Take one large, hairy, tattooed guy, add his ex-wife's abandoned wedding gown and what do you get?
One of the highest viewed auctions ebay has ever had.
How funny is this? The dude is famous now. Not only has his auction been viewed by millions of people, but now he's got invitations to do radio and TV shows. No doubt, a commercial deal will follow. All because he modeled a dress on ebay.
Gotta love the internet.
Every time the Cardinals get a new coach, I get excited again. After Coach Green's draft last weekend, it's happening again.
I was excited when they hired Denny Green in the first place. He made some good moves right off the bat (getting rid of Jeff Blake for one, although I wouldn't have minded keeping him around for a backup). I'm not completely sold on his assessment of Josh McKown just yet, but supposedly he has a knack for spotting quarterback talent. We shall see--I'm pretty pleased with his draft choices.
I'm actually looking forward to football season again. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself.
The Cards have a way of screwing these things up.
Sometimes life just gets in the way. Will try to do better at jotting down what's on my mind.
One of John Holmberg's listeners on the 98 KUPD morning show called to suggest that the new stadium be named Pat Tillman Stadium. I can't think of a better way to honor Pat's sacrifice.
Mr. Bidwill: If you want to erase all the bad PR moves of the past, and if you want to win over all those fans who have refused to support the Cardinals, DO THE RIGHT THING.
Pat gave up millions of dollars and HIS LIFE. He proved that fighting for freedom was more important than money. Now, Mr. Bidwill, you need to show that you have a heart. Prove that you, too, believe that some things are more important than money. Forego those hundreds of millions of dollars that will be offered up for naming rights to that stadium and call it what it should be called.
Pat Tillman Stadium.
I just heard some news that made me cry. Pat Tillman, the Arizona Cardinal who gave up his lucrative NFL career to serve our country along with his brother in the Army Rangers has been killed in Iraq.
Being a long time Arizona resident and Cardinal ticket holder, I feel like I knew the guy. I've seen him around town and he always seemed like a normal person, not a high paid athelete. He was unpretentious and genuinely likeable.
And amazingly brave.
God bless you and your brother, Pat. I'm so sad to lose you.
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An update...
Now they're saying he was killed in Afghanistan, not Iraq. And perhaps his brother was not killed. I hope for the sake of his family that at least his brother made it.
In any event, it was in combat. He died doing what he believed in.
I don't think I'll ever eat a tamale or a burrito from a street vendor ever again.
Note to Leigh and JR (who are vacationing in Mexico this weekend): Don't eat the tamales! And don't get into any drunken arguments with a tamale vendor.
Soilent Green is people!
Well, now I've heard everything. Someone has invented fart absorbing undies for your dog.
Still, as silly as it sounds, this may not be a bad idea. Of course, I'm a boxer owner... 'nuff said.
I wonder if I could get a bulk discount?
This is enough to get me interested in hockey.
I can see a lot of potential for this catching on in other sports. Imagine a football coach being able to go over plays with his team during the game instead of having to watch films the next week. See the problems during the game while you still have time to correct them--what a concept! Helloooo, Coach Green? Are you listening?!
How cool would it be to work on something like that? Soon it may get to the point where teams have their own traveling IT Staff who goes to games with them and configures their equipment. The Team Geek--yeah! I want that job!
Its great to see technology being used in really cool ways.
Every geek's fantasy: WiFi hotspots littered throughout the city. You walk up to it with your Pocket PC, drop in a quarter and get an IP address.
Sound like a long shot? Not so much.
Soon, WiFi may be the broadband of choice for lots of people at home. Why pay for a wired connection if you're close enough to a hotspot? In fact, that would be a great business venture--to populate residential neighborhoods with hotspots and sell broadband internet service for the price of dial-up. When I win the Powerball, I think I'll give that a go.
I really need a Windows Mobile Pocket PC with built-in WiFi. It would make my life so much easier.
Actually, it would just be one more notch in my lipstick case of geekdom.
It seems as though Xan's cousin has sold her Oceanside townhouse just in the nick of time. A well-known UCLA geophysicist is predicting a 6.4 earthquake will rock the area from Los Angeles to Palm Springs sometime before September 5.
You may recall that the big Northridge quake that rocked my childhood stomping grounds was 6.7 in magnitude. This was one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
These things have a way of slowing down the real estate boom in California. Those who have never experienced one are terrified of earthquakes (those of us who HAVE? Well, think "E" ticket ride...).
Let's just hope the person buying Lysa's place doesn't hear about this before close of escrow.
Woo! This is gonna be a great show.
Bought our tickets last night... who else is in?
I can't wait to see Bubba up close!
I'm not a big fan of Burger King, but their latest marketing push for their new chicken sandwich is kinda funny.
Check it out--hours of enjoyment to be had.
