My Fathers Day Gift

I've had this recliner on layaway for about a month and a half, and my loving wife has helped me get it out today so that I could enjoy it come Father's Day! It's really comfy and I may never get out of it!

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Buried Treasure - Part II

Well, turns out unfortunately that the vintage VHS camcorder that was found at work wasn't in working order. At least the battery/battery charger didn't work, so hence, no working camera either. We were sorely disappointed. I wasn't able to get the VHS tape out of the camera either, although I haven't been willing yet to break the camera o get it out. Maybe I'll go that far this weekend. After all, I wouldn't be willing to pay a penny for this thing even if it did work! Updates on what's on the tape when I find out myself...

Buried Treasure - A blast from the past

A co-worker found this "ancient" camera at work today. Apparently, someone threw it into a dumpster there, and someone had dug it out thinking it might be something worth keeping. They then "rightly" decided it wasn't and threw it on the ground where he later found it. In it's day, it actually probably was a quite expensive and nice video camera. It has a I.D. plate on the bottom of it that dates it's manufacture to October of 1987! And yes, it is a full size VHS camcorder, the kind that uses VHS tapes! It's a complete kit, a gorilla case with foam inserts, camera, battery, cables, and editing dock etc.
We've got it all layed out on this table in the shop letting it dry out, as it had been raining and everything was soaked. When it's dried out, we're going to try charging the battery and see if it works. It does have a tape in the drive and we're curious to see what might be on it. I'll report back on what results we get if any in a couple of days.

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Obama on National Security 5/21/2009

Today, President Obama has re-affirmed my belief that voting him in as President of the United States of America was a good and sound decision. Today, he did what he does best...he instilled in me a sense that he can lead this country back onto a path of true justice and good moral standing. He spelled out, in simple to understand terms that what has transpired over the last eight years was flawed and wrong in it's execution, if not it's intentions, and that the U.S. government would once again operate as a single and whole entity rather than just the Executive branch operating as the sole executor of the will of the American people.

In hearing in recent days the assertions that Mr. Obama ordered the closing of the Gauntanamo Bay prison without considering the problems it would cause, I was hoping that he would respond to these accusations. He did, with style. You could tell that those who were making these accusations simply wanted to pretend that "Gitmo" doesn't exist. They wanted us all to just "leave it alone", and let those detained there simply fade into obscurity and eventually die of old age! That cannot be allowed to happen, and President Obama has made it clear that he will not let it happen.

Facebook Sucks

Facebook sucks! That's the long and short of it. I got on Facebook against my better judgement since quite a few members of my family were on it, and it did make it easier to stay in touch with them. During the "entire" week that I was on it though, my virus scanner alerted me to more viruses, trojans and worms during that week than it had for the entire previous year! On top of that, several of my accounts got hacked, not very seriously though thank GOD!

In the end, my netbook was so compromised by Facebook, I had to reformat the hard-drive and re-install the operating system. Well, actually it was my son that did that for me, and he did a great job. Now it's simply become a matter of getting all my software back up and running. So, make sure you steer clear of Facebook at all costs, it just isn't worth it. If you want to stay in touch with family and friends, just use email and a secure chat program!

Reigning Scrabble Champion

Tonight, my wife, son and his girlfriend all sat down and enjoyed a couple of games of Scrabble.  It was nice to have a traditional “game night” in the living room that didn’t involve video games or violence.  Well, it could have led to violence when I swooped in and won both games, barely taking the second one from my son who was sure he’d won. 

Which gives me three consecutive wins in Scrabble in our household.  As reigning champ, I have thrown down the gauntlet of challenge to them and defy them to find a game to beat me at.  ROFL!

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So what’s up with global warming?

By now, anyone who reads this blog should know that I believe the whole global warming thing is just a big conspiracy to herd society into certain directions and to line the pockets of special interest groups…but I’d still like to know what the government would put forth as it’s evidence for global warming.  I mean, what’s up with the extremely cool extended spring that we’re experiencing?  If global warming is such a threat to our well-beings, why aren’t we all sweltering right now in tropical heat? 

As I sit here writing this on almost the exact middle of the month of May, it’s a balmy 64 degrees fahrenheit.  When I left at about 7:30am to take my son to work I was actually wearing a sweater.  Let’s face it people, there is no such thing as global warming.  There is only climate change, which happens all the time and cannot be altered through human intervention.  So the next time someone asks you open up your wallet and fork over hard-earned money to save the polar bears, or reduce your “carbon footprint”, tell them to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine, you know, right underneath those expensive solar panels you just had installed on the roof of your house.

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Starting a new diet

I started a new diet Monday, I’ve decided to shed a few pounds for summer, and for my health.