Little Drummer Boy

May 1, 2009

“I have a drum; the drum is mine.” Here is my godson and his new drum. It was the first drum I ever owned and I am overjoyed giving it to him for his birthday. Rock on!

My week (weak) beard

March 27, 2009

I was away from the office this week at a computer training class. I dressed business casual for the first two days, but then went to blue jeans and t-shirts for the rest of the week. Since I wasn’t very concerned with appearances, I figured I might as well not shave either. The end result is what you can see in this picture. Most likely, I’ll shave tomorrow, but it was nice to let it grow out a bit. Even if it was just for a week.

There’s Al! There’s Al!

February 24, 2009

When I was twelve, I don’t think we had cable television yet, so if we wanted to see any videos, we waited for NBC’s Friday Night Videos. On one particular Friday night, the video for Survivor’s “The Search is Over” was scheduled. The cool thing about this is my Uncle Alex (UA) is in the video.

So on that Friday night, me, my brother (Hey brother!), my mum, and my grandmum gathered around the T.V. to catch a glimpse of UA on the small screen. When his scene finally arrived, my mum jumped up and shouted, “There’s Al! There’s Al!” Since we captured the moment on VHS, we watched the video over and over for the next few days. I don’t know whatever happened to that tape, but thanks to the wonderment of the Internet, I was able to locate a decent clip of the video. It was a long search, but now it’s over. Click on the image below to play the clip.

UA is the guy answering the phone in the video and today is his birthday. Happy Birthday UA!

Testing

January 13, 2009

Is this thing still on? It might be, but does it still work?

Yes, it is on and it is working.

Dock nonsense

December 21, 2008

Ok, here’s the latest. I’m in clamshell mode with the Dock on the right. I’m going to try this setup for a few days. That Dock on the bottom is just not Scottish; it takes up the precious vertical real estate.

Update: The dock is back on the bottom.

Update 2: The dock is back on the right.