Well, maybe not HOURS but its good for a couple of laughs.
I don't remember the last time something that hadn't even yet been released caused such a stir. Google's impending Gmail has done just that.
From what I've read, I don't know if I'd use Gmail for all of my important e-mail needs, but how can you beat 1 gigabye of mail storage for free? I couldn't care less if they scanned the majority of the frivolous e-mails I get. It seems pretty simple--if you don't like the terms of their privacy agreement, don't sign up for it.
In fact, I wonder how many people have even read the privacy agreements for other free-mail services available. I suspect Google isn't the only provider to scan messages in some fashion--IF, in fact, they really ARE going to do so.
It hasn't been released yet, people! Let's wait and see what the final product is before you get your panties in such a bunch...
AOL is raffling off a Porsche seized from a convicted spammer.
Apparently spamming works or the guy wouldn't be able to afford a Porsche in the first place. Which leads me to the question--why would you patronize someone who contributes to filling up your e-mail with tons of crap??
I must admit, I like the way AOL handled the situation. Instead of selling it and using the money to recover some of the cost of fighting spam, they're giving something back to their customers. Well, one customer anyway. But at least they have the chance.
Too bad they can't catch some of the people writing viruses and seize their assets. Then again, they probably have nothing to seize. Not much money in distributing a virus.
There probably wouldn't be much interest in winning a '79 Honda Civic.
I don't know how in the world I'm going to be able to eat enough Happy Meals to get all 12 of these before the end of April.
I suppose there's always ebay.
I don't think I really needed to hear this before my planned trip to Maui this November...
I think Kahana is on the other side of the island from where we'll be (that's where all the big surfing waves are). But this is still too close for me.
Now I'm gonna be all freaked out while I'm snorkeling...
You have to have a license to drive but any idiot can have kids.
The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me...
Hey, the Arizona bait cars used to catch car thieves are making headlines in Canada!
Have you seen these? What a great concept. They've got cameras mounted inside the car and they'll show the whole scene on the local news. A guy gets in to steal the car. You'll see him looking around, trying to be all stealthy. Sometimes there's more than one person and they'll be laughing at what they're about to do.
Once they get the car started and start to drive away, the doors and windows lock (and can't be UN-locked) and the engine stalls. These idiots are frantically trying to get out of the car but can't. The looks on their faces are priceless.
Wouldn't it be great fun to park one in front of your house and wait for it to get stolen? You could have all your neighbors come over and laugh at the guy until the police showed up...
I'm so easily amused.
While waiting in a crowded drive-thru today at lunch, a police car pulled in behind me. I happened to notice that he had someone in the back seat. This struck me as odd, but I decided it must be a "ride along" kinda deal. Surely he wouldn't be pulling through the drive-thru with someone in custody--would he? Curiosity got the better of me so I listened to his order--one combo meal.
As I pulled out onto the street which ran parallel to the drive-thru, I got a good look at the guy in the back seat. He was leaning forward with his head resting on the back of the passenger seat. His hands clearly appeared to be bound behind his back.
How about THAT for adding insult to injury?
"You're under arrest... by the way, mind if I stop for lunch?"
The least he could've done was ask the guy if he wanted anything. Then again, I guess it would've been hard for him to eat while handcuffed.
What the hell kind of policy is this?
Apparently Iberia, Missouri is such a backwoods town (see for yourself--this is their City Hall) they think an acceptable form of euthanasia for stray dogs is to shoot them. Thank goodness this postal worker intervened.
Hey you stupid rednecks! Have you heard of ANIMAL SHELTERS??
If you're as disgusted by this as I am, send them a letter. Apparently they don't know how to use computers there because they don't have a website or e-mail listing, but here is their contact info:
Iberia Police Department
P.O. Box 211
Iberia, MO 65486
573-793-6124
Chief Plemmons
I think I'll sick the ASPCA on these guys.
Better yet, PETA.
...an office with 200+ employees and three IT people being hit with a virus that has not yet been identified.
It took Symantec a full two days to release definition files to catch the virus that hit our office. The first day, we spent the entire time trying to figure out what the heck we had. The second day we spent trying to identify the virus file (or as it turns out files) and then cleaning them off manually, only to have them become reinfected minutes later. Having no definition files makes virus software worthless. Throw a hardware failure from your ISP in there and now you're trying to fix this mess using a dial-up connection to the internet to do research. When it rains, it pours.
Day 3--after working 16+ hours on day 2, we finally got our definition files, only to discover that the virus has morphed. This time, however, Symantec released the definition files in time to catch most of it.
Day 4--things are finally under control. And I'm beat up.
Sorry I haven't posted for a few days, folks. I've been a bit preoccupied.
If I ever get my hands on the little bastard who wrote that virus... well, it won't be pretty.