Mini Jack

Rece put together a strange little video last night. He shot almost all the footage (I did the "puppies" part), and I provided only minimal help during editing... so he gets full credit for this one. My son, the nutcase...

This entry was brought to you buy puppies.

How one of the telco arguments against net neutrality is flawed

In the debate surrounding Net Neutrality, we're hearing point and counter-point for and against the issue from both sides. One of the arguments that Telcos are trying to use is to say that there are a lot of "freeloaders" using up the net resources far more than others and making it more expensive for them to operate. Well, that just doesn't make a whole lot of sense if you understand how it all works. Finally somebody that actually understands the insides of operating a large-scale (Telco) network has come forward to explain how this particular argument doesn't fly.

Companies do deserve to make a profit and recover the costs of setting up and maintaining their networks. What many consumers don't understand is that some of these large Telco companies are attempting to change the way the Internet is structured so that they can make even more money. The points made in the above linked blog help illustrate the truth about how it all works.

Don't be fooled, people!

This entry hopes that the Internet stays the way it is.

But I don't like worms...

Managed to get up an hour early this morning and didn't realize it until I was ready to go to work. Since I had the time, I decided to create another video log. Fun stuff.



Okay, now I'm off to get me some breakfast!

This entry hit the snooze button one too many times.

Mac & cheese, ice cream truck music, and more!

Managed to find time during lunch today to go home, eat a PB&J sammich, and make a new vlog. Here's the result...



I'm a little irked at how the very end got chopped off so abruptly. The original I uploaded wasn't like that. Anywho... hope you enjoy it!

This entry likes chocolate milk.

Craigslist does it right

Read this article about Craigslist's founder Craig Newmark. I have to say that I respect the guy's way of doing business on the web. What's most impressive to me is that when everybody else seems to be selling their sites to big media, Craigslist doesn't seem concerned with selling out for big money - which they very likely could, considering how popular it is.

This entry wants a pony!

My first vlog

Is a vlog just a blog made by a vampire... in your pants? Yep, so yeah... okay...

This entry made a Corona flop into a vlog, never to be seen again.

Brewery Brouhaha

This article just made my day. I'm not a beer snob by any measure, but there are some forms of beer that I just won't waste my time drinking, if given the choice. It seems that the Germans feel the same way and I applaud them for it!

This entry wishes it had a full pint in his hand right now!

Seen at the office

I read the following on a Post-It note stuck to a co-worker's monitor today...

"feed letterhead side up bottom first"

I have no idea why I found that so entertaining...

This entry is about as confused as you are about it all.

Getting paid to sit in a car

A brilliant, yet simple idea. Props to this guy!

This entry's tummy doesn't feel so good today.

It's a girl!

I just received word from my brother that his second child has been born. Her name is Lily Mae and she's adorable! 7 pounds, 10 ounces, & 20 inches long... a nice healthy baby!

Lily Mae


Papa Danny & baby Lily getting some much needed rest.

This entry was made by a proud uncle!

Boy, oh boy!

I just keep reading more and more about the types of arguments that are being used in support of the global warming theory Al Gore and the likes are trying to push at us. Again, I'd like to clarify that I'm not saying that global temperatures aren't rising - I just don't think that it's because of what so many are trying to claim it to be from.

This entry skipped along its merry little way to la-la land.

To my cyberstalker...

Hi Carmen! :)

This entry needed a break from work for 30 seconds, which this provided.

I knew it!

Is it just me that gets annoyed with all the anti-germ, anti-bacterial, sterilized crap people seem so hung up on lately? Well, as I suspected, it turns out that living in such a squeaky clean environment may actually be bad for people's health. Read about it for yourself.

To me this just makes sense. Sure, basic hygiene and cleanliness makes sense to prevent common diseases and the likes. But to contantly sterilize and decontaminate your home in fear of germs, microbes, and icky stuff means that you're preventing your body (and that of your children's) from learning how to deal with them on it's own.

Anyhow, just thought I'd share!

This entry trusts the 5-second rule... sorta.

Happy Father's Day!

This Father's Day was great! Rece turned off all the ringers on the phones and let me sleep in until around 10:00 am, then woke me up with a menu he had made. It had 4 options for breakfasts he could make me (eggs, cereal, oatmeal, or cream of wheat) along with a choice of beverage (milk or soda). I opted for the eggs, which he made along with some bacon and toast. He makes excellent scrambled eggs!

After serving me breakfast in bed (served on a baking pan, "I had to improvise" he said), he grabbed himself a bowl of cereal and joined me. We watched the World Cup games while we ate as there was not much else on, really. After that I got ready for the day and I called my dad to wish him a Happy Father's Day.

Not wanting to just lounge about the house all day, Rece and I went out Geocaching (here are some photos), taking our sweet time finding them. Most of the caches turned out to be near parks with playgrounds, so about a third of the time was spent with Rece playing and me dozing on a nearby bench. Our final geocaches found count for the day was 9, in around 4 hours. We had attempted to find 12, but as we really aren't in it for the numbers, we simply gave up on the ones that required a lot of effort - at least on this day.

Today was a nice reminder of how much I enjoy being a dad.

This entry made possible by the power of bacon smacker!

Got talent?

My buddy Quinn is chock full of the stuff. Not only has he a flair for the silly and odd video, he's quite the musician too! Check out the tune he made and posted to his blog.

This entry wishes he had this much musical talent.

Some hills, an ocean, and a rattlesnake

I finally got around to posting pictures of our hike from this past weekend. I linked to the YouTube video that Quinn put up of our rattlesnake encounter. Quinn posted some photos on his blog as well.

This entry is bummed that it's starting to get too warm to go hiking now.

More on the global warming theory...

Yep, I can't seem to let this topic go. I'm still not convinced and stories like this just make the gap between the theory of global warming and my belief in it ever wider.

This entry doesn't think it's the end of the world as we know it, but still feels fine.

Yes we have no bananas today

We are all out of bananas at my place. Yep, that's all I wanted to say.

This entry can be filed under "X" for "strange".

Friends with too much time on their hands

My buddy Quinn is up to it again. He's created yet another funny video using photos of he and I. To be honest, after my last post, I could really use a laugh. Good timing, Quinn!

This entry feels a little better now.

Frustrated

I knew going in that it was something that I shouldn't have looked at. Yep, I went to yet another site where you can look up your pay as compared to others in the same field of work and in your area. Apparently I'm making $10-13K less per year than the average salary for what I do in this area. If I were to factor in the 5-10% drop to be expected for the non-profit sector, I'm still at least $6K per year under the average.

I'm not happy about this - both for the fact I feel taken advantage of and that I checked it out in the first place.

Turnover here is pretty high, even higher this year. There's something wrong when unemployment is still pretty high and yet people are managing to find jobs to walk away from here with.

Gah... why did I have to look? WHY!?

This entry apparently needs a new job.