects and "Ki-Ki" is the first thing I saw after the following took place. (click the cat pix for larger view of detail)

I've been a little bummed ever since my camera stopped working. I'm not very technical, but when I'm faced with having to replace a $300 investment after only 2 years of use, it's amazing how creative I can get. Before I get too excited about my skills, I do recognize that had it come down to me taking the thing apart with a screwdriver, it would be an R&D exercise to see how digital cameras are made, rather than a solution that would fix anything. Surprisingly, I was able to get it working just one step short of that. One of the battery contacts had broken off, so I engineered a paper clip modification that works great.

We went to the kids workshop at Lowes this morning. Today's project was a tic-tac-toe game. It has a sliding drawer that holds the pieces. It's always fun for the kids to build stuff. Turns out the 6 yr old is great with the hammer. Maybe she can fix my next technical mishap.

One 2 many

In the business world:
"many people don't know what they want, because.. they don't know what is available" z.z.
"that's all I have to say about that" f.g.

Muppy

This is Muppy. So far.. so good. He is a lot friendlier than his predecessor. He likes to curl up and lay down in your lap. He's about 1/10th the size of Penny and much faster. Yesterday I barely cracked the door and he shot out like a bullet and flew down the street in a blur. He doesn't like the backyard much, which means we might be able to enjoy sitting on the back patio this summer without the stench of steaming dog crap. Having a lush landscape is on my to do list this summer.

Cake & Party

We ended up using pipe cleaners instead of licorice because it wouldn't hold. It turned out okay and it tasted good. It's harder to decorate a cake than I remembered. I picked up some tips from dad for the next round.

The party was a lot of fun and reminded me of some parties I had. When you get (5) 10 yr olds under the same roof you hear some interesting things. The highlight was when they all were introduced as wrestlers with the belt and their favorite WWE guys' intro music blasting. Lasertron was also a big hit.

The hole in the backyard is still there.
There is a new member to the family. Not sure yet if it is short term or permanent. Pictures next time.