It’s getting dark at 7:15. I saw a bunch of peewee football players still on the field practicing at 7:30. Uh, coach, I think it’s time to stop when you can’t see the ball and it hits you in the face.
Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 2 this year.
Bell sophomore team won. Go Bell!
I can’t believe the horned frogs won last night. Go TCU! My son and I went to Broncos Sports Bar( after his game) in Hurst to check out some of the purple frogs. 30 screens in the place and they were all on baseball or hockey. And no hostess in sight. No waitresses. Just a bunch of bored patrons drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. Woohoo. I’m not even sure I saw a bartender. Hey guys, when you have a TCU banner up on the wall and you advertise yourself as a sports bar, you might want to check and see if a local college thats ranked in the top 25 is playing that night.
My sister pointed out that it’s Irvine, CA not Irving. My bad. Too many years of doing traffic and typing Irving on the TV CG or producer’s report.
Missed the SNL thursday night show. Was it funny?
Just got Speed Racer, The Movie in on Netflix. I am strangely psyched to see it.
Cool weather rocks. Not cold. Just cool.
My dog needs a butt operation. That’s right, I said butt. He’s got a little growth that’s near his bottom and it’s not going away and I think I probably should get it taken care of. ( not cancer- I already spent $185 determining that it wasn’t earlier this year)
Ordered a year’s worth of contacts for my son thru his eye doctor. I buy a year’s worth and get a 50 dollar rebate. The company accidentally sent me 4 years worth of contacts. I got a sheepish call from the eye doctor today asking if I would kindly return 3 years back. I said it sounds like I am in good shape until he goes to college. There was lots of nervous laughter on the phone.
I normally post a funny video on Thursday but yesterday I was going through some files and I came across a picture of a strikingly handsome young man doing his impression of Tom Cruise from the movie Risky Business at some sort of high school talent show where the teachers made him wear camouflage shorts under his long sleeve button down.
Yeah, that’s me. Back in 1985. Where did all the hair time go?
Here’s a clip from the movie in case you forgot the scene.
I have done more travelling (spell-check is saying it’s one “l” but that doesn’t look right to me and dictionary .com says it can be spelled both ways) for this job in 3 months than I did in my previous job for 3 years. And next month I am headed out to Chicago, LA (Irvine, CA to be more specific) and back to lovely Baltimore which is where this week’s picture comes from:
I always clean my horse with fire.
So, I have about 30 minutes to kill after my co-worker and I checked out this fancy art museum where my company is having a fancy award ceremony next month. It’s actually quite extraordinary (The Walters Art Museum) and I was very impressed with their collection. Now the museum is located in an area called Mt. Vernon place and the Washington Monument. Well, not THE Washington Monument (which I visited back in June) but the original and first Washington monument seen here:As I was walking towards that monument I came across a guy in a cherry picker lighting up a bright flame and scraping the underside of a horse. Not a real horse, of course, of course, but rather a statue that was in need of a little “fall” cleaning. Now, I am not sure if this statue is also Washington but I thought it would make a cool shot and I only wish I had one of those telephoto lens so I could get in real close with the details. In fact, as soon as I saw it, my first thought was, “Hey, there’s my Wednesday picture day shot!”
“Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he/she wants to do it.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
That is so true. That quote actually reminds me of another quote that I remember that said “a sale is simply a transfer of enthusiasm. ” Hey you get two quotes for the price of one today. Being able to impart your vision to someone and have them want to take that vision and improve upon it, I believe, is the mark of a good leader.
Hey, it’s Friday. Been one of those weird short/long weeks for me because I was out of town in the middle of the week experiencing a train ride gone bad and a flight back to Dallas involving a 3 year old and a 5 year old who sat right in front of me.
Yea! The words, “My ears still hurt” continue to echo in my head. (that’s what the cute little 3 year old girl kept repeating.) As a parent, I have sympathy for those with kids- I have been there. But seriously “Lady Who Thinks It’s Funny”, get your kid to stop kicking the seat in front of her, give her some gum and tell her to be quiet and stop repeating the same phrase over and over again. I’ma grumpy old man! Grady Niblo!
