"Murphy was an optimist!"
Halloween Redux October 30, 2006 6:46 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Family, Of Being Dad, SarahToday, Amy will go to school dressed like Minnie Mouse. We did it last Wednesday and walked into the school to see most people not in costume. Fortunately, Amy had an extra shirt in the car. Two or three children remained in costume, one with hair dyed orange, as the teachers explained the date had changed and we must have missed the memo. Amy was having an overtired tantrum and part of me just wanted to take her home. I also didn’t want her to feel bad being one of the only children (at first I thought ‘the only’) in costume but I really do not think 4 year old minds think things like that until adults put such thoughts of self-doubt and insecurity into their minds. I think she would have proudly shown off her costume despite the other children. That’s the correct, confident response we should maintain all our lives. I hope I can instill such confidence. I don’t see it in Sarah.
add a commentDoug’s Mantras October 28, 2006 10:00 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThe most repeated phrase the children hear from me recently is "Pay attention to the world around you." Most frequently this is directed to Noah as he plays a game or gets too deeply into a book while Evan is nearby making a mess, getting stuck, or spilling something.
add a commentLong Shelf Life – Just Not THAT Long October 28, 2006 9:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI decided to clean out some of our kitchen cabinets. Just found 811g of Nestle Carnation Instant Breakfast powdered drink mix. Expired Sept 2001. Never opened. I guess we really don’t like this product.
add a commentOctober 28, 2006 4:42 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : UncategorizedI40 east and west at a stand still
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Stupid Lawyers DMCA Comedy Central Clips on Youtube October 28, 2006 10:37 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : News, Of Interest, TechnologyColbert joked about needing a check for $700million since roughly a third of all movies on YouTube were from the Colbert Report at the time of YouTube’s $1.6billion sale to Google. "Jon Stewart and Daily Show Executive Producer even encouraged viewers to watch the show on the Internet."
I received a couple of emails from YouTube this afternoon (see below) notifying me that a third party (probably attorneys for Comedy Central) had made a DMCA request to take down Colbert Report and Daily Show clips. [Source]
When will the lawyers and the RIAA et al realise that the distribution of clips on mediums like YouTube only create benefit and popularity for the program, artist, album and so forth. Can old dogs like Senator Stevens just not learn these new tricks.
add a commentIrritating Game October 28, 2006 8:58 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Games/Puzzles, Of InterestThis game (click the British flag for English) has two balls and two paddles. As you move your mouse left and right the short paddle moves horizontally while the long paddle rocks left to right. The goal is to keep the ball on the long paddle from rolling off while not letting the bouncing ball past the small paddle. Very challenging!
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes October 28, 2006 8:48 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, NoahNoah: "Dad, have you ever heard that song ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’?"
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Don’t believe ANYTHING on the Internet October 27, 2006 4:25 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestFake picture — Real pciture The fake site might be work safe as long as you don’t want to see the photo without the blur. If you don’t want to click the links, the fake picture shows Donald Duck "accidentally" pulling down Christina Aguilera’s top to reveal a pierced nipple on her right breast.
Faker’s site is not work safe! Includes nudity.
Just remember, use Snopes and other resources to confirm information. Photoshop in the hands of a skilled artist can make almost anything look real. Learn to laugh.
add a commentThe sky is crying October 27, 2006 2:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThe rain is beautiful today. I love its pitter patter. Rain brings a calm.
3commentsToday’s Irony October 27, 2006 12:08 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, News, Of InterestNearly one million bank workers in India are on strike…wait it for it…because they don’t want their jobs outsourced!
The unions are against outsourcing of bank work and a government proposal to merge 27 state-run banks to compete in the global economy. [Source]
This tidbit brought to us by Knoxviews and Michael Silence.
add a commentAllowable Distractions October 27, 2006 11:32 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI think it is time to glaze a cake.
Update: Cake glazed. Perhaps I made my glaze (a vanilla glaze) too runny and I guess I didn’t have to use all the glaze but it looks good.
1 comment so farAirport Security Is Useless October 27, 2006 10:42 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Security, Touchy SubjectsNow anyone can go past the airport security gates.
Update: FBi issues take down order for site then seizes computers. See Boing Boing for all the details including the seizure and questions of legality. Schneier on Security has some excellent comments.
1 comment so farWhat is red? October 27, 2006 8:28 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesThe Devil is red. Blood is red. War causes bloodshed. Negative things are red like stop signs and "don’t do that" signs. Angry people turn red. The button Bush keeps his finger on is red. Raw meat is red. A misleading story is a red herring.The 48 continental are red 
. WHhhyyyyyyyyy!
