Friday, September 30
Stockton Mazda
Chalk this up to another time I wish I had a cameraphone...
NOTE: IF YOU ARE PAYING FOR A PURCHASE WITH A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL THAT IS UNDER FIFTY DOLLARS, CHANGE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE.
posted by Brad at 9/30/2005 01:23:00 AM | permalink |
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Thursday, September 29
Anger
There has been some frustration vented about lack of updates, I've been entertaining a visitor from the deep south and will be back soon.
And now you've been updated.
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Monday, September 26
Inc.
I read 2 noteworthy articles in the July 2005 (wow I'm behind) issue of Inc. magazine...
Stephen Gass invented a table saw that stops instantly when it touches flesh - back in 2001. 32,000 people are rushed to emergency rooms with table-saw related injuries each year in the US, but the industry refuses to adopt his SawStop technology?
Read why David Slawson says that "A solar farm 100 miles by 100 miles would be enough to displace the fossil-fuel consumption of the U.S."
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CNBC Mad Money
Do people actually watch this show? It's scary...
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Sunday, September 25
I Hate Football
- The Packers lost (again)
- The Vikings won
- My ESPN fantasy team lost despite scoring 150.20000000000002 points
- Yahoo won't display fantasy points earned on Sunday unless I pay $10???
I am, however, stoked that the Gophers beat Purdue - I predict we'll be ranked #18.
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Blatant Promotion
I can't belive I'm peddling a credit card, but I've been using the Chase Cash Plus Rewards Visa for a few months and think it's a pretty good deal. I saw an ad in The Chronicle today that's even sweeter...
- $100 cash back bonus after first purchase
- 5% cash back on gas, grocery & pharmacy purchases
- 1% cash back on all other purchases
- No annual fee
- 0% intro APR for the first 12 months
- 888-787-0329 code HG1 (no incentive for me here)
Plus, the card looks like it's fake.
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Friday, September 23
Sweet Ride
We had a classic car show at work yesterday, I didn't take these pictures but thought I would share a few...
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Thursday, September 22
Hit the Road, Dave
DMB is on tour this fall, let me know if you want to go...
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Wednesday, September 21
I Heart Pricegrabber
I don't know what I'd do without Pricegrabber - spend more money, that's for sure. I just got a card and cable to connect the aforementioned video camera to my computer for $32, which would have cost me over $75 from Best Buy.
By the way, what's with Geek Squad-branded computer accessories? I remember the good old days when they were one of Technically Speaking's competitors...
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Tuesday, September 20
Mofoto
Mrs. Pearson asked if I had any more wedding pictures, instead of Flickring them all I put up a Picasa album...
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Yawn
Pekoe is understandably worn out - his first training class was tonight at Petsmart (yes, he pooped in the store again). We met Rocco and Pugsley, as well as Shauna the instructor who is "having a rough day... and year" and "can make dogs so excited they pee." Yep, she was a character.
Enough about the dog already - I won both of my fantasy football games this week (both teams earned 130 points in 2 different leagues, weird). Now I'm somewhat motivated to put some effort into the whole thing and try and win back some of my combined $30 investment.
Man, I was so ready to rag on Culpepper for sucking it up Sunday, and then the Packers lost. Again. Maybe da Bears will win the NFC North? I know a couple people who would be stoked.
I guess a bunch of shows premiered tonight, but I was pretty content with an hour of syndicated Family Guy and a Daily Show rerun...
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Sunday, September 18
Farmer Dave
Thanks to the feed at nancies.org for linking me to the Food & Wine article that informed me that Dave Matthews is a farmer and vintner.
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Conan
Conan & writers lost to Jon Stewart & writers, but their montage on the Emmys reminded me that Conan was a writer for the Simpsons back in the early 90s - who knew?
posted by Brad at 9/18/2005 03:27:00 PM | permalink |
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Grape Escape
We checked out the Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fair on Friday night, basically like every other fair I've ever been to - except this one had grape murals. I posted some pictures above, but they are much cooler to see in person. The party's over at 11 PM today, so you'd better hurry!
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Friday, September 16
Dogcam
I'm borrowing a Canon Optura 20 for the next couple weeks, bear with me while I play...
walking licking climbing pouting
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Happy Birthday del.icio.us
Better late than never.
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Excrement
I've been carrying a Moleskine for several months, it's "the legendary notebook of Van Gogh, Hemingway, Picasso, and Matisse" you know...
I wonder if any of those guys had to tear out a page to pick up the crap their dog just took in the middle of Petsmart?
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Wednesday, September 14
Click Your Heels
2 quick hits before we start watching Wedding Date...