Oh and the train ride? A one hour ride from Wash DC to Baltimore ended up taking about 2 1/2 hours because of something? Track humping? Huh? Sounds dirty to me. I kid you not, for about half the ride, I could have jumped off the train and ran faster. And it wasn’t even a nice train like DART or the TRE. It was called MARC. Must Always Ride Congested. Hah- I just made that up. Genius! Maybe not. On with the random thoughts!
I wish we had a Legal Seafood Restaurant in DFW. Awesome crab cake. Just wow.
Heroes on NBC is fun to watch but I don’t really get into it like I used to.
I went to an acting class last weekend and I really had a good time.
I am afraid to look at my 401(k) from my last job. I have yet to transfer it to my new job.
Somebody advised me 2 years ago that I should buy gold. Wish I had listened.
I really really love Tina Fey’s impression of Sara Palin.
I don’t want my blog to get political. So there you go again, Joe! You betcha!
I have watched every Scrubs episode at least 4 times.
Who had Pacman Jones would get in trouble by the 4th game? I missed it by two games. Dang!
I grew my goatee back. If I fill in for Chip again, I am not going to shave unless somebody at Fox asks me to. That’s right, I am sticking it to the MAN! Take that establishment!
One of the big VPs at my company has a goatee so I don’t have to worry about them saying anything.
There is a chance I might be in LA, Chicago, Baltimre and Miami in the next 2 months.
I need to buy one of those cool little “I’m a “business traveller” rolling suitcase thingie that fits in the overhead bin.
My 2 year old iPod can’t hold a charge if I watch videos. It only lasts about an hour. I know, life is rough.
Okay, cool website to visit is here: Lifehacker
Rock on and have a safe weekend! Oh and a new poll on the right side. Take 2 seconds and pick an answer, would ya?
I saw this pic in my flicr stream the other day and I realized why it caught my eye when I first took this photo. It’s a study of contrasts. Several standing black textured figures against a single sitting woman with a white shirt. If this were a photography class, I would give myself a B just because it’s hard to make an A in my class.
I kinda dig that quote because whenever I travel someplace, I always learn something but I’m always ready to head back home after a week. Or whenever the money runs out.
I am off to Big B, as in Baltimore, for two days. If I play my cards right, I might be able to recreate an entire scene from Planes, Trains and Automobiles since I will be riding along on all three.
(Please to enjoy the mental picture that I just made real for you with my awesome photoshop skillz.)
Actually, I am more like the Steve Martin character.
I didn’t watch 21 again. But I have a good reason. I taped the fantastic Discovery Channel’s series called Planet Earth (they have been repeating it at night)
This is an excuse to get an HD TV.
and i have to tell you, aside from sports, this is the reason to have HD. There are some scenes in the desert where these elephants are marching across the continent to find water and it’s truly breathtaking. Also the stuff with the sharks jumping out of the water to catch the seals. I mean I am just sitting here and saying, “Wow.”
Even my teenagers are watching it without complaining and so you know it’s gotta be somewhat entertaining if it holds their attention.
SHORT PLOT SYNOPSIS: Um, it’s the planet. And all the really cool animals and plants on it and stuff. In High Definition. Actually each hour focuses on a theme like “Pole to Pole” or “Caves” or “Fresh Water”. There is even an excellent sort of “how did they get that shot” 10 minute featurette at the end of each show.
OVERALL:Hyped up beyond belief and actually worth every bit of it.
RENT IT?:Sure.. or just tape it on Discovery Channel HD.
UPDATE: The BBC version had David Attenborough as the narrator instead of Sigourney Weaver. CDs featuring the music have been released and three 60-minute films that highlight the conservation issues surrounding some of the featured species and environments have been produced called Planet Earth: The Future.
That quote actually reminds me of another quote that I remember that said “a sale is simply a transfer of enthusiasm. ” Hey you get two quotes for the price of one today. Being able to impart your vision to someone and have them want to take that vision and improve upon it, I believe, is the mark of a good leader.
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