Yes, my new computer has finally been delivered :thumb: ! Actually, it’s still in my trunk after I had to go down to FedEx on my lunch break (long story) to pick it up, but it’s HERE !!!
I’ll be spending tonight partitioning, formatting, installing OS, installing drivers, and having a blast
Wish [...]
Entries from July 2008
Computer Delivered!
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Activities · Computers · Cool Stuff · Geek · Hobbies · Personal · Politics · Technology · USA
Turbine Toucan Upgrades Continue
January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
For those of you following the Turbine Toucan’s upgrade process, there’s news over at the website - good news !
You see, they’re moving into the 21st century with their most certainly composite biplane and giving it a new glass cockpit, more sensors, and more safety
It appears that there’s still an eight foot [...]
Tags: Aviation Stuff · Cool Stuff · Humor · Sierra Hotel · Technology · Things I Want · Turbine Toucan · USA
Presidential Plane Pr0n - Vegas Style
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Yeah, Air Force One sure looked good on the ramp at McCarran and it was kinda hard to miss the C-17s
Tags: Aviation Stuff · Cool Stuff · Las Vegas · Photography · USA
WFT??? Iranian F-16???
January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Good ol’ Pinch has a post up over at his place that made me question the contents and ingredients of my Diet Pepsi Max
Looks like either another news outlet screwed up or Iran’s a whole lot better at copying U.S. jets than we thought.
Is it just me that’s wondering :wtf: ???
Click [...]
Tags: Aviation Stuff · GWOT · HOLY $*&# · Insanity · Iran · Middle East · Military · Technology
When Laundry Fights Back
January 29th, 2008 · No Comments
OK, the part about the rifle will come in a later post, but this part is getting to me. I finally dug out my .22 rifle and figured out how to clean the action :thumb: !
What I didn’t know was that the Break Free CLP spray cleaner that was soaked into a [...]
Tags: Activities · Admin Notes · General BS · General Stupidity · Personal
No RyanAir Calendar For Me
January 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Some readers may remember my post about the RyanAir calendar and all the controversy surrounding it. Sadly, I must report that I recently received a notice in the mail informing me that demand had outstripped supply in an overwhelmingly quick timeframe and that I would not be receiving a calendar. A refund was [...]
Tags: Cool Stuff · Personal · Things I Want · Update
I SWEAR I DIDN’T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING!!!
January 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Yeah, I knew that won’t hold water with a Nevada Highway Patrolman who lit me up on my way to work this morning, but it’s true.
Yes, I was pulled over this morning and issued a citation for piloting my Cavalier faster than the posted speed limit. Unfortunately for me, a broken speedometer doesn’t mean [...]
Tags: General Stupidity · Law Enforcement · Personal · Plans
Coming Home To Roost
January 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » HOW DO YOU SAY “PAYBACK IS A FEMALE DOG” IN SPANISH ?
I live in southern Arizona. I am actually so close to the Mexican border that if I look above the back wall of my back yard , the mountains I can see are 2 kilometers in Mexico [...]
Tags: Immigration · Politics · USA
BLUE MAN GROUP!!!
January 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
I’ve wanted to see the Blue Man Group for quite some time and I finally got my chance! One of my Christmas presents from Cindy was a trip to the Venetian last night for just that purpose and they surely didn’t disappoint :thumb: !
The “noise” in the picture above (got my picture taken with [...]
Tags: Activities · Cool Stuff · Geek · Las Vegas · Life · Personal · Reviews · Sierra Hotel · USA
New Song Recommendation - All Fall Down
January 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Last night’s episode of Moonlight (see my last post) included a song that I just had to search out and get somehow. A bit of Googling later, I found out that the song is “All Fall Down” by a new band called “One Republic” and is included on their debut CD “Dreaming Out Loud.” [...]
Tags: Cool Stuff · Music · Reviews