Two Reasons Why Obama Kicks Ass

Ron Paul Before Bernanke Testimony

It's been a while since I've posted anything regarding the financial crisis or about Ron Paul. Here's a two-fer. This is Ron Paul's opening statement before Ben Bernanke's testimony before House Financial Services Committee on 2009.02.25

Winter Storm

Slideshow is in reverse order.

Laurel & Hardy Dance

I'm a Laurel & Hardy geek :)


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Building The New World

Several years ago I picked up a copy of a game called Anno 1602 [wiki] in the $10 bin at Target or Best Buy. It was a real time strategy game about settling the New World, and I fell in love with the game right away. Surprisingly, I was even able to get my friend Mike to buy a copy and we start playing it multiplayer.

Not long after, we found a copy of Anno 1503 [wiki]. It was the sequel to 1602, but I found it to be far more complicated than the original. The graphics were better, but they had made everything in the game far more complicated than it needed to be and it detracted from the fun.

A couple years ago, Mike picked up a copy of the latest sequel, Anno 1701 [wiki]. The graphics were much better, but were beyond what my computers would run. Later, after Mike upgraded to another computer, I bought a copy and we started playing. The game play was much like 1602, but improved. I've found these games to be very addictive, far better than most real time 4X games (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate).

We stopped playing for a while, but have started up again. I still don't have a box at home that I can run 1701 on, but I still have my copy of 1602, which I've reinstalled on my laptop.

Like I said, it's a very addictive game.

Now I've found out that Ubisoft is developing a new sequel, Anno 1404 [wiki]. Ubi is adding a twist to this game though, now it's set in Orient.

Anno 1602 Gameplay


Anno 1503 Game Promo


Anno 1701 Trailer


Anno 1404 Trailer

The Price of Atheism (20/20)

Wind Power

I drove to Rochester after work last night to stock on cat food and browse Best Buy. On the way, I pulled out the new phone work gave me and tried taking some pictures with the camera. The (least blurry) results are below. Click to enlarge...

Snowing Again!

Woke up this morning to a fresh snowfall:Funny how you miss the simple things when their gone :)

Ever Have One Of Those Days?

Serioulsy, WTF?!

What the hell is up with the houses in this town? The majority of homes in that I've had the misfortune of touring look like they were designed, or redesigned, by someone on some seriously whacked out drugs.

Seriously! The biggest offense I've seen are the bathrooms. How hard is it to design a bathroom!? Rectangular, with enough space to fit a toilet, tub (maybe a shower), and a sink. But no! One I saw had the toilet shoved into what looked like was the bathrooms closet/pantry. Another had a tub that looked like it was made for a child! TINY!

One house I took a look at today had a bath room room. Seriously! A room sized bath room. Normally when you have a bathroom attached to a room there is a door that separates the two... Not here. I don't know what was going through their heads when they did that one, but WTF!? SERIOUSLY!! WTF!?

And then you take a look at how some idiot (also on drugs) divided larger rooms in older houses destroying the old hardwood and covering it up with crappy carpet. There ought to be a law.

The worst part are when you go into parts of the house and take a look at some project that the previous owner started and never finished, scratch your head and wonder WTF was that supposed to be?! The same house with the bath room room I mentioned previously had this two foot raised cement platform in the basement corner with steps that they started to put a wall frame around that the realtor and I scratched our heads and said, WTF? What could have been meant for? I really need to go back and take some pictures to show you what I mean, and you too will be wondering, WTF?!

Seriously, the majority of homes for sale in this town (mostly the foreclosed on ones) seriously need to be burned down and taken away. There's no way that I can see them being put back into a realistic living space, and sold for a reasonable amount of money.

Seriously, WTF?

Fanboy Trailer

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when:

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that
they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if
anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the
screen

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have
the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic
and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this
message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on
this list.

~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

R-O-L-A-I-D-S

Whew, that's how I've had to start spelling relief lately.

 

I always laughed when people said that I wouldn't be able to always eat those spicy and fatty foods forever without downing antacids.  Now it's true.

 

I guess I started noticing it after last Thanksgiving, when I had to buy my first pack of Softchew Rolaids (tropical fruit flavored).  I thought it was just a rare occurrence, but I've been noticing it a lot more often.  The worst is late at night after snacking on spicy potato chips or having the Heinz Catsup Kickers with my dinner.

 

However, there are times that I can still indulge myself with out problem.  Last night I had dinner at Piggy Blues BBQ and didn't experience any problems.  Oh well.  Live and learn.

 

Getting older sucks ;)