New blog
So after working as a waitress through collage and in a somewhat food service related industry today I understand this blog completely. It’s a waiter in New York who tells it like it is. I love it. Enjoy http://waiterrant.net/
July 11th, 2008 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
Super Superbowl
Oh to win! Even if it was close it was still a win. “What is this” you say “since when do you care about football?” I reply “when it gets me 3 weeks of complaint free cleaning.” Yes Yacko in his over confident way chose the higher rated team and did enough bragging about a final score. I made him put his money where his mouth was and bet 3 weeks of cleaning. I admit there was that tense moment after the Pats scored but Manning came though for me. I have to go now and get my list started.
February 3rd, 2008 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
Incoming
Welcome, readers of our Christmas letter. Our New Year’s resolution is to blog more. Please note that it is not the new year yet, however.
More regular contributions are on the way. I’d also say “a redesign is on the way,” but the Internetz are littered with sites boasting “new update coming July 12, 1998″ and such. I don’t want to even set my foot down close to that hole…
December 18th, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
Skynet goes online
Ten years ago today, the computer Deep Blue beat Kasparov. It was the first time a computer had taken a full match from a human grand master.
(As an aside, The first Kasparov / computer match from the previous year was the first time I ever settled a bet by looking something up on the Internet. My buddy Cool didn’t believe Kasparov had won, and a Yahoo search proved me right.)
I “play” chess only in the sense that I know how the pieces move. Knowing the alphabet doesn’t mean you know how to read. But it seems to me that conceptually, there’s no reason to expect a human to play better than a computer. At any stage of the game, there are a finite number of possible outcomes, and that number gets smaller with every move. That’s the kind of thing computers do well. No one is stunned when computers factor huge numbers faster and more accurately than humans. Why should we be surprised when computers figure out better chess moves?
I guess if someone built a computer that could beat a top-notch Yu Gi Oh player, I’d be more impressed.
May 11th, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
Leave It To Beaver Letter
So on one of my tv blog sites I found this. It’s the contents of a letter from a Leave It To Beaver episode. 50 years ago when it aired no one could pause tv to read the letter so it didn’t really matter what was in it. Now thanks to the wonders of technology we get to read what bored prop people did. Check out the letter. It really is kinda funny. http://www.shorpy.com/leave-it-to-beaver
May 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 1 Comments
An update
A quick note to our loyal readers (er, that would be you, Lizz):
We have not given up on the site. Still here, still thinking about posting. Soon thought will become action. Action will become ones and zeroes. And those ones and zeroes will become words, right here in this space.
April 30th, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
Schultz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners .
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care .
“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia ” (Charles Schultz)
April 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
Stand By Me
So finally I got to share one of the best movies of all time and space with my boys. I was afraid that watching it again for probably the 543rd time would make me like it a little less or that watching it through the boys eyes would change it. It didn’t, it’s still an awesome movie. Yes I know all the words at one point in my life my niece and I could go almost half the movie without missing a line and that was even when we weren’t watching it. I did refrain from saying them along with just to keep Yacko from getting annoyed and leaving. I was surprised to see that Wacko liked it better than Yacko. But than if it’s not a sports movie it doesn’t rate on Yacko’s scale. I did cringe at all the swearing, constantly reminding the boys they couldn’t repeat what they heard, yet at the same time I know firsthand this is how 12 year old boys talk when adults aren’t around. Heck this is how 12 year old girls talk when parents aren’t around. The most enjoyable part of rewatching Stand By Me is the memories this movie brings. That trip to find the body was one that I will never forget. And being chased by the train, I swear I lost ten years of my life….. No not those kind of memories. The ones from having seen it. I wont admit to my age when I first saw it in the theater but I do clearly remember the day. It was a Sunday. I went to it with a friend after my niece’s birthday party. Mostly I have fond memories of watching it and quoting it in strange places or at secret times. So if you haven’t seen it or you just want to watch it again let me know. I’m up for number 544. Oh yeah, Corrina - Screw you, I got it!!!!!
March 25th, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
Close call for Gardner
2000 Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner (This was going to link to youtube of his big moment, but all i found was the NBC fluff piece that no doubt aired 16 times during Sydney) has survived a near-fatal accident. AGAIN.
I swear, this guy got his gold medal by using The Numbers.
February 26th, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
This is about as excited as I can get
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957532.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&p=0
It’s been announced!!!!!! Now they just have to start makiing it. I think waiting nine months for a kid is eaiser than waiting for this!!!!!!!!
January 17th, 2007 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 0 Comments
