"Murphy was an optimist!"
Pure Joy August 22, 2005 7:24 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeI wish I could record the glee with which Amy floats around the house this morning. I think the camera is in the car else I’d try. She is so excited about her first day of school! These are the moments I am so glad that I am not missing.
add a comment"friends" August 21, 2005 6:41 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeIf you don’t want to do it with my wife then do it with me.
add a commentToday I am happy… August 21, 2005 5:09 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life…because I listened to my 3 year old daughter say "hold on I’m busy" and with my mouth agap as I heard my own words echoed I consciously decided to never be busy again; I will however reserve the right to ask "please allow me a moment to finish my responsibility" and will continue to seek out a succinct phrase that means "I must finish my reasonability so that we can have quality time" which another person of any age would respect.
I would be very pleased to work the phrase "please allow me a moment to use my best judgement" into their minds somehow.
add a commentToday I am happy… August 20, 2005 10:55 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life…because I had a date with my wife and son to Greek Fest.
…because I swam in the pool with my kids and watched Amy boldly climb the slide and splash into the pool repeatedly.
…because Sarah had a great time at scouts and with her best friend.
…because Noah is by default happy.
…because Tommy turned it around and lost his grumpy.
…because Evan laughed for the grandparents…while he slept.
add a commentCandy factory we knew you well August 20, 2005 7:06 pm
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Candy factory we knew you well
add a commentAugust 20, 2005 7:04 pm
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Fountain August 20, 2005 7:02 pm
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Fountain
add a commentGreek fest August 20, 2005 7:00 pm
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Greek fest
add a comment"friends" August 20, 2005 10:22 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeDo you want to do it with my wife?
add a commentTon of bricks…make that 5 tons August 19, 2005 5:23 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeWow. I mean. WOW. Whoa. Wow. WoooooooW. Ouch. Yeah. Whoa. WOOOW!!
add a commentSo you want to talk shirts? August 19, 2005 4:46 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeWhy yes, that is Depeche Mode
Good Cat Pics August 19, 2005 4:00 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeFor those of you on RSS feeds, you might want to jump over the Reality Me site for the next hour or so we’ve got good cat cam.
add a commentAmerica – the paranoid August 19, 2005 2:55 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeYes! I terrorized the Girl Scout Office! With two sleeping children in the car and Cathy needing to run a quick errand I decided it best not to stop because naturally there is a direct correlation between a stopped car and open eyes. So when we pulled into the parking lot to discover only 3 cars I pulled up parallel to the sidewalk inside of into a parking space and dropped her off. I then took my foot off the gas and let the car drive itself around the parking lot as slowly as possible. I made a couple of loops then decided to check out the back side of the building. There I found too many cars to circle without doing a three point turn and a LARGE unattended moving truck blocking most of those cars into their spaces so I returned to the front.
Now this would have been a quick trip for Cathy but she couldn’t find anyone in the office. They were too busy hiding behind doors and furniture because of the terrorist in the parking lot. We all know what a strategic target Girl Scouts of America is to Islamic fundamentalists. When she did find someone, she guessed what was going on and made a preemptive strike cheerfully declaring, “That’s just my husband trying to keep to children sleeping.” Instead of laughing it off though, my wife was unloaded upon with all guns about what a safety hazard I am and how I’m not allowed to do that. I’d say someone has forgotten what it is like to have kids.
People! Get a grip! Bin Laden won. His simple goal was to change the American way of life and you have played right into his plan by signing away your freedoms, introducing Big Brother into your lifes as if Orwell was producing your life, teaching our children to spy on their parents, undermining the confidence of those who lead us during our retirement years by locking them in their classesrooms in the deluded name of “safety,” and obeying fanaticism instead of rationale.
Do not blindly follow your religious and government leaders from democracy into a paranoid fascist state.
A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
Do you need religious references to make sure your thinking is not out of line with conservative America? Then quit following and start thinking for yourself for even the Bible warns that leaders, religious and government, can be wrong in Luke 6:39, 40:
He also told them this parable: ‘Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will not they both fall into a pit? A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.'” Perhaps we could paraphrase it this way, “The followers will invariably be like their leaders, and rarely will a follower rise above his leader.
Let’s get back to the Girl Scouts. That truck hidden in the back of the building was more of a risk than I was. It could have been poised to strike down communications on Sharps Ridge. Or filled with fertilizer. But in the end, they were simply moving boxes into the building. Quit looking for trouble! You won’t find it; you are creating it!
Look for the good in people. If you tell a good person they are bad enough, they’ll start believing you. Beat a nice dog and it will turn mean. You’ve forgotten to love each other and be nice to one another! Worried about sleeper cells doing another 9/11?! Get out there and love them; remove their hate. Show them how great American was!
In the meantime you can find me doing doughnuts in the parking lots of restaurants, offices, grocery stores, and government buildings to show that
I live in the land of the free!
I will walk up to strangers and have conversations and end them by saying, "I love you!" I will help my neighbors. I will take pictures of my city. I will fly model rockets. You will not steal my liberties without a fight!
Today I am happy… August 19, 2005 10:33 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life…because I’m just crazy that way.
…because I sent off another proposal.
…because I feel like things are about to take an upswing.
add a commentNew Term of the Day August 19, 2005 8:21 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeSo I was faced with a new abbreviation today: IPTC-NAA tags sometimes seen as IPTC/NAA parameters. It didn’t take long to find but I did have some confusing misses so I thought I would answer the question here. What are IPTC-NAA tags? The answer comes from someone’s personal web page:
add a commentThe parameter interchange model is defined by the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and the International Press Tele- communications Council (IPTC). The model defines a tagged file format, similar to TIFF in its design, but focussed on newspaper and newsphoto usage. It defines a large set of parameters, including copyright, captions, restrictions, photographers, publishing details, and much much more. The most common subset is called “IPTC/NAA Digital Newsphoto Parameter Record”.
As with most other standards from ISO and related bodies, the IPTC/NAA documentation is distributed on paper only, and must be obtained directly from the IPTC or the NAA. The following addresses may be used:
International Press Telecommunications Council
10 Sheet Street
Windsor, Berkshire
SL4 1BG
UNITED KINGDOMor
Newspaper Association of America
The Newspaper Center
11600 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston
VA 20091 USAAs a footnote, the IPTC/NAA standard itself includes a well- designed standard for image transfer, which in some respects are more comprehensive than TIFF. IPTC/NAA files can also be used to wrap TIFF, JFIF, Illustrator, and several other file formats.