With my birthday less than a month away, people have started asking me "what I want." True to my GTD roots, I've been keeping a "wishlist" category in Outlook for tracking just such things - but that isn't exactly the easiest way to share said information. So I created a Backpack instead, and plan to maintain that for future reference.
Have I mentioned Amabuddy before? It's a cool service that allows you to call a phone number (617-712-3574) and enter a UPC/ISBN to find out how much a book/CD/DVD costs on Amazon. I've used it a few times, and it's starting to shape up into a nice "stuff you can find at Borders" wishlist.
*Note that I will use both of these services as if nobody else is looking at them, so they might not exactly be "edited"...
posted by Brad at 9/14/2005 11:29:00 PM | permalink |
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Google Blog Search
Google launched it's blog search engine today, it's speedy.
posted by Brad at 9/14/2005 10:22:00 AM | permalink |
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Tuesday, September 13
Sad State of Affairs
I cried a little bit when I read that the Racine County Historical Museum (which apparently used to be the Public Library) might close due to lack of funding. I did my Eagle Scout service project there back in the winter of 1997/98, renovating the northwest gallery with the help of dozens of scouts and parents from Troop 161.
I've never been much of a history guy myself, but I doesn't 6 years of increasing attendance, memberships & contributions say something?
PS The Journal Times has funny headlines.
posted by Brad at 9/13/2005 06:50:00 PM | permalink |
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Disappointing
I enjoy sunflower seeds, and can't get enough chocolate. But chocolate covered sunflower seeds? Don't waste your time - there's a reason that M & M hasn't come out with these yet, and it's not because they are too small for an "m"...
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Monday, September 12
#500
My 500th post, and all I have to say is that we made it home safely. As usual, check out the pictures since I'm off to bed...
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Thursday, September 8
Have you seen me?
I can't find my phone anywhere... Nevermind. Thank you Susan.
posted by Brad at 9/08/2005 10:50:00 PM | permalink |
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Burning
If you are like me and use optical media (CD-R/DVD-R) to back up any of your data, check out the article below to find out why you might be setting yourself up for disappointment...
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Wednesday, September 7
Supper
Off to Matsuyama for some yummy sushi...
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Wine-o
If my memory serves me correctly, we conquered the following Napa Valley wineries on Sunday...
- Domaine Chandon - where were Nick & Jessica?
- Cakebread - highly recommended both for the wine and tour/tasting.
- V Sattui, AKA Barnum & Bailey's winery & deli
- Heitz, where the service was more pretentious than the wine.
- Clos Pegase - that's "Klo Pehgaas" mister, very artsy fartsy.
- Frank Family - home of American champagne and warm Chardonnay.
For the record, we spent the previous Sunday in wine country too.
- Peju
- Sutter Home
- Ravenswood
- Viansa
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Tuesday, September 6
Miss Me?
I missed you. And surprise, surprise - I'm too tired to write after yet another long weekend. We had a really nice time with Wade & Ali over the past few days, check out the pictures and hopefully I'll have more details soon.
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Friday, September 2
DCI on ESPN2, thanks TPT
It must have been about 2 years ago that I e-mailed Twin Cities Public Television to inquire about whether or not they would be showing the Drum Corps International Finals. Not sure if they ever replied, but imagine my surprise to get an e-mail from them today...
Dear Viewer,
Twin Cities Public Television was not able to obtain the rights to broadcast the Drum Corp. International Finals this year. However, we wanted to make sure that you know it will be broadcast on ESPN 2 on Tuesday September 6th at 9:00 PM. We hope you have a chance to enjoy the show! I always said that being in the University of Minnesota Marching Band was one of the most athetic things I've ever done in my life. Apparently it can be considered a "sport" (poker anyone?) and therefore broadcast on ESPN...
posted by Brad at 9/02/2005 04:17:00 PM | permalink |
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Thursday, September 1
Beware of the Badge
Get used to that row of pictures up above, it's not going to disappear like the rest of my posts eventually do. It's my Flickr badge, and will always display the last 5 pictures I uploaded. Like the linkblog to the right, think of it as things I want to share that don't justify a whole blog post of their own...
Are you reading this post through an RSS aggregator? You're my hero.
To make sure you don't miss out on any of the action, be sure to subscribe to my Flickr and del.icio.us feeds.
posted by Brad at 9/01/2005 12:25:00 AM | permalink |
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Congratulations...
...to Greg & Natalie Barntsen, who welcomed their new son Grant into the world on Monday.
...to Vogtman, who is a proud homeowner. Derek, do you realize you're moving in with a former AKPsi house manager?
...to John Siegrist, who made a hole in one at Brookview Golf Course #4 with a 7 iron:
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